Course Outcomes

On completion of this course, you should be able to

  • Identify your own strengths and challenges in writing correspondence.
  • Assess the writer’s purpose, the reader’s needs, the main question, and the main message of the correspondence.
  • Plan and draft responsive and initiative correspondence.
  • Revise correspondence as needed to improve structure, mechanics, style, and tone.
  • Plan and draft “bad news” correspondence.
In addition, each module includes detailed learning objectives that support the overall goal of improving your confidence and competence.