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Unit of Study MNG81002 - Management Communication (Online) (2017)

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Unit description

Introduces students to key theories and concepts in management communication. Develops students’ skills to become effective business and academic communicators, writers and speakers. Students will learn to prepare clear and powerful messages, both individually and in groups. Students will learn strategies which will help them plan, write, revise and edit business documents. Through this process, students will also develop an understanding of, and skills in, the principles of academic integrity and academic writing.

Unit content

Topics

1. Communication theories and concepts

  • The communication process
  • Communication strategies, styles and choices

2. Managing the writing process

  • Business versus academic writing
  • Academic integrity, literacy and referencing

3. Written skills: Evaluation and comparison

  • Structuring evaluation in writing
  • Comparative writing

4. Written skills: Persuasion and analysis

  • Persuasive writing techniques
  • Critical thinking – generating ideas
  • Analysing, applying knowledge, reasoning and drawing conclusions

5. Structure and style

  • Written stylistic considerations
  • Oral presentations: preparing to speak
  • Accessing discussions

6. Communicating among people

  • Interpersonal communication
  • Group communication
  • Communicating in a diverse world
  • Communicating across cultures

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 4 Study Period 4

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Identify different forms and theories of management communication
2 Apply skills to manage the writing process
3 Apply principles of academic integrity and literacy
4 Write clear and concise business documents
5 Apply effective communication skills, both individually and in diverse groups

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Identify different forms and theories of management communication
    • GA6:
  2. Apply skills to manage the writing process
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. Apply principles of academic integrity and literacy
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  4. Write clear and concise business documents
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  5. Apply effective communication skills, both individually and in diverse groups
    • GA6:

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