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UCT Business Writing and Legal Documents | Short course


Registrations close: 23 August 2013
Course begins: 2 September 2013
Course fee:

R8,700



 7 hours per week

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The course in a nutshell:

  • 10-week part-time course presented online throughout South Africa
  • Improve your business writing skills and learn the correct layout, style and content requirements for a variety of business documents
  • Receive expert support and learn in your own time, ideal for working professionals
  • Results in a Certificate in Business Writing and Legal Documents from the University of Cape Town

Course modules:

Module 1    Language basics
Module 2    Preparation and design of documents
Module 3    Letters, memos and language
Module 4    Letter writing - traditional and electronic
Module 5    Writing for meetings
Module 6    Reports – basics
Module 7    Reports – simulations and samples
Module 8    Proposals
Module 9    Business plans and corporate CVs
Module 10  Understanding legal documents

Course modules are based on the textbook: Terri Grant and Rea Borcherds. 2008. Communicating @ Work – Boosting your spoken, written and visual impact (2nd edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Who should attend this course?

Working professionals, anyone who deals with English in a business context and anyone who wants to improve their business writing skills and understand legal documents.

For more details, please contact:

Contact person: Dominic
Telephone: +27 (0)21 447 7565
Email: dominic@getsmarter.co.za




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