Our Basic Grammar and Writing Skills for Business course is focused on providing the business writer who has some usage problems with help in making his or her writing more clear, effective, and correct.

This course is designed with techniques and strategies for improving the writer's clarity, as well as teaching proper grammar usage, and contains assignments, practice activities, and written competency exams.

Similar to how college classes work, you do your assigned work on your own, then submit it to your instructor, who grades, comments upon, and returns the assignment to you. The instructor will coach you in this way until you master the skills. FYI, your instructor is also available via email or phone throughout the "semester".

Course Outline

This course covers:

• Proofreading Principles
• Grammar and Punctuation
• Omissions, Additions, Typos
• Number Accuracy
• Transposition Errors
• Abbreviations
• Word Division
• Number Expression
• Capitalization
• Commas
• Other Punctuation
• Special Punctuation
• Spelling
• Confusing Words
• Subject/Verb Agreement
• Pronoun Agreement
• Using Defined Terms Consistently
• Citing Sources

Plus specifics on how to:

• Pre-write
• Prepare the Information
• Organize the Writing
• Introduce the Content
• Write a Clear Document
• Write Clear, Complete Explanations
• Write a Conclusion with Impact
• Write Clear, Effective Sentences, Paragraphs, and Words
• Prepare a Polished, Correct Final Draft

How To Access Your Course:

This course will take approximately 30 hours of study to complete. You may work through lessons at your own pace, as long as you finish them within four months from registration. Instructions for accessing your course materials, plus your Instructor's contact information, will be emailed to you within two business days of registration.