Communication and Organisations

Course aim

To provide students with a theoretical and applied understanding of the nature of communications in the organisational context and in relation to the practice of Communication and Media Management.

Course content

Organisational theory, its history and development, the culture of organisations and the interrelationship of communication and culture relating to communications media in its changing forms; introduction to theories relevant to decision making processes, power, ethics, current approaches to theory and practice; analysis and understanding of how new technologies reframe communication in the organisational context, examination of future trends and issues facing organisations; understanding organisations as communication events and as cultures; organisation cultures and socialisation practices; ethics and organisation culture; diversity in the workplace. Development of understanding of the role of communication and the use of media management in organisational culture.

Textbook(s)

Pepper, GL 1995, Communicating in organisations. A cultural approach, McGraw-Hill, New York

Miller, K 2012, Organizational communication: approaches and processes , 4th, Thomson Wadsworth, Belmont CA

Prerequisite(s)

Available to students enrolled in the Communication and Media Management Major, on successful completion of two level 2 courses from the Communication and Media Management Major. Also available to DBMN students studying the final year of their program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	90 minutes x 12 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	6 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	6 hours 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

Assignment 1:Proposal, Assignment 2: Report, Assignment 3: Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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