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Area/Catalogue
AERO 3013

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105327

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Engineering

Course aim

To provide students with the basic concepts and theories of communication, and to introduce them to a range of research perspectives.

Course content

Communication concepts and theories: organisational communication, presentation and public speaking, groups and teams in organisations, principles of business writing, business correspondence, employment communication, emerging communication trends.
Research methods: experimental, quasi-experimental and observational approaches; quantitative and qualitative methods; introductory statistical procedures.

Textbook(s)

B Johnson, LB Christensen 2007, Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches, Sage Publications, California

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop 3 hours x 10 weeks

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


Assessment

Assignment, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

Course Coordinators

Dr Steve Leib
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Degrees this course is offered in

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