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The Status of the Business Communication Course at U.S. Colleges and Universities

Fordham University, russ{at}fordham.edu

This study examines the current status of the introductory business communication course at colleges and universities across the United States. Using data collected during the spring of 2008 from a national sample of 505 instructors, this study reveals a number of pedagogical and programmatic insights about (1) major course sponsors; (2) academic levels at which the course is taught; (3) instructors’ ideal and actual class sizes; (4) use of distance learning; (5) content coverage; and (6) required learning assignments. Findings from this study are compared with results from previous audits. Future research ideas as well as implications for business communication education are presented.

Key Words: business communication • audit • instruction • course content • administration

This version was published on December 1, 2009

Business Communication Quarterly, Vol. 72, No. 4, 395-413 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1080569909349524


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