BUS2030

Business communications

E J G Wilson (summer) and L C Wilkins (second semester)

6 points - Summer semester - IBL stream only - One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week - Second semester - Clayton - Prohibitions: CSC1040, CSC1050, SYS2204

Objectives The subject introduces the student to the following aspects of business communication: awareness of the importance of effective communication in all forms in both professional and social contexts; various aspects of oral and written communication within the framework of managing group processes; recognition of the importance of the interface between technology and people; and acceptance of a leadership role in the broader context of organisation responsibilities.

Synopsis Communication as a skill. Written communication with an emphasis on business documents. Document construction, content and layout. Different types of documents. Verbal communication skills including public speaking, interviewing, one-to-one communications.

Assessment (second semester) Assignments: 65% - Semester test: 25% - Tutorial participation: 10%
Assessment (summer) Assignments: 70% - Seminar participation and presentations: 30%

Prescribed texts (second semester)

Dwyer J The business communication handbook 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1993

Recommended texts (summer)

Neman B Writing effectively 2nd edn, Harper and Row, 1989

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