NTU Nanyang Business School Common Cores
Module:
AB0601 Communication Management Fundamentals
Description:
This course is structured to hone students' business communication skills, especially to prevail in an employment situation and to communicate positive-informative messages at work or in business overall. Students will be assessed on their ability to devise clear communication strategies, write effectively, prepare and deliver compelling oral presentations, and share and address feedback. The importance of social media and its profound impact on the way people communicate today will also be explored as will be the most effective manner in which such platforms are harnessed for employees and businesses alike.
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Module:
AB0601 Communication Management Fundamentals
Description:
This course is structured to hone students' business communication skills, especially to prevail in an employment situation and to communicate positive-informative messages at work or in business overall. Students will be assessed on their ability to devise clear communication strategies, write effectively, prepare and deliver compelling oral presentations, and share and address feedback. The importance of social media and its profound impact on the way people communicate today will also be explored as will be the most effective manner in which such platforms are harnessed for employees and businesses alike.
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Course Assessments:
ReplyDeleteWritten Assessment - 30%
Oral Assessment 1 - 10%
Oral Assessment 2 - 30%
Social Media Assignment - 10%
Class Participation - 20%
Total - 100%
Recommended Tutors:
I don't have any recommended tutors personally, but seniors have mentioned Prof Chan Boh Yee and Annetha.
AB0601 Communication Management Fundamentals
ReplyDeleteLectures attended: No Lectures. It is 100% seminars.
Seminars attended: 100% (Ulrike Murfett)
Textbook(s): Communication Strategies for the Global Workplace, 2/e [ISBN : 9789814628327]
Assessment: Written Assessment (30%), Assignment (20%), Oral Presentation (30%), Class Participation (20%)
Comment(s):
To some, it is the dreaded presentation module. We have to admit that most of us are not born talented presenters. But hey, this is what this module is about. Granted, 3 months is not enough time to transform you into a professional presenter but it's a start.
Students with prior experience with presenting will definitely have an advantage for this module. I believe that if you do not, you will still learn a lot because that is the whole point of coming to school right?
In this module, you will learn basic concepts regarding approaches to presentation, various means of communication including non-verbal forms and email etiquette. All of which will be useful for you in the working world. This is definitely a module that is highly applicable for your future career.
Unless your style requires little practice before the actual presentation, be prepared to invest quite an amount of time for your presentations (at least 2 but subject to your tutor).
The textbook is written by my tutor! :) It is not compulsory but if you are worried that you will forget what you learnt, get it. E-book version available.
Updated as of AY17/18 Sem 1:
ReplyDeleteClass Participation - 25%
Social Media Assessment - 25%
Written Assessment - 20%
Oral Assessment - 30%
Total - 100%
The above assessments are all individual based, so it requires a fair bit of effort on your part. The Social Media Assessments and Oral Assessment are 3-min time-based presentations about a particular scenario as given by the Course Coordinator (Eg. Coming up with proposals to take advantage of business opportunities)
Generally, I would say not having your mind blanked out and presenting smoothly without too long an awkward pause is good enough. So make sure to rehearse your script well and sound natural without trying to sound to scripted or as if you are memorizing your script.
The class size is pretty small (<20), so there won't be too much a problem of stage fright.
Recommended Tutors:Constance Wee, Vivien Ler