Professional Studies - Organizational Com Strategies

Catalog description

This course addresses key communication processes in organizations, including developing effective workplace relationships and nurturing organizational cultures and team work in increasingly complex, global organizations. Topics include change management communication strategies, how organizational hierarchies and other structures influence communication flows, the role of different social group identities in shaping individual's experiences within organizations, and managing virtual teams. Students will be able to identify the influence of organizational culture, power dynamics, and communication ethics on workplace communication patterns and outcomes, and will craft communication strategies to enhance workplace cultures, project outcomes and personal leadership communication skills.