Business communications
E J G Wilson (Summer)
* J E Koolmees (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: 40%
* Semester test: 25%
* Report: 25%
* Tutorial participation: 10%
Assessment (summer) Written: 70%
* Seminar participation and
presentations: 30%
Prescribed texts (second semester)
Dwyer J The business communication handbook 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1993
Recommended texts (second semester)
Beisler F and others Communication skills 2nd edn, Longman, 1993
Huckin T N and Olsen L A Technical writing and professional communication for non-native speakers of English McGraw-Hill, 1991
Recommended texts (summer)
Neman B Writing effectively 2nd edn, Harper and Row, 1989
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