Course Name:Advanced
Organizational Communication
Course Prefix: MPC
Course Number: 6450
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail): Susan Hafen,
shafen@weber.edu
Current Date: 11/13/2012
College: Arts & Humanities
Department: Communication
From Term: Fall
2010
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Current Course Subject
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Subject: MPC
Course Number: 6450 |
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Course Title: Advanced Organizational Communication
Abbreviated Course Title: Org Comm
| Course Type: | LEC |
Credit Hours: 3 or if variable hours: to
Contact Hours: Lecture 3 Lab Other
Grading Mode: standard
| This course is/will be: |
a
required course in a major program a required course in a minor program a required course in a 1- or 2- year program elective |
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
none other than graduate student admission
Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):
This course provides a graduate-level overview and introduction to the discipline of organizational communication in a global world. Class readings and discussions will include topics such as organizational structure/process, rationality and decision-making, (sub)cultures and socialization, individual and collective identities, networks, leadership, teams, power/control, conflict, change, technologies, and ethics. Case studies from current events and guest speakers will be used to apply theoretical concepts to actual organizational life.
Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)
Currently, the MPC
program has a course called Communicating Organizational Leadership, with a
proposal to change its title to Leadership. Leadership communication is just one
aspect of overall organizational communication, which is an entire discipline
and academic area of research. Undergraduate organizational communication majors
are required to take Comm 3550. Graduate students in a Master's of Professional
Communication are typically professionals working in organizations, so this
course is an important elective for them. It is also an advanced course, so that
MPC students who are Comm graduates and took Comm 3550 earlier will gain an
advanced understanding of the subject matter. We anticipate that this course
will be taught annually and taken by the majority of MPC students as one of
their electives.
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for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?
No other graduate Communication courses address this topic.
3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.
MBA 6120, Organizational Behavior, is the only grad course across campus that is similar to MPC 6450, Advanced Organizational Communication. Although both address communication in organizations, the MBA course is focused on organizational effectiveness from a business profit-centered perspective. The MPC course focuses on the interdependence of internal and external forms of organizational communication, their theory and practice, and a critical analysis of organizational messages and discourse.
4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?
no
If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).