COMM 340

COURSE CODE: COMM 340

COURSE TITLE: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Comm 340 is a 3-unit course that provides analytical lenses for the examination of organizational communication processes and structure and of other organizational concepts and issues.

PREREQUISITE: None

COURSE GOAL: 

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

• discuss the multiple perspectives of organizational communication; 
• explain organizational communication concepts from various theoretical positions; and 
• apply the various theoretical lenses in studying/analyzing organizational communication. 

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Unit I. Theoretical Position on the Relationship Between Communication and Organization
  • Module 1. Communication occurs in organization: The Functional School
  • Module 2. Communication produces organization: The Interpretive and the Critical Schools
  • Module 3. Communication constitutes organization: The Montreal School
• Unit II. Organizational Concepts Viewed Differently by the Various Schools
  • Module 4. Organizational Process
  • Module 5. Organizational Structure and Network
  • Module 6. Organizational Culture
• Unit III. Studying/Researching Organizational Communication
  • Module 7. The Deductive Approach
  • Module 8. The Inductive Approach
  • Module 9. The Abductive Approach