90501 COMMUNICATION AND SCHOLARSHIP

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
98	90501 	S2  	D 	COMMUNICATION & SCHOLARSHP	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

Advances  in communication are occurring globally at a rapid rate.  In
the   contemporary   world,   effective  communication   requires   an
understanding  of  these  new  complex  processes.  It  also  requires
individuals  to possess a broad range of transferable skills  to  meet
the demands of change, and to apply these in an equally broad range of
contexts.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  presents  an introduction to the theory  and  practice  of
Communication,   with   particular   application   to   academic   and
professional  settings. Students study the processes of  research  and
scholarship,  and  of tailoring communication for specific  audiences.
Students  develop  an understanding of barriers to communication,  and
strategies  which  can  be used to overcome  these  barriers.  At  the
direction of their Faculties students will also undertake study  in  a
selection  of areas such as thinking skills, the dimensions of  verbal
and  nonverbal  communication, and the dynamics of  interpersonal  and
group  communication.  Students also  gain  the  written,  verbal  and
personal  transferable skills essential to their  role  in  a  rapidly
changing  environment. Students enrolling in 90501, Communication  and
Scholarship, may not take 90503, Communication: Key Concepts.

OBJECTIVES:

Depending on the modules specified by individual faculties, on
successful completion of this unit, students will

1. define and describe the process of communication;
   
2. identify the importance of adapting the styles of written,
   and/or oral communication, to the needs of particular
   audiences;
   
3. be able to analyse and develop a given task, and to conduct a
   literature review in order to fulfil the task;
   
4. identify and explain the principles of referencing and apply
   an accepted referencing system;
   
5. communicate information, in written and/or oral forms,
   clearly, logically and concisely at a high level of
   proficiency;
   
6. apply a systematic approach to drafting, revising and editing
   written communication;
   
7. apply receptive skills of reading and notetaking with a high
   degree of competence;
   
8. be able to identify, develop and communicate sound arguments
   in written and oral forms, and to counter unsound and
   illogical arguments;
   
9. explore problem solving and decision making strategies;
   
10. understand the dynamics of communication within groups and
    organizations;
    
11. demonstrate knowledge of the dynamics of interpersonal
    communication, and apply this knowledge in a number of
    contexts;
    
12. identify and apply the principles of nonverbal communication
    to enhance the communication process;
    
13. be able to identify and minimise barriers to effective
    communication using a range of strategies to overcome these
    barriers;
    
14. identify the importance of transferable skills and be able to
    apply the skills gained in a number of contexts.
    

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

All  students will undertake the Foundation and  Capstone
modules.  At  the  direction of their faculties  students
will undertake four out of the other six modules
Foundation module                                                     35.00

Capstone module                                                       25.00

Written communication module                                          10.00

Oral communication module                                             10.00

Clear  thinking,  problem  solving  and  decision  making             10.00
module

Interpersonal communication module                                    10.00

Nonverbal module                                                      10.00

Group and organisational communication module                         10.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Mohan, T., McGregor, H. & Saunders, S. & Archee, R. 1997,
Communicating!, 4th edn, Harcourt Brace and company, Sydney.

The fourth edition of the text book by Mohan et al will be required.
Because of recent changes, it is required that a new not secondhand
study package be purchased.

Anderson, J. & Poole, M. 1998, Assignment and Thesis Writing, 3rd
edn, Jacaranda Wiley Ltd, Milton, Qld.

The third edition of the textbook by Anderson & Poole will be required

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Abrams, K. 1986, Communication at Work: Listening, Speaking, Writing
and Reasing, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Clegg, C.S. 1988, Critical Reading and Writing Across the
Disciplines, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York.

DeVito, J. 1990, Messages-Building Interpersonal Communication
Skills, Harper and Row, New York.

Galvin, M., Prescott, D., & Huseman, R. 1992, Business Communication:
Strategies and Skills, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Sydney.

Hibbins, G.M. 1989, Stands to Reason, 4th edn, Macmillan, Sydney.

Nutting, H. & White, G. 1991, The Business of Communication, 2nd
edn, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.

Pease, A. 1987, Body Language: How to Read Others' Thoughts by Their
Gestures, Camel Publishing Co., Sydney.

Prescott, D. & Lang, B. 1993, Communicating at Work, Harcourt Brace,
Jovanovich, Sydney.

Rasberry, R.W. & Lemoine, L.F. 1986, Effective Managerial
Communication, PWS-Kent Pub. Co., Boston.

Taylor, A., Rosegrant, T., Meyer, A. & Samples, B.T. 1989,
Communicating, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.

Tubbs, S. & Moss, S. 1993, Human Communication, 4th edn, Random
House, New York.

Vallence, K.E. & McWilliam, T. 1991, Communication that Works,
Nelson, Sydney.

Verderber, R.F. 1990, Communicate!, 6th edn, Wadsworth Pub. Co.,
Belmont, California.

Waller, B.N. 1988, Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict, Prentice-
Hall, New Jersey.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	14
Tutorials/Workshops                           	28
Directed Study                                	60
Private Study                                 	72
Examinations                                  	3

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S    100.00    12/10/98  LETTER AND REPORT                         30.00     Y   N
2   S    100.00    T.B.A.    TUTORIAL PRESENTATION                     20.00     Y   N
3   S    100.00    END S2    3 HOUR EXAMINATION                        50.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

All  items of assessment must be submitted and completed to a  minimum
specified  standard  for a passing grade to be  awarded.  If  students
submit   assignments   after   the  due   date   without   extenuating
circumstances,  then  a  penalty of 10% of  the  assigned  mark  shall
normally  apply  for  each working day late. Requests  for  assignment
extensions  or  examination deferrals must be made in writing.  It  is
expected that requests for extensions will be made before the due date
for  assignments/exams. Any assignment submitted  two  or  more  weeks
after  the  due  date  will not be accepted. Students  must  attend  a
minimum of 80% of tutorials for a passing grade to be awarded. Failure
to  attend  80% of the tutorials could result in a `Fail' grade  being
given  or  additional  make-up work having to be  completed  with  the
highest  grade achievable for the unit being `C'.  Students  who  have
successfully completed the Excell programme will be granted an extra 5
marks.