Aacsb Accredited Schools' Approach To Business Communication Courses

To determine the role of business communications in AACSB accreditedschools, questionnaires were mailed to 198 schools accredited by or affiliated with the AACSB. Of the 142 schools responding, 108 (76 percent) offered at least one course in the area, and 60 percent offeredthis course at the upper division level. While most schools called theirmost basic communication course "business communication, " an analysis of course content suggests a more accurate title would have been"written communication." This emphasis on written communicationwas felt to be due to the fact that the course was frequently taught bybusiness education or office administration.