Welcome to English 203, a course devoted to business writing instruction, and to this site, a companion to Business Writing: A Guide to English 203 at the University of Kentucky (2004). While this course introduces the various common forms and conventions of business writing, it also requires students to analyze rhetorical, contextual, and ethical factors affecting all human communication. Because writing is such a complex activity, not easily reducible to rules and formulas, English 203 uses a process approach to writing. Each unit encourages you to approach your writing in stages, to consider the common steps writers follow and the decisions that must be made during the development of your particular writing project. In addition to offering strategies for planning, researching, drafting, revising, and editing documents, we urge you to examine the broader picture, to consider ways to respond effectively and ethically to professional situations and audiences.

Here you will find the course syllabus for ENG 203, guidelines for constructing and delivering web pages, as well as links to selected sites that offer advice and support as you fulfill the requirements of your Business Writing class.