Course description
This course introduces students to the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills needed for academic and workplace success. Students will analyse a variety of texts and apply the steps of planning, writing, and revising to produce writing that meets the expectations of selected audiences and purposes. The course prepares students for college-level writing tasks, research, and documentation by asking them to produce clear, informed, and purposeful documents relevant to both academic and professional contexts.
Course details
Build courses into a credential
This course is part of the following
program(s):
- Bookkeeping
- Business
- Business - Insurance
- Business - Marketing
- Business - Purchasing
- Business Administration - Accounting
- Business Fundamentals
- Early Childhood Education
- Health Office Administration
- Medical Office Practices
- Office Administration - Executive
- Office Administration - General
- Office Administration - Legal
- Payroll and Bookkeeping
- Personal Support Worker
- Practical Nursing (PSW to PN Bridge)
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Course equivalencies
Ends: Aug. 17, 2025
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration opens July 21, 2025.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery