Organizational Communication

Catalog description

This course emphasizes the development of critical-thinking, communication and team-building skills among students and focuses on enhancing team dynamics, leadership and communication. For six weeks, students will engage in a global virtual team experience with students from other universities and other countries. As a result, students will know how to work in a virtual work environment using virtual collaboration tools (IBM Connections), manage virtual team processes and collaboration and develop leadership skills. Using case studies, we will explore crisis communications and corporate social responsibility as it relates to team coordination, leadership and ethics. The course complements individual communication skills students have developed in other courses. Junior standing or above, Business students only.