IMCS1013 Organisational Communication (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
This course focuses on structures and processes of internal and external communication of organizations in a digital world. It discusses approaches to the analysis of organizational communication, examines how communication in different organizational settings is organized, analyzes constructions of difference at the workplace and how multilingualism and diversity can be managed.
Completion methods
Lectures, written assignment(s)
Assessment details
Passing the course requires completion of all required assignments in line with stated learning outcomes. An 80 % attendance requirement is applied.
Grade-specific assessment criteria are introduced in the course.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to
- describe structures and processes of communication and interaction in organizations and between organizations and their stakeholders
- critically evaluate existing theories of and approaches to organizational communication
- apply instruments of linguistics, semiotics, and communication studies to describe, analyze and criticize structures and processes of communication in different, also multilingual and multicultural organizational settings.
- describe structures and processes of communication and interaction in organizations and between organizations and their stakeholders
- critically evaluate existing theories of and approaches to organizational communication
- apply instruments of linguistics, semiotics, and communication studies to describe, analyze and criticize structures and processes of communication in different, also multilingual and multicultural organizational settings.
Additional information
Timing: First or second year
Literature
- Cooren, Francois: Organizational Discourse. Communication and Constitution. 2014.
- Mumby, Dennis K.: Organizational Communication: A Critical Approach. 2013.
- Schnurr, Stephanie: Language and Culture at Work. 2017.
- Selected articles and chapters from a.o.:
- Godwyn, Mary et al. (eds.): Sociology of Organizations: Structures and Relationships. 2012.
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Unpublished assessment item