Leader: Dr Pieter Van Dijk

Offered

Berwick First semester 2008 (Day)
Berwick Second semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)
Hong Kong Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Singapore Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Peninsula Second semester 2008 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2008 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2008 (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: Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%
Off campus: Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours) 40%

Contact hours

3 hours class contact

Prohibitions

MGW2100, MGF2100