Credit Points: 15
Prerequisite: N/A
Co-requisite: N/A
Workload: 36 contact hours
Campus: Melbourne, Sydney
This is a first-year core unit offered in the Bachelor of Business program. The unit provides a pathway for students to continue on with a major in Management, Marketing and Accounting.
This unit provides a theoretical and practical introduction to key elements of effective communication within a contemporary business environment. The unit emphasises the principles of effective communication processes including written, spoken, formal and informal. The unit explores the relationship between the structure of communication within organisations, online communication, intercultural communication, negotiation and conflict management. Students will develop applied communication skills through oral and written assessments in tutorials and lectures.
The unit topics include:
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
Assessment Task | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution in class | a-e* | 10% |
| Oral presentation (group) | a-d* | 10% |
| In-class test | a-e* | 10% |
| Written report (group) | a-e* | 30% |
| Portfolio | a-e* | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
*refer to learning outcomes above.
Students are advised to check the unit outline for prescribed Textbooks.
Students are advised to check the unit outline for additional reference materials.
MIT is committed to ensure the course is current, practical and relevant so that graduates are “work ready” and equipped for life-long learning. In order to accomplish this, the MIT Graduate Attributes identify the required knowledge, skills and attributes that prepare students for the industry.
The level to which Graduate Attributes covered in this unit are as follows:
| Ability to communicate | Independent and Lifelong Learning | Ethics | Analytical and Problem Solving | Cultural and Global Awareness | Team work | Specialist knowledge of a field of study |
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| The standard is covered by theory and practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students always play an active role, e.g. workshops, lab submissions, assignments, demonstrations, tests, examinations | |
| The standard is covered by theory or practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students mostly play an active role, e.g. discussions, reading, intepreting documents, tests, examinations | |
| The standard is discussed in theory or practice; it is addressed by assessed activities in which the students may play an active role, e.g. lectures and discussions, reading, interpretation, workshops, presentations | |
| The standard is presented as a side issue in theory or practice; it is not specifically assessed, but it is addressed by activities such as lectures or tutorials | |
| The standard is not considered, there is no theory or practice or activities associated with this standard |