Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0145
Organization's ID:
Business 313
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
16 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Organizational Communication
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students to improve their knowledge of different types of communication in organizations and the role communication plays within an organization.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Consider the history and key theories of organizational communications.
  • Analyze forces that benefit or hinder effective communications inside and outside the organization.
  • Understand the different roles of organizational communication including the transfer of information, transactional process, strategic control, and balance of creativity and constraint.
  • Distinguish how communication and organizational cultures are related.
  • Express the role of verbal and nonverbal messages as well as effective use based on culture and gender.
  • Differentiate theory and practice regarding team building, networking, and meeting management.
  • Examine the importance of organizational communications and how to communicate effectively in organizations.

General Topics:

  • Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • Organizational & Communication Theories
  • Organizational Culture & Communication
  • Leadership in Organizational Communication
  • Diversity & Organizational Communication
  • Communicating & Collaborating in Teams
  • Communicating in Meetings
  • Communicating in Networks
  • Public Relations as Organizational Communication
  • Technology & Communication in Business
  • Globalization & Organizational Communication
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials