PRL 1004 Issues in Organisational Communication

STAFFING:

SYNOPSIS:

This course provides students preparing to enter professional contexts with conceptual frameworks for understanding and analysing the practices that shape the structure of communication in organizations. Students will also develop a range of practical and conceptual skills for the strategic management of organisational communication including the areas of organisational culture and communicative climate. This course will also examine the ways in which communicative processes can be used to facilitate strategic planning and policy development for organisations.

OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. articulate an understanding of conceptual frameworks used to examine and analyse organisational culture and communication;
2. apply organisational communication structures and processes;
3. evaluate and justify a range of theoretical frameworks used to examine and analyse organisational culture and communication;
4. apply a range of practical and conceptual skills for the strategic management of organisational communication, culture and communicative climate;
5. demonstrate knowledge on a range of ways in which communicative processes can be used to facilitate strategic planning and policy development for organisations;
6. evaluate a range of organisational communication management approaches and strategies.

TOPICS:

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

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REFERENCE MATERIALS:

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

NOTES:

1.

TUTORIAL PRESENTATION DATE WILL BE ADVISED AT BEGINNING OF SEMESTER. This assessment item relates to Objectives 2, 3, and 5

2.

This assessment item relates to Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

3.

This assessment item relates to Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the student's responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. For this course, normal class attendance consists of one 1 hour lecture and one 2 hour tutorial per week.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval, then a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the assignment will apply for each of the first FIVE working days late, after which a zero mark will be given.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must: (i) submit all of the summative assessment items; and (ii) achieve at least 50% of the available weighted marks for the summative assessment items.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   There is no exam for this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Given the details under (6) above, there are no deferred exams for this course. However, if any deferred/makeup work is granted, it would have to be submitted by a date set by the examiner.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1. If assignments in the course require the use of surveys, interviews, etc., students should be aware of the University and Faculty of Arts ethical requirements/guidelines. (The course syllabus distributed to students in the first week of teaching provides this information.)