77E18000 - Organizational Communication, Lecture, 15.9.2021-22.10.2021

Topic outline

• Program and Schedule
  Please note that the course will be taught online. The Zoom-link (recurring=same link to every lecture) is https://aalto.zoom.us/j/66490663836?pwd=cXdQOTA3ZVA1R0o4c3J1SVYycUF1UT09. If the Zoom application asks for passcode, enter code 303692.

  Please also note that participating in the first lecture is mandatory. 

  Instructions, materials, and assignments will be available at this site before the course starts. 

  Date and Session	Content/objective	Readings
  Wed 15.9. Lecture 1: Introduction to the course themes and assignments	The concept of organizational communication; academic and practical scope of the field	None
  Fri 17.9. Lecture 2: From theory and research towards the practice of Organizational Communication	Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of organizational theory and their impact on organizational communication research	Garner et al. (2016)
  Wed 22.9. Lecture 3: Methods of measuring, auditing and analyzing OC	Learning about analysis methods of OC and their applicability in different organizational settings	Tourish & Hargie 2017
  Fri 24.9. Lecture 4: Role of communication in leading and managing people at work	Learning about the interconnectedness of communication and leading and managing people at work	Biganeh & Young, 2021
  Wed 29.9. Lecture 5: The changing role of employee communications	Learning about how the role of communications is becoming more and more strategic in organizations; Learning about skills needed in communication work	Mishra et al. 2014
  Fri 1.10. Lecture 6: Barriers to effective organizational communication	Learning about reasons that hinder effective organizational communication – and learning how to overcome the barriers	“Communication barriers” (Chapter in Open Textbook on Organizational Behavior, note that this reading is without an author name, so you can refer to it just by using the chapter's title)
  Wed 6.10. Lecture 7: Organizational communication and the virtual work environment	Learning about the challenges and benefits of the virtual work environment	Jarvenpaa & Keating 2021
  Fri 8.10. Lecture 8: Mapping the best practices of organizational communication	Offering insights and tips on how to manage and lead through communication	Young & Post 1993
  Independent case work, no lectures on 13.10., 15.10., and 20.10
  Fri 22.10. Lecture 9: Case presentations and feedback	Presentations of the group projects

  
  

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    General discussion Forum

    Use this "General discussion" forum to exchange ideas or questions about the articles or the themes we have been addressing in the course. This was something together came up as an idea in our second lecture. Two notes: 1) this is simply for you yourselves and your own interest, so please do not feel pressure to take part in the discussion for the sake of just showing our activity. 2) I as a teacher of course keep reading the discussion and might participate out of my interest, but please do not expect me answer any detailed questions of, e.g. how should this or this thing in the reading be understood. This is more like exchanging opinions. 

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