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COM105 - Business and Communication Skills

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Business

(IDC103)

Unit Description

This unit equips students with essential skills required by business professionals, as well as student undertaking academic study. It develops academic literacies such as critical thinking, conducting desktop research, reading and reviewing secondary sources, professional writing, appropriate referencing, and presenting ideas in a range of contexts and formats. The unit also imparts the key professional skills required to operate effectively in dynamic business environments, including communication, negotiation and conflict resolution, stakeholder management, resilience and overcoming challenges, as well as career planning.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply skills for life-long learning and performing effectively at university and in dynamic professional settings.
2.	Identify and discuss the challenges professionals face in the modern business environment.
3.	Analyse and discuss ideas and issues presented in oral, visual and written formats across a range of contexts.
4.	Explore and analyse fundamental concepts and issues relating to sustainability and sustainable development.
5.	Apply situation awareness skills to assertively deal with various types of people, in a variety of contexts.
6.	Work effectively as an individual or as part of a team.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online multiple-choice quizzes (2 x 30 min)	10%	1 - Apply skills for life-long learning and performing effectively at university and in dynamic professional settings. 2 - Identify and discuss the challenges professionals face in the modern business environment. 5 - Apply situation awareness skills to assertively deal with various types of people, in a variety of contexts. 6 - Work effectively as an individual or as part of a team.
2.	Project-based written assessment (1,200 - 1,500 words)	40%	1 - Apply skills for life-long learning and performing effectively at university and in dynamic professional settings. 2 - Identify and discuss the challenges professionals face in the modern business environment. 3 - Analyse and discuss ideas and issues presented in oral, visual and written formats across a range of contexts. 4 - Explore and analyse fundamental concepts and issues relating to sustainability and sustainable development. 6 - Work effectively as an individual or as part of a team.
3.	Written Assessment (1,500-2,000 Words)	50%	1 - Apply skills for life-long learning and performing effectively at university and in dynamic professional settings. 2 - Identify and discuss the challenges professionals face in the modern business environment. 3 - Analyse and discuss ideas and issues presented in oral, visual and written formats across a range of contexts. 4 - Explore and analyse fundamental concepts and issues relating to sustainability and sustainable development. 5 - Apply situation awareness skills to assertively deal with various types of people, in a variety of contexts. 6 - Work effectively as an individual or as part of a team.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method
2023	Semester 1	Internal	CDU Waterfront Darwin	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR
2023	Semester 2	Internal	CDU Waterfront Darwin	OLR
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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