MGS1100 Managerial communication
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGS1100 Managerial communication is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at South Africa. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- South Africa
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGS1100
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGS1100
No unit lists MGS1100 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
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Overview
This unit is designed to develop students' awareness of communication issues within organisational settings and their own capacity as professionals to communicate effectively. The unit emphasises the importance of effective communication both oral and written, introduces models of communication and focuses on communication as process and transaction. Overall the unit is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore the ways in which intrapersonal, interpersonal, group and organisational communication are experienced within organisations.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | South Africa | On campus |
Assessment
- Individual Assessment30%
- Group Assessment 230%
- ExaminationThreshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe the major theories underpinning managerial communication
- 2
examine the relationships between different managerial communication theories and concepts
- 3
discuss managerial communication in the context of organisational examples
- 4
compare and contrast verbal and non verbal messages and examine their impact on interpersonal communication
- 5
extend skills in written and oral expression as relevant to the unit assessment tasks.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures144 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Lecture and tutorials or problem classes
Three principles drive the teaching approaches in this unit:
Constructive Alignment: Learning is strategically aligned to achieve the learning outcomes, as demonstrated through the assessment. Through the weekly lessons you should see clear connections to the assessment program, and learning should be directly ransferrable to the assessment program.
Scaffolding: Starting from lower level learning, new knowledge and skills are progressively introduced adding complexity and connections, and expecting higher-order learning. Within each lesson, and across the unit, building upon early activities, you should see your knowledge and skills demonstrate higher capabilities.
Team-Based Learning: Learning is social and interactive, and best achieved through purposefully designed activities that include these interactions. Through your personally developed and shared learning activities you should develop, analyse, connect, synthesise, interpret, evaluate, justify… more than you could on your own.
Learning resources
Required resources
Prescribed Text:
Eunson, B. Communicating in the 21st Century, 4th Edition.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Jennifer Nzonzo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGS1100?
MGS1100 has no prerequisites.
When is MGS1100 offered?
In 2020, MGS1100 runs in Semester 2 at South Africa.
How much work is MGS1100?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGS1100 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Management
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021