Organizational Communication
MODULE: Organizational Communication
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 30 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
Business Communication develops and sharpens written, oral, and interpersonal communication, introducing common forms of professional writing and speaking in specific business situations. This program explores crucial rhetorical issues that impact the ability to communicate and achieve the objectives of a business leader. It also focuses attention on audiences, the readers and listeners to whom communicator must necessarily influence and persuade. Since communication is a skill, this program offers the guidance to build the communication abilities needed to become a more effective, more confident writer and presenter. Each particular situation demands careful planning and composition, solid content and argument, and logical organization and structure carefully crafted in an engaging style.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
The Communication Process
Media Influence Mass Communications Advertising & Public Relations Human Communication Theory Interpersonal Communication Organizational Communication Written Business Communications Public Speaking Business Communications
Academic Supervisor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
The Communication Process
This course introduces the processes that govern message delivery and reception. It covers intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, non-verbal communication, language and verbal interaction, group communication and conflict management. It considers the impact of context, situation, perception, culture, medium and message on communication.
Instructor: Eduardo Cano Camarero
Media Influence
This course describes and evaluates various strategies that attempt to explain the ways individuals and groups react to media. It explores the theories of influence and public attitude change, and examines what it means (politically, economically, culturally, and morally) to live in a culture in which a major portion of information comes to the citizen through multiple channels of mass communication.
Instructor: Eduardo Cano Camarero
Mass Communications
This course examines the historical and contemporary theories of mass media and communication. It is concerned with illustrating the nature, functions, and responsibilities of the mass communication industries in a global environment with an emphasis on the media's role in society. It also explores mass media organizations policies, legal, ethical and censorship concerns.
Instructor: Eduardo Cano Camarero
Advertising & Public Relations
This course examines the theory and practice of advertising and public relations as they functions within the marketing strategy. It provides a detailed examination of the communicative process, with emphasis on the tools of effective communication to solve, implement, and evaluate communication problems with the aid of advertising and public relations. It explains the role of advertising and public relations in integrated marketing communications, in consumer behavior, and in media and creative planning.
Instructor: Lorena Cano Camarero
Human Communication Theory
This course explores contemporary theories of human communication, with emphasis on the internal and external communication processes in business and other professional organizations. It surveys theory, techniques, practices, goals, and the social environment in which human communication exists.
Instructor: Eduardo Cano Camarero
Interpersonal Communication
This course deals with the spontaneous human interaction in face-to-face situations. It gives special attention to perception, language, and attitudes in small groups; leadership and participation in groups, committees, conferences, and public discussions; and logical and psychological aspects of group processes. It analyzes how to improve communication climates and manage interpersonal conflicts.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Organizational Communication
This course examines communication processes in organizations. It analyzes oral and written communication, intercultural communication, interviewing techniques, negotiating skills, conflict management, and technologically mediated communication. Other issues covered include organizational culture, diversity, power, leadership, ethics, and international communication.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Written Business Communications
This course provides a broad analytical approach to written communications as a management tool, considering the psychology, semantics, planning, and principles of effective business writing. It shows how to write messages that inform and persuade, grant and refuse; plus internal and external business reporting within a technological context.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Public Speaking
This course teaches public speaking abilities and speech strategies. It provides an understanding of rhetorical theory and its application in a variety of speech situations. It addresses speech preparation and delivery, audience analysis, listening skills, critiquing and speaker anxiety.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Business Communications
This course describes strategies for planning managerial communications, and builds skills in oral and written reporting and persuading. It looks at how new technologies are changing the way people in business communicate, and the implications those changes have for organizations. It considers interviewing, listening, meeting planning, presentations, and telecommunication.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.
Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
