BCQSpring2008

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Business Communication Quarterly (BCQ) overview: Business Communication Quarterly, as quoted from their website, is “a refereed journal devoted to the teaching of business communication, which is a broad, interdisciplinary field. It is also international, and thus the journal aims to present the field from that international perspective. The journal publishes the following types of articles:” Business Communication Quarterly (BCQ) is published by The Association for Business Communication (ABC). ABC is an international organization that is committed to fostering excellence in the areas of research, practice, education, and scholarship. Membership of the ABC is quite interdisciplinary. It includes members from a variety of fields, including English, information systems, management, linguistics, marketing, and speech communication. The size of membership may be found under a searchable member directory in the “Members Only” section of the ABC website. The following information provides a general overview of the Business Communication Quarterly. This overview lists Key Words by year, as well as by issue. = Key Words by Year = =  = =Key Words by Issue= Professional writing skills; student interaction in online courses; enhanced teaching and learning via online blogs; management theories; emotional intelligence in business; business writing students; development and testing of writing for professional communication; student assessment of learning gains. || ** Volume 69, No. 1 – March 2006: ** Professional writing; virtual learning culture; intercultural business communication; effective websites; training students; teaching; technical students; challenges in student focus; design elements; logic; technical challenges; writing clearly; technical analysis; management communication. || International communication via online MBA classes; current trends and practices in management communication; cultural values and communication; teaching management; evolving methods in institutional partnerships; teaching management communication. || ** Volume 69, No. 2 – June 2006: ** Student development of communication; operations management; communication theory; real-world communication needs; visual design; statistical analysis; oral presentations; approaches to technical communication; methodological research; email discourse; service-learning. || Managerial communications; marketing visuals; web design; entrepreneurial communication; business writing assessment; overview of business profession; career preparation for undergraduate business majors. || ** Volume 69, No. 3 – September 2006: ** Deadlines; article expectations; task importance; writing deficiencies; writing effectively; teaching business students; developing communication skills; service-learning discussions; rhetorical communication; focus on teaching; professional speaking. || Teaching by discussions; teaching MBA’s; teaching and research; workplace communication and teaching skills; class discussion and creation; managerial persuasion and influence; strategies for business and technical writing. || ** Volume 69, No. 4 – December 2006: ** Non-verbal communication; workplace behaviors; butterfly effect; workplace experience; PowerPoint in the workplace; student perceptions; related learning; higher education; effectiveness of visual and sound; test scores related to PowerPoint; classroom interaction; academic performance; technology effects; visual display; enhancing visual aspects; applying design principles. ||
 * discussions of issues and methods for teaching business communication in a variety of settings: two-year college, technical institute, four-year college, university, corporate or agency training program, and the like
 * case studies of specific classroom techniques
 * tutorials on business communication processes or products, especially innovations in electronic technology that need to be introduced into the classroom
 * research on classroom teaching or assessment
 * reports on strategies for program development
 * ** 2005 ** || ** 2006 ** ||
 * Writing; communication; teaching; research; student perceptions; management theories; cultural values; web design. || Business communication; teaching business communication; communication writing; communication technology; technical design. ||
 * ** 2005 ** || ** 2006 ** ||
 * == Volume 68, No. 1 – ==
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 * ** Volume 68, No. 2 – June 2005: **
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 * ** Volume 68, No. 4 – December 2005: **