Communication for Information Systems and Technology

Course aim

This course focuses on different perspectives on technical and professional communication, especially
within IT organisations: organisational structure and culture and its effect on communication;
negotiation and conflict; meetings and intercultural communication.

Course content

Different perspectives on technical and professional communication, especially within IT organisations: organisational structure and culture and its effect on communication; negotiation and conflict; meetings; intercultural communication. Various professional, technical and tertiary communication media such as user manuals; oral presentations; graphics and web pages; technical documentation including instructions, procedures and API; academic literature. Communicating with data: presentation of data in Excel; quantitative reporting. Planning, drafting, editing and critiquing spoken and written communication for personal, professional and academic purposes: time management; library and research skills; referencing systems; searching, selecting and citing the literature relevant to IT (for example, INSPEC); critical analysis of computer science publications; formatting documentation according to industry and disciplinary requirements; ethical issues; team problem-solving and collaborative writing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

None, although a reasonable level of skill in the use of Microsoft Word is assumed.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 5 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop (Team Workshops)	1 hour 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

Portfolio, Summary, Team Research Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.