... |School of Business | | |COM/537 Version 1 | | |Organizational Communication | Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares graduate students to apply written and oral communication principles to the roles they play as managers. Students will learn how to persuade a variety of stakeholders to commit to a proposal. Other topics include the role of perception in communication techniques, aligning communication to an audience, business justifications, presenting data, and ethics in organizational communications. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have...
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...Course Design Guide College of Information Systems & Technology ENG/221 Version 5 Technical Writing Fundamentals Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course covers the fundamentals and best practices of using written communication in business and in the information technologies. Topics include strategies, techniques, and nuances for producing e-mails, memos, reports, proposals, project specifications, and user manuals, as well as other technical documents. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Dobrin, S. I., Keller, C. J., & Weisser, C. R. (2010). Technical communication in the twenty-first century (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Gerson, S. J., & Gerson, S. M. (2012). Technical communication: Process and product (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. All electronic...
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...possible solutions and come to a consensus well supported by accounting rules and pronouncements. There are many solutions to the cases, some better (or more in line with the pronouncements) than others. I look forward to your explorations with untainted young minds to come up with mesmerizing solutions. Any consultation with the instructor could bias your approach. It may even mislead the team to think that the discussion is about “the solution” and therefore negate the second purpose of this assignment. Students should study the sample solutions carefully and use them as guidance in the pursuit of “the solution” to their own case. Guide: Recommend two possible solutions which should be definitive and succinct – be firm with your proposal(s). Like the samples, you should list the relevant pronouncements that you will be using to argue for or against your proposed solutions. Conclude with what you think would be the most logical solution....
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...JOINT FIELD PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Your major and final project for both Organizational Behavior and Management Communication will be a field-based project pursued by your group, involving field research (interviews, focus groups, data collection, etc.), and culminating in a formal report and an oral presentation (by the team) to your client (optional) and your classmates and professors. Objectives The objectives of this assignment are: 1. To provide you the opportunity to apply the theory and processes you are learning to actual practice, with the structure and guidance provided by your professors, and with the support of your group and other classmates. 2. To provide you with substantive, real-world material on which you will base a final report that will include your problem or issue identification, findings and recommendations for change, including or followed by your theoretical defense of the merit of your recommendations (see below); and a final oral presentation based on the report. Description of Field Project Working in your groups, decide on a project or problem area in some organization to which you believe you can gain entrance (probably one of your own). The project or problem must be one that reflects your expertise as a behavioral consultant, and one that has a communication dimension. Since most matters of socio-technical systems and design are characterized as well by human communication difficulties...
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...TASK ONE: WRITING A POLICY MEMORANDUM GUIDELINES & EVALUATION CRITERIA CONTENTS |Getting Started |2 | | | | |Writing Guidelines |4 | | | | |Evaluation Criteria for Task One |8 | I. Getting Started Steps to complete task one 1. Choose a scenario from the list provided separately 2. Choose a national mission to address 3. Write your policy memorandum 4. Make sure that your policy memorandum is consistent with the submission guidelines below 5. Submit your memo Step 1: Choose a scenario Students should write amemorandum on one of the government national missions on climate change. (Provided in the separate document) Step 2: Choose a national mission to address The national missions are listed in the separate document sent along with this. Choose any of the national missions which are a part of the government of India’s “National Action Plan on Climate Change” Your memorandum should be addressed to the government responding to the action plan your decide to choose from the document attached along. We encourage you to discuss specific features of the national mission such that you are familiar with the mission and its details...
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... And by appointment Web pages: ● Blackboard and companion web pages for textbooks I. Course Overview This course continues the work of assisting students to develop, organize, and express insights, observations, and ideas effectively in the context of planning and composing a formal research paper. In the course of doing research for a 3,000-5,000 word paper, students will learn to use computer databases and online sources as well as library materials and will significantly sharpen their analytical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills. II. PMU Competencies and Learning Outcomes Effective communicators must be able to gather information, organize it, and report it in a coherent, pleasing, and persuasive manner. Professionals are expected to express well-researched information clearly and correctly in writing. The research and writing process requires the identification, analysis, and response to a problem, the discovery of something new, and the understanding of material at a deep and profound level. The research and writing process in this course will require the cooperation, mutual support, and teamwork. Technology will play a central role in the instructional...
