http://bcq.sagepub.com Business Communication Quarterly RSS feed -- current issue December 2009 Business Communication Quarterly 1080-5699 http://bcq.sagepub.com:80/icons/banner/title.gif http://bcq.sagepub.com http://bcq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/72/4/377?rss=1 We advocate for problem-based learning (PBL) as a rhetorical pedagogy for business communication. Briefly put, classic PBL inverts the typical instructional sequence; rather than presenting concepts first and then asking students to apply them, PBL creates situations in which students must learn the concepts in order to solve a "problem" constructed for that purpose. Thus, students learn in an iterative process as they cycle through the three key questions: "What do we know?" "What do we need to know?" and "How will we learn it?" We advocate emphasizing three key elements inherent in classic PBL: rhetoricity, locality, and change.

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:58 PST info:doi/10.1177/1080569909349482 Association for Business Communication 4 72 394 2009-12-01 377 Articles http://bcq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/72/4/395?rss=1 This study examines the current status of the introductory business communication course at colleges and universities across the United States. Using data collected during the spring of 2008 from a national sample of 505 instructors, this study reveals a number of pedagogical and programmatic insights about (1) major course sponsors; (2) academic levels at which the course is taught; (3) instructors’ ideal and actual class sizes; (4) use of distance learning; (5) content coverage; and (6) required learning assignments. Findings from this study are compared with results from previous audits. Future research ideas as well as implications for business communication education are presented.

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:58 PST info:doi/10.1177/1080569909349524 Association for Business Communication 4 72 413 2009-12-01 395 Articles http://bcq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/72/4/414?rss=1 The graphic novel provides an attractive medium to communicate business concepts with a number of characteristics that may aid student learning in a more effective manner than traditional textbooks. The authors provide an overview of the graphic novel format and use McLuhan’s research on "hot" versus "cool" media as a theoretical base that highlights how and why this format can be a useful tool to present management content relevant for the current generation of business students. The authors provide examples of how the graphic novel medium could be applied to business concepts and conclude with an agenda for future empirical research.

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