MMD1540 Effective communication 1
Faculty of Business and Economics
MMD1540 Effective communication 1 is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
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Requisites
Before MMD1540
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MMD1540
No unit lists MMD1540 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in B0601 to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit provides you with foundational skills in written and spoken communication for academic and business purposes. Emphasis is placed on expressing ideas clearly, using appropriate tone and structure, as well as understanding audience and context. You will engage in individual and group tasks to develop effective communication strategies, build intercultural awareness, and reflect on your own communication practices. The unit also introduces essential processes such as drafting, revising, and responding to feedback to support ongoing improvement.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Written25%
- Written30%
- Project35%
- Presentation10%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
apply key principles of communication to a range of academic, professional, and social situations
- 2
produce clear and purposeful written and spoken texts suitable for different audiences and contexts
- 3
collaborate effectively with others through shared communication tasks and respectful interaction
- 4
reflect on and revise communication practices to enhance clarity, structure, and impact.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials48 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Chong Su Lyn
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MMD1540?
MMD1540 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MMD1540 offered?
In 2027, MMD1540 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
Does MMD1540 have an exam?
No. MMD1540 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.