Junior Year Writing in the Isenberg School 

Junior Year Writing (JYW) courses in the Isenberg School go beyond the basic University requirements to include:

• Interactive approaches that focus on developing leadership and management communication ability, teamwork, and interpersonal skills
• Exercises that promote practice in argument, persuasion, communication strategy, and page design
• Engagement in key writing processes, including giving feedback, working with peers,  revising, self-editing, and proofreading
• Support to help you improve grammar and style: face-to-face conferences, Communication Center consulting, and other business communication resources
• Reading, writing, and discussion on issues and trends in business
• Professional and career writing assignments aimed at helping you develop the kinds of writing-thinking skills that are required in business disciplines and professional work environments 
• Research writing focusing on information analysis, citing and listing information sources, and documenting sources
• Public speaking support and practice in the form of group or individual presentations