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Leadership Academy

Communicating Effectively - BT5040

This course shows busy managers how to combine proven techniques and strategies with the latest technologies for successful, results-directed interaction. Students will learn about and practice techniques for shaping positive perceptions; tips for giving instructions and corrective feedback, and strategies for making your points in presentations and communications.  This course will help show how to promote workplace communication, boost productivity, and increase the effectiveness of professional communications. Tuition: $135

Course Duration:
12 Hours 0.80 Semester Hours

Course # Date Day Time Location Instructor
BT5040 TBA TU/WE/TH 5:00PM-9:00PM LCC DA201 Staff
Course Type:
Personal/Community Development

Standard Occupational Code (SOC):
Not Applicable
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Apply active listening skills in interpersonal settings.
  2. Lead and participate effectively in group discussions.
  3. Utilize the processes of deduction, induction, and logical reasoning to mount an effective debate in a committee.
Learning Outcomes Assessments Used:

Participant Evaluations (Indirect Method)
Instructor Evaluation(s) (Indirect Method)

Completion:
Yes: N/A No: N/A

Reason for Non-Completion:
N/A
Student Reported Learning Objective Met:

Not
Applicable

0%

Strongly
Disagree

0%


Disagree

0%


Indifferent

0%


Agree

0%

Strongly
Agree

0%

Attendance Policy

Participants are expected to attend all class sessions. Sign-in sheets are completed at every class session. Participants must attend all classes in order to satisfactorily complete the course. For every fifteen (15) hours of instruction, one hour of instruction can be missed. Arriving more than 15 minutes late at the start of a class will be documented as a tardy or leaving more than 15 minutes early at the end of a class will be documented as an early departure.

Standards of Progress
Attendance, completion of assignments, quiz/exam scores, and satisfactory performance of all skills/tasks contribute to the overall grade. Possible grades include:

(CR) is used to indicate passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. All assignments completed with a score of 70% or higher, a score of 70% or higher on each quiz/exam, and all skills performed satisfactorily.

(NC) is used to indicate not passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. Participants earning a grade of “NC” may repeat a course once. Additional repeats may be allowed after discussion with a Program Coordinator, and participants may be required to repeat the entire course at an additional expense. Participants may not progress to the next higher level course until a “CR” grade is earned.

(I) is used to indicate that the participant has yet to complete one or more requirements by the scheduled end date of a course. Participants will be given an additional opportunity to successfully complete the requirements after instructors provide counseling/remediation. An additional fee may be required for remedial instruction beyond two (2) attempts. Participants that are unsuccessful after four (4) attempts shall be assigned a grade of “NC”. Completion of course requirements must be accomplished during the next offering of the program/course or the grade will be converted as “NC”.

Student Reported Satisfaction with Course
Yes: N/A
No: N/A
No Response: N/A

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