PRL8005 Management Communication

Contents

• Staffing
• Requisites
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference materials
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Other requirements
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

REQUISITES

SYNOPSIS

This course is designed to enable students to evaluate the role of key conceptual frameworks that underpin the organisational structures and communication practices of organisations. The course reviews a range of influential approaches to organisational communication including: traditional Classical and Scientific approaches; Human Relations approaches; Eastern based Philosophical approaches; along with Neo-Classical Economic and Free Market Economy approaches. Students in this course will critically analyse and evaluate factors of influence stemming from these approaches in shaping functional organisational cultures and effective communication and information distribution through organisations at a range of key points including communication between: individuals; within and between work teams; across organisational networks and the role and practices of management.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. understand the application of communication theory to organisational communication (Assessment item 1 refers)
2. have developed perspectives on the transition from traditional social science approaches concerning organisational communication to the emergence of naturalistic, interpretive scholarship in the field (Assessment item 1 refers)
3. understand the standard theories of organisation and organisaitonal effectiveness as well as traditional scholarship or communcation structure and function, superior-subordinate relationships and group decision making (Assessment items 1 and 2 refer)
4. be able to discuss organisational communication themes from the perspective of structural-functionalism, a contemporary model in the contemporary functionalist view of organisational culture (Assessment items 1 and 2 refer)
5. be able to evaluate communication theory in its application to the functioining of organisations (Assessment items 1 and 2 refer)

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

Shockley - Zalabak, P.S. 2006, Fundamentals of Organizational Communication, 6th edn, Pearson, Boston.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Refer to Course Resources

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

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.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To successfully complete an individual assessment item, a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. This statement must be read in conjunction with Statement 4 below.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval, then a penalty of 5% of the total marks available for the assignment will apply for each of the first TEN 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 achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
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.)
2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.
3. Students will require access to email and have internet access to USQConnect for this course.

This version produced 27 May 2008.