Workplace Communications

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Course of Studies

Course Name Credit TWC 164 Introduction to Report and Letter Writing On Campus 3 TWC 165 Oral Presentations and Skills Training On Campus 3 PEAC 101 Peace Studies II On Campus 3 HSER 174 Interpersonal Communications I On Campus 3 Total 12

Program Summary Are you interested in advancing your career?

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Advance your career and build upon the strengths and credentials you already have with our advanced certificate in Workplace Communications.

CONSIDER THIS PROGRAM IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE:

— Anentry-level trade certificate — Plant Operator certificate

An associate degree (any discipline)

University degree (any discipline)

You'll get fundamental communications training

with an emphasis on interpersonal and professional workplace communications skills specifically, written, oral and behavioural.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program requires the completion

of English 12 with a grade of "C" or better or written permission of the Instructor and School Chair. Other prerequisites depend on the electives chosen to complete the program and should be determined with the advice of a Selkirk College counsellor.

If you are a student who lacks the admission requirements, you may still gain entry to the program by taking a combination of upgrading and university courses in your first year. This may extend the length of your program.

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Program Courses

HSER 174 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS |

Provides the student with an opportunity to examine personal goals, values and attitudes; develop and practice listening and responding skills, and become more aware of personal strengths and limitations. Designed to help gain self-understanding in order to be more effective in working with people.

PEAC 101 - PEACE STUDIES II

PEAC 101: Peace Studies II is the second of two introductory core courses in Peace Studies at Selkirk College. This course will focus on traditional and non-traditional approaches to Conflict Resolution. Students will be introduced to general principles and key concepts in arbitration, negotiation, mediation and nonviolent resistance; as well as alternative dispute resolution methods, such as Nonviolent Communication, Peacemaking Circles, Conflict Transformation, and Conflict Free Conflict Resolution. Students will practice identifying, analyzing, role playing, mapping, and peacefully resolving or transforming conflicts that range from the interpersonal to the international.

Pre-requisites: English 12 with a grade of "C" or better, or written permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair. PEAC 100 recommended.

TWC 164 - INTRODUCTION TO REPORT AND LETTER WRITING

TWC 164: Introduction to Report and Letter

Writing is an introduction to the fundamentals

of effective written communication. Components include communication theory and its application to business situations. Students are required to master basic English writing skills and show competence

in producing conventional technical formats, such as memoranda, business letters, short or informal reports, résumés and cover letters.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of "C+" or better, or LPI score of Level 4 or higher.

ACCREDITATION: Advance Certificate

CAMPUS: Castlegar Campus

TWC 165 - ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND SKILLS TRAINING

TWC 165: Oral Presentations and Skills Training focuses on complex oral and written communication. Material covered includes how to conduct technical research; how to use graphics; how to write instructions, formal reports, and proposals; how to write for the Web, and how to give informative and persuasive oral presentations.

Pre-requisites: TWC 164 or ENGL 110, with a grade of "C" or better.

Contacts

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES ADMISSIONS Admissions Officer (Castlegar)

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233

Direct: 250.365.1233

Email: admissions@selkirk.ca

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES Program Contact

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21205 Direct: 250.365.1205

Email: UAS@selkirk.ca

DAVID FELDMAN

School Chair of University Arts and Sciences; Instructor, Mathematics

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21331

Direct: 250.365.1331

Email: dfeldman@selkirk.ca

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