Welcome to Business Communications

My name is Joe Barnes and I will be your professor for the course. I look forward to getting to know you.

Our class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15am-12:20pm in Bannon 244

The first day of class is important. It is January 7.

NOTE: There is a change. This class will now be hybrid. Please see "Schedule of Classes" in the top module.

Please bring a printed copy of the syllabus with you to class.

This is an important announcement about the course so please read this announcement carefully. These rules are designed to help you be successful here at Seattle University and later in business.

ATTENDANCE:

I count on you to be on time. Attendance is taken the first 15 minutes of class. If you arrive at class after 15 minutes for any reason, you are considered absent. If you leave class more than 10 minutes early, for any reason, you are considered absent. Here is the reason: In business, it is critical to be early and on time. Attendance is taken for the registrar. Attendance is not graded.

ELECTRONICS:

No electronics are allowed during class time. This includes phones, tablets, and laptops. They are a disruption to your ability to focus on the content and speakers. It is suggested you bring a notebook to class.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

The syllabus and class schedule are posted in the module section of Canvas.

OUTLOOK AND CANVAS:

I count on you to read email on Outlook each day as well as messages on Canvas.

MIDTERM AND FINAL:

You will take both the midterm exam and the final exam online on Canvas. Both exams are online but you must take them in class. No exceptions. Please bring a laptop or tablet. If you do not have one, you may borrow one from the SU library. These must be taken in class in the presence of the professor. There is no makeup for these. They are not "open book."

MATERIALS:

No required book. There will be assigned readings, videos to watch, and podcasts to listen to.

Recommended:

BCOM10, Carol Lehman, Cengage Publishing, 2020, Print ISBN 9780357026595, 0357026594

Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, Saint Martin’s Publishing, 2021 ISBN 978-1-25—24652-3

Social Media Ethics Made Easy: How to Comply with FTC Guidelines, Joseph Barnes, Business Expert Press, https://www.businessexpertpress.com/books/social-media-ethics-made-easy-how-to-comply-with-ftc-guidelines/ ISBN 9781606498521

SYLLABUS:

The syllabus is posted in modules section.

All papers must be submitted as a Microsoft Word or RTF document. No PDF's.

If You Plagiarize Any Assignment In This Class, or If You Are a Party to Anyone Plagiarizing a Paper In This Class, You Will Likely Fail This Course. It is your responsibility to understand the Seattle University academic honesty policy.

Again, these rules are meant to help you be successful, now and in the future.

I am committed to your success and look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Joe

Joe Barnes, Associate Clinical Professor, Marketing

Advisor: SU American Marketing Association Chapter
Albers School of Business and Economics | Seattle, WA 98122-1090
425.894.4399 (c) | barnesjw@seattleu.edu |

Author, "Social Media Safety: What Parents & Teens Need to Know”

The Albers School develops exceptional business leaders who are values-driven and committed to advancing the common good.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". Martin Luther King, Jr.