Abstract
This article, the first of a two-part series, presents 13 teaching innovations debuted at the 2016 Association for Business Communication’s annual conference. The second edition ofMy Favorite Assignmentwill be published in the fall 2017Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Assignments include international collaborative projects, students’ professional development, fast skill-building exercises, data interpretation, event planning, and more. Additional assignment support materials—instructions to students, stimulus materials, slides, grading rubrics, frequently asked questions, and sample student projects—are posted on these websites:http://www.businesscommunication.org/page/assignmentsandhttp://salesleadershipcenter.com/research.
Over 200 attendees gave thunderous applause to a record 43My Favorite Assignmentpresentations at the Association for Business Communication’s (ABC) 81st annual conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 2016. This article, the 12th in the series, presents a selected group of 13Favorite Assignmentsfrom those popular sessions.
Favorite Assignmentfaculty share a passion for teaching innovation. Assignments engage students’ practical skill building, judgment, and communication skills. ABC members interested in exploring theFavorite Assignmentsfeatured in this article may download additional materials from the ABC and DePaul University Center for Sales Leadership websites:http://www.businesscommunication.org/page/assignmentsandhttp://salesleadershipcenter.com/research. Readers can explore instructions to students, stimulus and exercise materials, slides, grading rubrics, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and sample student work products.