Communications Concepts: Research and Application

Course aim

To develop an understanding of current communications theories and their strategic relevance in developing higher level skills in research, writing and public speaking for academic and professional contexts and audiences.

Course content

Communications models and contexts; ideologies, values and assumptions; barriers to effective communication; interpersonal, organisational and public communications; cross cultural and intercultural communications; verbal, non-verbal and semiotic codes; news construction and bias; audience analysis; planning and presenting information in oral and written modes, developing research capacities; building a logical argument; referencing using the Harvard system.

Textbook(s)

Eunson, B 2008, Communicating in the 21st century, John Wiley and Sons, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop	1 hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Presentation, Summary

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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