GCO1063

Human communications

K Styles

6 points - 4 hours per week - First semester - Gippsland and distance - Prohibitions: CSC1040, CSC1050, SYS2204

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to understand communication as a human rather than as a mechanical activity; recognise the effective communication strategies and processes, both oral and written, appropriate to a number of different settings and purposes; demonstrate professionally acceptable standards of oral and written communication; retrieve and utilise information efficiently; demonstrate the ability to think logically, and to present, analyse and answer arguments in an objective manner.

Synopsis Written communication: report writing, memoranda, letters, instructions, notices, computing documentation. Information storage and retrieval. A communication model. Oral communication: listening skills, informal meetings, formal meetings, oral presentations, audiovisual communication, interviewing skills. Critical analysis of argument. All aspects of the subject are focused on the needs of IT professionals.

Assessment Assignments: 50% - Examinations: 50%

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