DTSA 5843 Effective Communication Capstone Project

In this course students will create a portfolio of work that demonstrates their mastery of writing, design, and presentation skills. The portfolio includes three elements—a memo, a slide deck, and deliver presentation —integrated around a single topic. The capstone allows learners to engage meaningfully in their world by choosing a project relevant to their job. Effective Communication: Writing, Design, and Presentation is a prerequisite for this course. 

Compose a highly polished draft of your memo. You'll review the key lessons from Business Writing so that you have a fresh reminder of the principles and techniques that drive all great writing. Then, you'll receive peer feedback (and a grade!) in preparation to create the visual elements and speech that will comprise your final project. 

Design presentation slides which will illustrate key points from your memo. We'll review a few lectures from the graphic design course and work to make your slides functional and visually attractive. The final slides will be used in your capstone presentation. 

Create a draft of your final presentation. You'll draw on the work you've done writing your memo and designing your slides.  As in the previous modules, you can review some of the videos and documents from the previous MOOC, "Successful Presentation," and you're work here will lay the foundation for your final revision.

You will complete a peer reviewed project worth 10% of your grade. You must attempt the final in order to earn a grade in the course. You've reached the final module of Effective Communication, and you're ready to produce your very best work. In this module, we ask you to pull together your memo, slides, and speech into a powerful expression of who you are.