Semester	Spring Semester, 2025
Department	Schedule of College of Commerce Elective Courses for Commerce Students
Course Name	Intermediate Business Writing
Instructor	KWONG WAI-KEI
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite	Business Writing and Oral Training IIorWriting and Oral Training II,Business Writing and Oral Training IorEnglish Writing、Writing and Oral Training、Writing and Oral Training I

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Tentative Schedule: (subject to change according to students' progress)

週次 Week	課程主題 Topic	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Teaching Activities and Homework	學習投入時間 Student Workload Expectation
週次 Week	課程主題 Topic	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Teaching Activities and Homework	課堂講授 In-class Hours	課程前後 Outside-of-class Hours
1	Can You Write “Properly?”	Writing Approach; Brainstorming	Developing Proper Writing Habits	3	2
2	“Riting Wrules”; Onto Essay	Rules of English Writing	Moving on to Essay Writing	3	3
3	Watch Your Writing Tone; Rapping for Essay Writing	Use of Diction and Pronouns	Rap While Writing	3	3
4	Thesis Statement; Business Email Communication; Time to Read	Email Etiquette	“Emailing” with Manners	3	3
5	Replying to Email Professionally; Cause & Effect Essay	Causes & Effects	Why? What Happened?	3	3
6	Faulty Logic; Openers; Product Development; “Wrong English”	Beware of Faulty Logic	What is Wrong?	3	3
7	(Happy Children’s Day)	Be a Child Once Again!	Be a Child Once Again!	0	2
8	Dress-Ups; Be Coherent; Product Brochure	Elements of Product Brochures	Product Brochure Design	3	3
9	Problems College Students Face; Questionnaire Design	Discussion of Common Problems Faced by Students	Designing a Questionnaire	3	3
10	Pre-testing Questionnaire; Taking Risks in Writing	Refining Questionnaires	Testing Questionnaires	3	3
11	ETP Trade Show; Mini-Research Paper	ETP Trade Show; IMRaD	ETP Trade Show; Documenting Research	3	3
12	Argumentative Essay; Research Results	“Arguing” on Paper	It’s Debate Time	3	3
13	Logic & Reasoning; Use of Modifiers; Research Introduction	Write with Logic & Support; Summary, Paraphrase, Quotes	“Accidental” Comedians; Saying “No” to Plagiarism	3	3
14	Counterargument & Refutation; Parallelism; Research Discussion	Attacking & Defending Arguments	Be Parallel	3	3
15	Bye-bye Wordiness; Research Conclusion	Put Wordy Phrases on a Diet	Concluding Research	3	3
16	ETP Research Symposium	Discussion of Research Findings	Discussion of Research Findings	3	3
17	Writing Coaching	Meeting with the Instructor	Meeting with the Instructor	3	3
18	Writing Coaching	Meeting with the Instructor	Meeting with the Instructor	3	3

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

To be announced in class.

Requirement/Grading

100% of English is used for all instructor's lectures and in-class activities. Students are expected to take an active role in all class activities to maximize their learning opportunities. A student-centered approach will be adopted to allow students to make full use of class time to achieve their English-learning goals and the course learning objectives.

Students should attend all classes and come to class on time and prepared. Attendance is taken seriously. No make-up is allowed. Late homework will NOT be accepted. Students who need to be absent or late for class should notify the instructor via email written in English with a legitimate excuse at least 2 days in advance.

4% Attendance

6% Participation & In-class Activities

52% Essays

8% Business Email & Journals

18% ETP Mini Research (Questionnaire, Mini-Research Paper, Invitation Email, ETP Research Symposium)

12% ETP Product Marketing (Product Brochure & ETP Trade Show)

Students missing 2 or more classes will receive a failing grade for the course. Students who do not submit the final versions of essays are not allowed to pass the course. Participation in ETP Trade Show and ETP Research Symposium is mandatory.

Cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed to be used in class unless given permission by the instructor to do so. Failure to abide by this class rule will result in automatic failure for the course.

Textbook & Reference

Supplementary materials will be provided.

Urls about Course

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