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GSB714 Communication Management

Updated: 08 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or GradCertHRM or MCom or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MODSHRM or MEdAdmin or MAdminLead
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA714
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Larry Smith (lsmith35@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit considers critical processes associated with communication and its management. It reviews various perspectives on communication management and examines links between these perspectives and learning in different contexts. In addition, the unit explores specific competencies associated with communication management and reviews tools for auditing communication management.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Communication in Business: Strategies and Skills
ISBN: 9780733986383
Dwyer, J., Pearson Education 4th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2000-2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-4 GA:1,2,3,4,6,7,8
Assignment 2 60% 4000-4500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-4 GA:1,2,3,4,6,7,8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse concepts and applications of various communication models and perspectives;
  2. demonstrate a sensitive awareness of the potential impact of various personal, interpersonal, and organizational considerations on the communication process;
  3. exhibit competent insights into how to effectively communicate through a variety of oral, nonverbal, pictorial, and written media; utilise various competencies and skills to analyse and address important communication issues and problems that can arise in organisational contexts;
  4. establish a firm foundation for self-directed learning and for organisational learning with respect to communication management.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
 True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True
4 Information Literacy
 True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 True True True
8 Team Work
 True True
   

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