BU1000 - Business Communication and Information Technology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Not available to new students. Only available to students enrolled pre 2005 with the appropriate approval.

This subject establishes the importance of communication and information management in contemporary business practice. It seeks to build skills in written and oral communication and pays attention to the standards and practices of writing and delivering business messages. It approaches the topics of business communication and information management using an array of methods and disciplinary perspectives.

Learning Outcomes

• build an awareness of the credibility of good communication and information management in contemporary business;
• build and enhance computer skills in communication and information management with a business orientation;
• develop a range of specific skills pertaining to written and oral communication.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU1000

Availabilities
, , Study Period 31
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Face to face teaching 17-Jan-2005 to 11-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	coe-pjb
Lecturers:	afpma1, coe-pjb.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (15%); (10%); (35%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.