Communication and Organisational Practices

Course aim

To enable students to apply communication theory and literature on key issues to organisational practices.

Course content

Organisation communication theories and organisational culture, implications of diversity for communication (for example; gender, age, culture, disability, spirituality, inter-cultural and international contexts), negotiation and conflict resolution from a communication perspective (strategies, perception, emotion, ethics, relationships, culture), managing emotions in organisational communication (E.g.; Grief, loss, problem solving, decision making, conflict, responding to change, managing personal emotions), communication for practical contexts.

Textbook(s)

Crossman, J 2013, Communication in Organisations, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Sydney (Custom)

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1
BUSS 1058	Communication and Information Systems in Business

Approval by the Course Coordinator for double degree students or the course listed above.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	1 hour x 13 weeks
External (Online and telephone staff consultation)	1 hour x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	2.5 hours x 8 days
Tutorial	10 hours x across 14 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, Examination, Experiential Analysis

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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