The Status of the Business Communication Course

The goal of this study was to analyze the current status of the introductory business communication course at colleges and universities across the U.S. Data from a national sample of 505 instructors revealed a number of pedagogical and programmatic insights about: (1) major course sponsors; (2) academic levels at which the course is taught; (3) ideal and actual class sizes; (4) use of distance learning; (5) topic coverage; and (6) learning assessments. Trends identified in this study are compared with those from previous audits. Future research ideas and implications for business communication education are also discussed.

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