UO Communication and Organisational Practices
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
COMM 2086
Course Level
Undergraduate
Study Method
100% online
Course ID
163788
Unit Value
4.5
UniSA Online Elective Course
Yes
Duration
10 weeks
Fees
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This course has not been
timetabled for 2018.
Course aim
To enable students to apply communication theory and literature on key issues to organisational practices.
Course content
Organisation communication theories, implications of diversity for communication (for example; gender, generation, culture, disability, spirituality, inter-cultural and international contexts), negotiation and conflict resolution from a communication perspective (strategies, perception, emotion, relationships, culture), managing emotions in organisational communication, communicating power, persuading others in business contexts and self-disclosure in organisations and implications for management.
Textbooks
Crossman, J 2014, Communication and organisations, (Custom) 5th edn, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.
Prerequisites
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| BUSS 1066 | UO Professional Development in Business |
Three or more years of work experience in a relevant field will be considered equivalent to the BUSS 1066 for the purposes of satisfying the pre-requisite requirements for this course.
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching Method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY | |||
| Online | 10 weeks x N/A | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Learning log/Journal, Report
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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