Business and Professional Communication Quarterly June 2016; Vol. 79, No. 2

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

June 2016; Vol. 79, No. 2

Editorial Project-Based Learning: Putting Theory Into Practice Melinda Knight

Articles Good Pharma? How Business Communication Research Can Help Bridge the Gap Between Students and Practitioners Tom Bruyer, Geert Jacobs, and Astrid Vandendaele Evaluation of a Soft Skills Training Program Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, Lauren Broussard, Mallory Lindsly, and Megan Troy “You Don’t Have to Like Me, But You Have to Respect Me”: The Impacts of Assertiveness, Cooperativeness, and Group Satisfaction in Collaborative Assignments Megan M. Lambertz-Berndt and Michael G. Blight

Feature Topic: Flipped Classrooms in Practice Building Problem Forums: On Troubleshooting in the Professional Writing Classroom Kyle P. Vealey The Flipped Class: Experience in a University Business Communication Course Tammy Sherrow, Brenda Lang, and Rod Corbett Flipping the Class: A New Media Pedagogy Lora Arduser Best Practices for Launching a Flipped Classroom Ashley A. Hall and Debbie D. DuFrene

My Favorite Assignment Part 1 Selections From the ABC 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington: Pitching Fish and Innovative Oral and Written Business Communication Assignments D. Joel Whalen