Please do not overlook this important issue. If you are not comfortable writing and speaking in English, or you have difficulty understanding English, do not register for this course now. Improve your English first.
MBA students sometimes ask me, "Other professors don't care about English. Why do you?"
Other professors are teaching subjects that do not require you to use English proficiently. Managerial Communications does! You will be evaluated on your ability to speak and write in English. I expect you to use Basic English proficiently.
Engineering without calculus?
If you registered for an engineering course and you had yet to master calculus, how well do you think you would perform in that course? Do you think the professor would say, "Well, it's okay, calculus doesn't count. Engineers don't need calculus"? Obviously not. And in Managerial Communications I cannot overlook your English skills.
If you registered for an engineering course and you had yet to master calculus, how well do you think you would perform in that course? Do you think the professor would say, "Well, it's okay, calculus doesn't count. Engineers don't need calculus"? Obviously not. And in Managerial Communications I cannot overlook your English skills.
I also cannot teach English skills. It's not what I do. As a writer, I continue to use a dictionary and other tools to help me write English proficiently. You will probably need to use these tools, too.
Save yourself the struggle
An engineering course would be a struggle -- maybe even impossible -- for a student who did not understand how to use calculus. Managerial Communications at GUST will be a struggle for any student who cannot proficiently speak and write in English. If English is not currently your strength, go accomplish that skill first and register later for Management 502. In so doing you will save yourself a lot of grief, and probably an unacceptable grade.
An engineering course would be a struggle -- maybe even impossible -- for a student who did not understand how to use calculus. Managerial Communications at GUST will be a struggle for any student who cannot proficiently speak and write in English. If English is not currently your strength, go accomplish that skill first and register later for Management 502. In so doing you will save yourself a lot of grief, and probably an unacceptable grade.
If you can use English proficiently, and you are registered for Management 502, get ready for one of the most interesting, exciting and useful courses of your academic career!
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