Workplace Technology and Communication
Undergraduate Badge
Allendale • Face to face, Hybrid, Online • 6 Credits
Workplace technology communications involve using digital tools and platforms to effectively create, share, and manage business information and communications within a professional environment.
Overview
Grand Valley's Workplace Technology and Communication badge equips students with essential workplace communication skills, such as designing effective business documents, recognizing ethical issues, and using statistical analysis tools for decision-making.
The coursework covers business communication, document design, and data visualization. These topics provide comprehensive knowledge for creating effective business documents, communicating ethically, and utilizing statistical tools for decision-making.
This badge enhances one's ability to compose business communications, design effective documents, and create data displays. It is available in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats, offering flexibility for both degree and non-degree-seeking students.
A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.
Admission Information
Admissions to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application here.
For current GVSU students:
- Declare your badge via myBanner. Login to Banner Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click Submit.
- Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
- Once you are done with the requirements, apply to receive the badge via myBanner.
- Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.
Department of Writing
Christopher Toth, Department Chair
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Career Opportunities
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
Top skills- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Listening
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 61,931.38 | 10% |
| $ 74,180.35 | 25% |
| $105,280.48 | 50% |
| $132,079.45 | 75% |
| $165,777.28 | 90% |
Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.
Top skills- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 36,766.77 | 10% |
| $ 47,574.51 | 25% |
| $ 64,081.53 | 50% |
| $ 89,640.84 | 75% |
| $126,214.75 | 90% |
Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.
Top skills- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 56,783.91 | 10% |
| $ 71,611.79 | 25% |
| $ 89,959.80 | 50% |
| $115,633.25 | 75% |
| $140,979.39 | 90% |
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
Top skills
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 56,783.91 | 10% |
| $ 71,611.79 | 25% |
| $ 89,959.80 | 50% |
| $115,633.25 | 75% |
| $140,979.39 | 90% |
85%
GVSU Students Receive Offers Before Graduation
94%
Graduates Employed
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