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...Topic 1 Introduction to Communication 1.1 WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Communication is a learned skill. Communication is defined as the giving, receiving or exchanging of information, opinions or ideas so that the message is completely understood by everybody involved. The sender sends a message out with a certain intention in mind. The receiver of the message tries to understand and interpret the message sent. He then gives feedback to the original sender who, in turn, interprets the feedback. This process, repeated continuously, constitutes communication. ➢ Elements in Communication There are several major elements in the communication process - a sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback, context. There is both a speaker’s intention to convey a message and a listener’s reception of what has been said. If you want to get your message across accurately, you need to consider three things: - The message; - The audience or receiver; and - How the message is likely to be received. ➢ Factors Affecting Communication Barriers to effective communication:- (a) Status/Role (b) Cultural Differences (c) Choice of Communication Channels (d) Length of Communication (e) Use of Language (f) Disabilities (g) Known or Unknown Receiver (h) Individual Perceptions/Attitudes/Personalities (i) Atmosphere/Noise/Distraction (j) Clarity of Message (k) Lack of Feedback 1.2 DEFINING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION - Oral communication involves conveying ideas, thoughts or information...
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...COURSE DESCRIPTION FORM School/Faculty/Institute Sabancı University, Faculty of Management Program B.A. in Management Semester Summer 2014 Course Code MKTG405 Course Title in English Marketing Strategy Course Title in Turkish Pazarlama Stratejisi Language of Instruction English Type of Course Lecture/Seminar/Practical/Fieldwork Level of Course Senior, Junior Intermediate Semester Summer Hours per Week 3 Number of Credits 5 ECTS Grading Mode Letter Grades (A: 100-93, A-: 92-86, B+: 85-78, B: 77-70, B-: 69-63, C+: 62-50, F:49-0) Pre-requisites Principles of Marketing or Introduction to Marketing Course Description MKTG405 will deepen students’ knowledge of marketing strategy. Students will not only be provided with a capstone class that enables integration of their learning in marketing (“pull it all together”), but they will be equipped with thinking strategically when making and implementing marketing decisions (“strategic decision making”). Extensive application of specific analytical approaches and tools for understanding customers, competition, and markets (“applications of marketing data and information”) will help students in developing an appreciation for the relationship between marketing and the other functional areas of business. Course Description in Turkish MKTG405, öğrencilerin pazarlama stratejisi bilgisini derinleştirmeyi hedefler. Öğrencilere pazarlama bilgilerini entegre edebilme kabiliyeti kazandırmanın yanı sıra, pazarlama kararlarına...
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...BA 2196: Business Communications Syllabus Instructor: Dr. Larry Bailis Email: lbailis@temple.edu Office: Speakman 208K Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 4:30 – 5:30, or by appointment Course Objectives You will learn useful and relevant business communication skills, including: * how to write clearly and how to effectively edit your own writing * how to target a results-oriented business audience using business documents, websites, and correspondence * how to formulate reasoned oral arguments and enhance your presentations * strategies to enhance critical thinking and analytical skills The Fox School understands that our graduates must meet the highest standards in these skills, and this course will be demanding. Fox BBA Learning Goals Business Communications supports the following Fox Bachelor of Business Administration Learning Goals: 1. Apply critical thinking to business problems a. Use cross-disciplinary knowledge to identify problems and their causes, generate alternative solutions, and arrive at reasoned conclusions. 2. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication a. Formulate reasoned arguments orally. b. Formulate reasoned arguments in written communication. c. Apply team-work and communication skills to present and support conclusions. 3. Understand the ethical, legal, and social responsibilities of individuals and organizations. a. Understand ethical issues. b. Assess the impact of...
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...Course Syllabus SCBSIT0810 Technical Writing Fundamentals: ENG 221 Course Start Date: 03/08/2011 Course End Date: 04/05/2011 Campus/Learning Center: Schaumburg Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Susan Smillie smillies@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) srsmillie@yahoo.com (Personal) 630-833-5758 (CST) Facilitator Availability I will be available in...
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...Title Page Your title page should include on the first line of the title page flush-left a running head. Begin the running head with the words “Running head” followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. Note: Remember that the page header will appear on every page of your paper, whereas the running head will only appear on your title page. In the upper half of the title page, type your full title, your byline (name[s]), and affiliation (university, etc.) centered on separate lines. Your title may take up one or two lines as in the example below: You need to include a title page, see above: This website can help you tremendously: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ References Owl Purdue (2011). Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ While you did a wonderful job with the title page, it is not APA appropriate and you need to use APA style of writing when formatting your assignments. 4/5/2013 4/5/2013 Microsoft account Laura Harris Microsoft account Laura Harris Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan The overall purpose of this Program Planning and Evaluation paper is to make a comparative...
