Unit 3 Info

Hi everyone,

Unit 3 really gets into the heart of what we are trying to do in Business Communications and Presentation. Questions to think about during this unit are:

How do we communicate differently in a work environment than we do at home?
How does body language change the meaning of our words?
Why should we write letters in a specific format?

Here are the Georgia Performance Standards we will meet during this unit:


BCS-BCP-1. Students will understand the nature of and practice written
communication by planning and writing documents that are appropriate for the
situation, purpose, and audience.


BCS-BCP-2. Students will understand the nature of and practice oral
communication by communicating in a clear, courteous, concise, and appropriate
manner.


BCS-BCP-8. Students will demonstrate a variety of written and oral skills in the
pursuit of employment in the communication and multimedia fields.

Video for communications unit

Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any facet of your life. This video discusses how to identify and prevent harassment in your personal life and at work. Understanding harassment is an important step to understanding appropriate business communication and physical contact.
Harassment can be physical or verbal.

Please watch this video using headphones and maturity. You will need to log into Montage using your log in information.

Project Example

I have posted an example file for each piece of your business model project. Please use this as a guideline for what yours should look like. This project was done by a student in the Fall 2007 semester, and it was given the highest grade of all projects turned in. Please consider when creating yours, as this student was thorough and unique in her presentation and project.

Although it goes without saying, do not use this project as the basis for your own.

Attendance Policy

Classic City High School has a strict attendance policy, which I uphold with all of my students and classes.

If you are unfamiliar with the policy, please read the following.

You are allowed a maximum of three absences for each mini-mester (9 weeks) of school. In the event that you miss four days in a mini-mester, you will be asked to appeal your absences in order to keep your seat in the class. If any absence is unexcused, or if you are two weeks behind the pace of the class, you will be removed from the course.

Each tardy (one to 15 minutes late) counts as 1/3 of an absence. If you are 15 minutes or more late from class, OR if you leave the class for a break in excess of 15 minutes, you will be counted absent.

Here are my guidelines for making up absences.

I realize sometimes you are unable to control certain absences from school. If you are responsible with your attendance, I can make some acceptions to the attendance guideline.

I do allow you to make up an absence IF your absence fits the following criteria:

1. You or a family member you care for are/is ill.
2. You have transportation problems.
3. Extenuating circumstances.

If your absence fits one of these categories, you may make up the absence by doing the following:
1. You must call or email me prior to the start of class and explain your absence.
2. Agree to attend night school during the same school week. Wednesday and Thursday absences must be made up by the following Tuesday.

Administrative absences, hallway wandering and tardies are not eligible to be made up during night school.

Unit 3 Reflection Question

Everyone has witnessed someone using inappropriate body language, even though sometimes the person was unaware. This could include standing too closely, using an inappropriate inflection in his/her voice or looking off into space while you were trying to speak to him/her.

Give an example of a time this has happened to you and what you did or said to the other person. Describe the behavior and explain why it made you uncomfortable, but no names please. :)

Unit Two Reflective Question

Do you believe you should boycott businesses that use unethical practices? Name a business practice that you personally believe is wrong. Would you stop using your favorite product if you found out the company engaged in this practice? Why or why not?

Unit One Reflection Question:

Each unit, you will be asked to respond to a reflection question. Each response should be approximately 150 words. Always be thorough, descriptive and use proper grammar and punctuation.

Unit One Question:

Describe to your classmates how you would behave on an interiew. Explain how you would dress, the oral language and body language you would use as well as anything you would bring with you. Also, include a minimum of three things you will not do in an interview.