The purpose of this study was to determine marketing student attitudes toward communication skills, and how marketing classes (and assignments) are rated in terms of helping to improve communication skills. The results indicate that students attach a significant level of importance to communication skills and that marketing classes are rated high in terms of helping students improve such skills, but that more communication instruction is desired.
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