BCOM1021

Essential Business Communication

Essential Business Communication is a one-credit asynchronous course designed to support sophomores (and second-semester first-year students) transitioning from academic to business writing and preparing them for on-the-job communication. Students learn how to boost their business writing and presentation skills through various activities, including analyzing audiences, writing everyday business communication, collaborating, and presenting. Instructors and writing coaches provide individualized feedback to students in this online environment. The course is graded pass/fail. The course will be offered in one five-week term within a semester.

Course overview

Department
Business Writing and Communication
School
CSOM
Credits
1

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.07 / 5

Based on 383 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Adriana Farella
    Fall 2026, Midterm Spring 2026, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Midterm Spring 2024, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Cristina J Mirshekari
    Fall 2026
  • Evangelia Stefanakos
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Midterm Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023, Fall 2022, 2024FALL1 · Official rating 4.34/5
  • Monetta C Edwards
    Fall 2026
  • Rita R Owens
    Fall 2026
  • Cristina Mirshekari
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Erica Graf
    Midterm Spring 2026, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Spring 2024, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • Jocelyn Rice
    Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.24/5
  • Monetta Edwards
    Midterm Spring 2026, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Fall 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023, 2024FALL1 · Official rating 4.01/5
  • Rita Owens
    Midterm Spring 2026, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Fall 2025, Midterm Spring 2024, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Midterm Spring 2022, 2024FALL1 · Official rating 4.65/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Rita R Owens · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Adriana Farella · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Monetta C Edwards · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Evangelia Stefanakos · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Cristina J Mirshekari · On-line Asynchronous · Offered