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Development of the writing skills required for careers in law, business, civil service, or public administration. Extensive practice in the various forms of correspondence, interoffice memos, informal reports, minutes of meetings, summaries, briefings, and presentations. Preparation of job application letters and résumés. Practice in proofreading, revising, editing. Development of reading comprehension through close study of business-related writings. One or more sections of English 235 will be designated as Computer Laboratory sections. Students who enroll in these sections have the opportunity to learn word processing techniques and are required to spend approximately two extra hours per week in the laboratory, outside of class time, to complete their assignments on the computer. |