Week Topic Remark

WEEK 1
(19
 Course Introduction  Briefing Session
SEPTEMBER
 Assignment Briefing
– 23
SEPTEMBER)
 Beginnings and Basic Rhetorical
WEEK 2
Consideration
(26
 4Cs of Communication
SEPTEMBER  Refer to PPT/PDF
(Understanding the
– 30
Communication Process
SEPTEMBER)

WEEK 3
 In-class writing
(3 OCTOBER–  Tutorial: 1
tutorial
7 OCTOBER)

WEEK 4
 Analysing Audience and
(10 OCTOBER
Purposes  Refer to PPT/PDF
– 14
 Discussion Assignment 1
OCTOBER)

WEEK 5
(17 OCTOBER  Planning Business Message  Refer to PPT/PDF
– 21  Discussion: Assignment 1
OCTOBER)

WEEK 6
(24 OCTOBER  In-class writing
 Tutorial: 2
– 28 tutorial
OCTOBER)

 Approaches to Business Writing

WEEK 7
 Language of Business Writing
(31 OCTOBER
 Writing Business Memo &  Refer to PPT/PDF
–4
NOVEMBER) Letter

 Writing Persuasive Messages

WEEK 8
 Discussion Assignment 2
(7 NOVEMBER
 Submission:
–11
Assignment 1
NOVEMBER)  Refer to PPT/PDF
(Deadline: 11 Nov 2022
– latest by 5.30 pm
 WEEK 9
 Tutorial: 3
(14
 Discussion: Assignment 2  In-class writing
NOVEMBER –
 Quiz 1 (10%) tutorial
18
NOVEMBER)

WEEK 10
(21
NOVEMBER –  Writing Routine Messages  Refer to PPT/PDF
25
NOVEMBER)

WEEK 11
(28  Writing Bad News Messages
 Refer to PPT/PDF
NOVEMBER –
2 DECEMBER)

WEEK 12
(5 DECEMBER  Writing Curriculum Vitae & Job
 Refer to PPT/PDF
–9 Application Letter
DECEMBER)

WEEK 13  Tutorial: 4
(12  Submission Assignment
 In-class writing
DECEMBER – 2
tutorial
16 (Deadline: 16 Dec 2022
DECEMBER) – latest by 5.30 pm

WEEK 14
(19
 Writing Professional Email
DECEMBER –  Refer to PPT/PDF
 Quiz 2 (10%)
23
DECEMBER)

WEEK 15
(26
 Report Writing
DECEMBER –  Revision
 Revision
30
DECEMBER)

**ALL TIMES AND DATES REFLECTED IN THIS MODULE ARE STRICTLY BASED ON MALAYSIAN TIME