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COM320 Professional Public Relations Communication Practice (16)

Abstract

This is the capstone subject of the degrees. It requires students to demonstrate their academic and professional attainment through researching an implenting a real project to achieve change and delivering an academic study into contemporary communication practice.

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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Communication and Creative Industries

Enrolment restrictions

Students must have passed all prior subject in the course structure before enrolling in this subject.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:


  • be able to operationalise and set objectives in an organisational context


  • be able to demonstrate organisational communication planning skills


  • be able to demonstrate and understanding of client liaison and communication principles


  • be able to present project proposals,and


  • be able to evaluate their communication objectives.


  • be able to understand the theoretical organisational principles associated with external publics


  • be able to demonstrate a knowledge of how technology is changing the way organisation's communicate


  • be able to understand communities can harm organisations


  • be able to understand principles of common good v private interest


  • be able to demonstarte an awareness of customer relationship management principles


  • be able to demonstrate a knowledge of marketing communications and cause related marketing


  • be able to demonstrate an awareness of all new media horizons


  • be able to understand investor relations and corporate governance


  • be able to discusswhat future studies prdict for organisational communication, and


  • be able to understand the role of public relations in 2010. 

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
1. Students are required to conduct an organisational communication project for a real client that effects a real change for the client organisation. The first step is to have approved a proposal (worth 15 per cent ), and then deliver a full report at the end of the session (worth 50 per cent) on the implementation of the project and an evaluation of its effectiveness. 2. Students are to complete an academic desk research project (35 per cent) on a contemporary communication or public relations issue that is scholastic in style and rigour.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.