Communication Skills For Graduates –

com505

(3 credits)

This course provides new graduate students in University of Phoenix programs with an introduction to strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix adult learning model. Topics include oral and written communication, methods for finding and evaluating course resources, critical thinking, program standards, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Competencies for Academic Success
- Discuss how the degree you are pursuing will help you achieve your career goals.
- Utilize various University of Phoenix tools, resources, policies, and procedures to effectively manage your learning experience.
- Identify best practices for managing time and stress.
Written Communication Skills
- Evaluate personal writing strengths and weaknesses.
- Identify the characteristics and expectations of graduate level writing.
- Utilize the requirements of the APA format.
Collaboration and Team Dynamics
- Differentiate between the needs of individuals and groups in a group setting.
- Examine how team collaboration benefits the development of academic projects.
- Collaborate with Learning Team members to prepare an assignment using APA format.
Research and Information Utilization
- Evaluate the reliability and validity of various sources of secondary research.
- Use scholarly resources to support academic assertions.
- Discuss what constitutes plagiarism.
- Prepare an annotated bibliography using APA formatting and citation requirements.
Ethics
- Evaluate the importance of ethical reasoning and ethical decision making.
- Identify ethical traits, concepts, and principles.
Critical and Creative Thinking
- Apply critical and creative thinking skills to personal and professional development.
- Identify characteristics of critical and creative thinking.
- Explain how critical and creative thinking contribute to the quality of decisions.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Communication Skills For Graduates –

com505

Competencies for Academic Success

Written Communication Skills

Collaboration and Team Dynamics

Research and Information Utilization

Ethics

Critical and Creative Thinking

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