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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effect of Shared versus Individual Reflection on Team Outcomes
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Domke-Damonte, Darla J.; Keels, J. Kay – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2015
In this study, teams in a strategic management classroom were given one of two versions of an assignment related to the development of a team contract: independent individual reflections on desired team behaviors versus team-level reflections on desired behavioral norms. Results of a multivariate analysis of covariance, controlling for gender and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Assignments, Teamwork, Satisfaction
The Impromptu Gauntlet: An Experiential Strategy for Developing Lasting Communication Skills
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Yale, Robert N. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
Typical business communication courses provide significantly more opportunities for students to hone their skills in writing compared with speaking. This article outlines an impromptu speech assignment and explains a course-level strategy for providing each student with more than 30 significant speaking opportunities during a term. This approach…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Skill Development, Business Communication, Experiential Learning
The State of Business Communication Classes: A National Survey
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Moshiri, Farrokh; Cardon, Peter – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
This nationwide study of 169 business communication instructors examines the following issues: (a) ideal and actual class sizes in business communication courses, (b) delivery modes of business communication courses, (c) types of written and oral assignments, and (d) topics covered and depth of coverage. Findings suggest that business…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Business Communication, Class Size, Delivery Systems
Selections from the ABC 2013 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana. Part II: All That Favorite Assignment Jazz--Message Packaging and Delivery, Job Interviews, and On-the-Job Communication
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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
This article, the second in a two-part series, catalogs teaching innovations presented at the 2013 Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, New Orleans. They were presented during the My Favorite Assignment session. The 11 Favorite Assignments featured here offer the reader a variety of learning experiences, including…
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Career Education
Selections from the ABC 2013 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana: A Gumbo of Favorite Assignments: Global, Communicating Complex Information, Short-Message Packaging
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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
This article, the first of a two-part series, catalogs teaching innovations presented at the 2013 Association for Business Communication (ABC) Annual Convention, New Orleans. They were presented during the My Favorite Assignment session. The 11 Favorite Assignments featured here offer the reader a variety of learning experiences including…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Innovation, Conferences (Gatherings), Cooperative Learning