SLO | EN

Objectives and competences

The objective of this course is to explore how the findings of communicative research can be practically applied in spoken and written communication to avoid misperception and to get work achieved successfully

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Organizational communication in Business and Society deals with the subject of business and organizational communication in an inter-disciplinary manner: it includes several approaches, examining how individuals and groups use spoken and written communication to avoid misperception and to get work achieved successfully. • The methodologies and modes of analysis for tackling issues in organizational communication in business and society involve: - conversation analysis relating to business, - critical discourse analysis, - pragmatics and speech act theory, - genre analysis, - corpus linguistics. • The course will also deal with the influence of context and multi-media technologies on communication in commercial and organizational environments.

Learning and teaching methods

• lectures (method of explanation and clarification with final discussion) • guided discussion • group work • individual research work • guided analysis and interpretation of issues

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to to apply analysis of business communication to practical settings to critically evaluate published work associated with organizational communication in business and society to independently deal with projects relating to organizational communication in business and society

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Ability to produce systematic and discursive writing and communication

Readings

Van der Molen, H. Gramsbergen-Hoogland, Y. 2005. Communication in Organization: Basic Skills and Conversation models. Psychology Press. Shockley-Zalabak, P. S.. 2008. Fundamentals of Organizational Communication: Knowledge, Sensitivity, Skills, Values. 7. izd. Allyn & Bacon Thill, J., Bovee, C. L. 2004. Excellence in Business Communication.6. izd. Prentice Hall Fox, R in Fox, J. 2004. Organizational Discourse: A Language-Ideology-Power Perspective. Praeger. Westport, CT

  • doc. dr. KLEMENTINA PENELOPE JURANČIČ

  • Kolokvij: 50
  • Ustna predstavitev: 40
  • Prisotnost na predavanjih in vajah: 10

  • : 15
  • : 15
  • : 60

  • English
  • English