Abstract
The popularity of short-messaging formats, like text and chat, is on the rise in the workplace with many employees preferring this style over long-form options like email. While many businesses expect employees to communicate using short messages, students may be ill-equipped to effectively use these methods due to a lack of formal training. This study sets out to understand students’ experience, confidence, and education related to professional short messaging. Results indicate a correlation between confidence and experience levels in writing text and chat messages. Further, the participants who indicated they had training on writing short messages, indicated they learned it in a business communication class. Thus, this study highlights a need for education on short messaging in the business communication classroom to increase student experience, and thus, their confidence in writing these messages.
DOI
10.31446/JCP.2023.1.05
Author ORCID Identifier
Seth S. Frei: 0000-0003-2606-5024
Allison M. Alford: 0000-0001-6175-5800
Ashly B Smith: 0000-0002-4411-921X
Recommended Citation
Frei, S. S., Alford, A.M., & Smith, A. B. (2023). Students' perceptions of professional short-messaging education in undergraduate courses. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 7, 62-73. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2023.1.05
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Business and Corporate Communications Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
