MGW1100 - Managerial communication

Leader: Dr Pieter Van Dijk

Offered

Berwick First semester 2007 (Day)
Berwick Second semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Hong Kong Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Malaysia First semester 2007 (Day)
Peninsula Second semester 2007 (Day)
Singapore Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)
South Africa First semester 2007 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit is designed to develop students' awareness of communication issues within organisational settings and their own capacity as professionals to communicate effectively. The unit emphasises the importance of effective communication both oral and written, introduces models of communication and focuses on communication as process and transaction. Overall the unit is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore the ways in which intrapersonal, interpersonal, group and organisational communication are experienced within organisations.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• describe the major theories underpinning managerial communication;
• examine the relationships between different managerial communication theories and concepts;
• discuss managerial communication in the context of organisational examples;
• compare and contrast verbal and nonverbal messages and examine their impact on interpersonal communication;
• extend skills in written and oral expression as relevant to the unit assessment tasks.

Assessment

On-campus: Individual presentation (1500 words): 20%
Group assignment (3500 words): 40%
Examination (2 hours): 40%
Off campus: Individual assignment (1500 words): 20%
Individual assignment (3500 words): 40%
Examination (2 hours) 40%

Contact hours

3 hours class contact

Prohibitions

MGW2100, MGF2100