The Role of the Business Educator in a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Program

In this article, we describe in detail an effective writing-across-the-curriculum program for improving students' writing and/or speaking skills. Such a program (a) enables faculty of noncommunication disciplines to build on the writing skills taught in the communications course, (b) provides students with the opportunity to strengthen and reinforce communication skills, and (c) encourages consistency in communication training and assessment. Through a collaborative effort, business communication faculty can facilitate training sessions with all business faculty to identify material already covered in communications courses, develop consistent grading standards, and determine expectations for writing assignments. A checklist for incorporating writing assignments is provided as a detailed guide for business faculty.