Projects in Professional Communications

Help students prepare for the demands of communication in today's workplace
A comprehensive overview of professional communications—its history, the role of technology, ethics and responsibilities, the economic foundations of the communications industry, and a chance to determine where students’ interests lie.

Engaging, learn-by-doing projects help students gain mastery of workplace communications skills as they explore

• communications careers
• purposes and ethics of professional communications
• effective interpersonal communication
• productive group interactions and problem solving
• understanding purpose, audience, and occasion
• finding and evaluating sources
• putting technology to work in oral, written, and digital presentations
• FREE Companion Website—this open-source site includes videos, reproducible activities, interactive career surveys, and other useful resources to support students and teachers

A digital Student Edition features six-year online access.