Communication, Work and Organisations

Course aim

To develop students’ understanding of communicative expertise in professions, workplaces and organisations.

Course content

This course focuses on the role of communicative expertise in professions, workplaces and organisations. This expertise is increasingly recognised as crucial to work across all sectors, including media, health, management, technology, publishing, government, education and law. The course is organised around ideas and issues that are fundamental to research in this area, with examples drawn from a wide range of international contexts, and opportunities for students to develop and pursue their own interests. Along the way, students are introduced to scholars in the field, explore the implications of their work and develop its relevance to their own experience and aspirations. The assignments then provide students with opportunities to investigate and evaluate communication in their choice of workplaces and organisations.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 1056	Language in Society

The listed prerequisite or equivalent with approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hour x 10 weeks
Lecture (online)	2 hour x 2 weeks
Tutorial	1 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online (Lecture)	2 hour x 10 weeks
Online (Discussion Board)	1 hours x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Portfolio, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.