Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
OOSL-0130
Version:
1
Organization's ID:
AI 101
Organization:
StraighterLine
Location:
Online
Length:
14 weeks (75 hours)
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 AI in Communications
Description

Objective:

Business Communications explores strategic communication as a tool for professional success and organizational impact in the AI-enhanced workplace. Through developing foundational communication skills, visual presentations, research-based arguments, and career materials, students learn to transform their ideas and expertise into effective business communications. The course emphasizes audience-centered approaches, ethical AI collaboration, and evidence-based content development. Students will progress from mastering tone and context awareness to creating compelling presentations to crafting persuasive, research-supported communications for professional advancement.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Navigate the Modern Communication Ecosystem: Analyze and adapt communication strategies to meet the evolving demands of a digital-first, AI-enhanced workplace, across platforms, tools, and audiences
  • Compose and Co-Create Business Communications: Plan, draft, and refine business communications, demonstrating discernment in when and how to collaborate with AI tools
  • Make Strategic Communication Decisions: Evaluate and execute purposeful choices about tone, style, audience, medium, and the use of AI-generated content to achieve specific communication goals
  • Create Multimodal Messages for Real-World Impact: Produce compelling, multimodal communications tailored to specific business audiences and communication goals, leveraging AI where appropriate
  • Write with Clarity and Credibility: Craft polished, precise, and persuasive business writing that blends human judgment with AI support, prioritizing clarity, credibility, and audience trust
  • Use Evidence Ethically and Effectively: Select and integrate credible research and AI-generated insights with transparency, demonstrating ethical use of sources, citations, and attribution practices
  • Make Ethical and Inclusive Communication Choices: Apply ethical reasoning and inclusive communication strategies to navigate dilemmas involving persuasion, transparency, and the use of AI
  • Communicate Across Differences: Adapt communication practices for diverse, global, and intergenerational audiences, acknowledging bias, context, and equity in both human and AI-mediated interactions
  • Reflect and Grow as a Communicator: Evaluate personal growth as a communicator by reflecting on feedback, outcomes, and responsible use of digital tools, including AI, to continuously improve message impact and professional voice

General Topics:

  • Checkpoint 1: AI, Audience Awareness, and Strategic Communication Capstone 1: Communication Challenge: AI vs. You Checkpoint 2: Memorable Messages, Polished Presentations, and Considerate Communication Capstone 2: The Pitch Perfect Business Presentation Checkpoint 3: Evidence and Ethical Communication in the Digital Age Capstone 3: Truth, Tools, and Trust Checkpoint 4: Professional Development, Multimodal Communication, and the Digital Age Capstone 4: Career Toolkit
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
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