Organisational Communications, Culture and Change (11169.3)

Students will have the opportunity to engage in a simulated working environment, engaging in business communications with a focus on conflict resolution and negotiation in existing and emerging organisation types. Students will be given the opportunity to develop and practice their communication skills within a simulated business context.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Create, develop, complete and reflect on a project plan;
2. Select and justify communication strategies to suit different cultural contexts;
3. Identify and critique opportunities for conflict resolution within business;
4. Adjust communication types and strategies in response to changing information sets; and
5. Communicate professionally across multiple communication types.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Must have completed 24 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

7079 Organisational Performance

Assumed knowledge

It is assumed students have knowledge of different business types and structures.