ACCT 8810 Communication Skills for Managers

This course focuses on specific practical applications of business communication required of MSA students and future managers. Writing assignments include memos, analytic reports, proposals, and a variety of business correspondence. Students also write collaboratively. This course is offered asynchronously, but students also meet with the instructor for personalized communications guidance. Students will not earn credit for both ACCT8810 and BCOM6688. Students should not take this course if they have taken or plan to take BCOM6688.

Course overview

Department
Accounting
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Summer

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.53 / 5 · Excellent
42 responses
Instructor rating
4.59 / 5 · Excellent
42 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Summer 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Summer 2025Jocelyn Rice4.44.54.64.64.24.54.44.4—14 of 16
Summer 2024Jocelyn Rice4.34.54.74.64.14.34.44.0—14 of 16
Summer 2023Jocelyn Rice—————————10 of 16
Summer 2022Jocelyn Rice5.05.05.04.84.85.05.05.010+ hrs/week4 of 15

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jocelyn Rice
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.59/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Jocelyn Rice · On-line Asynchronous · Offered