GCO1063

Professional communication ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: M Downes-Smith

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2006 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2006 (OCL)
Singapore First semester 2006 (OCL)

Synopsis: Information storage and retrieval. Models of human communication. Analysis models for communication. Organisational communication: structures, communication networks, purposes, formal and informal communication. Written communication: report writing, memoranda, letters, instructions, notices, computing documentation. 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%

Contact Hours: 4 hours per week

Prohibitions: MMS1001, MGW1100