Organisational Communications, Culture and Change (11169.3)

Please note these are the 2026 details for this unit
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Organisational Communications, Culture and Change
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online self-paced
On-campus
 Bruce, Canberra
St Leonards, NSW
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Business School Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
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.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 Online self-paced Ms Katie Ley
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
2025 St Leonards, NSW Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 Online self-paced Ms Katie Ley
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 Online self-paced Ms Katie Ley
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 Online self-paced Ms Katie Ley
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
2026 St Leonards, NSW Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Ms Katie Ley
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

The readings will be available through Canvas and the Library

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assessment items need to be submitted using the Canvas site drop-box and will not be accepted by email. While completion of all assessment items is not required for sucessful completion of the unit, in order to give yourself the best chance is it best that you submit everything. 

There is to be no use of Artificial Intelligence tools in the preparation and writing of the assessment for this unit.

Use of AI is not permitted in this unit.

 The University's position is that artificial intelligence services must not be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an AI service may only be used if:

 a) its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of the specified task; and

b) it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline; and

c) its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that the students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

The use of AI has not been specified in the assessment instructions for the unit or in the unit outline and thus, AI is not a permissible resource.

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Participation requirements

Attendance at workshops is expected and encouraged. 
 

Required IT skills

The use of word processing and presentation software is required.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Simulated work environment.

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