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...2424A STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: THE MEANING OF MEANING RMIT University, Melbourne School of Accounting and Law, Symposium on Statutory Interpretation Chapter House, St. Paul‟s Cathedral 13 August 2009. The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG RMIT UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND LAW SYMPOSIUM ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION CHAPTER HOUSE, ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL 13 AUGUST 2009 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: THE MEANING OF MEANING The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG THE MAIN TASK OF MODERN LAWYERS Although we still describe ours as a common law system (to distinguish it from the countries of the civil law tradition), the label is now looking somewhat dubious. The distinctive feature of contemporary Australian law derives from the overwhelming importance of the laws made by or under parliament. I refer to statutes, regulations, by-laws, executive instruments, rules of court and all the other ways in which the written law now manifests itself. In my youth, the statutory law of the State of New South Wales was collected in twelve manageable volumes, supplemented by a threevolume index1. These books included many important statutes commencing in the colonial period, some of which, like the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), still apply today. Past Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009). President of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia 1 R.J. McKay (ed.), The Public Acts of New South Wales 1924-1957, Vols.1-15, Law Book Co. Sydney 1958. 1 The volumes...
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...ENGLISH 221: Technical Writing Fundamentals PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT If you have any questions about the syllabus, please post them in the Main Classroom. Susan Colebank scolebank@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) susancolebank@gmail.com (back-up; do not CC this address when you e-mail me at my UOP address) COURSE NUMBER: ENG221 COURSE TITLE: Technical Writing Fundamentals COURSE START DATE: 1/17/12 COURSE END DATE: 2/20/2012 FACILITATOR AVAILABILITY I am in the Classroom five days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am on in the morning and then again at night, with the afternoon set aside for telecommuting and taking care of my daughter. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside this timeframe, you should not hesitate to do so via my University of Phoenix e-mail. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND e-mailing me with your questions or concerns, since it is best to document our conversations with a paper trail. I have yet, in nine years of being a UOP instructor, found a student who has a question or concern that couldn’t best be discussed via e-mail. If you need to call me, then please e-mail me first to schedule a time and to leave your phone number. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to...
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...MARKETING PLAN ASSIGNMENT MM522Marketing Management This marketing plan assignment gives you the opportunity to practice developing an integrated business and marketing strategy for a product or service of your choice. It also helps you to develop a strong business-oriented written proposal and communications expertise. As the course progresses, you will be developing each of the elements of this marketing plan. Good marketing plans come in many different formats. We have chosen this format to follow our course of study. An important element of this plan is practicing the use of applied business research tools to gather information about your proposed product or service, its industry, competitors and possible markets. At least part of your research should be conducted on-line for this project (e.g. Keller’s “Virtual Library”, the Internet at large, other proprietary on-line databases). You also have many other sources of potential information: • Internal, non-proprietary company information • Consider calling competitors for product and company information • Conduct telephone interviews of potential customers • Use empirical observation of prospective customers • Conduct customer surveys • Conduct a literature search at the library • Review periodicals for articles and advertisements The development of this Plan is an on-going and integral part of this course. At your option, you may submit one double-spaced section...
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...BUSN 420 Business Driven Technology Final Project Submit a 2,000-word written case analysis of one of the three cases from the textbook listed below. Each case covers different areas of this course so that you can spend your time on this assignment further researching the set of topics that most interest you and/or will be most beneficial in your future career. Be sure to address all the questions for your chosen case and demonstrate five or more theories or principles learned in this course as a part of your case analysis. Your paper must be written in APA format with a proper title page and reference list that cites at least 5 scholarly sources. Please do not simply record answers to the questions, rather synthesize your responses into a cohesive case study analysis. Please upload your final project paper to Blackboard through the Assignment Manager tool. The 2,000-word count does not include charts, graphs, title page or supporting appendices. I will be using the Final Project Rubric (see end of this assignment) to grade your case analysis. Please Note: There are few right or wrong answers in the business world. There are really only efficient and inefficient, and effective and ineffective business decisions. If there were always right answers businesses would never fail. These questions were created to challenge you to apply the materials you have learned to real business situations. For this reason, when grading your answers, I will be focusing on your justification or...
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