BUSN40001 - Professional Business Communication

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Professional Business Communication introduces students to elements of effective oral communication for participation in business meetings, presenting training sessions and for constructing written communications to both internal and external clients. Self reflection and peer assessment is emphasised as a tool for self management and the development of team work and interpersonal skills appropriate for future success in a professional career.

Details

Level Non-award
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Enrolled in a Professional Year Program and have attended the Opening ACS Bootcamp

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Non-award unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical and Written Assessment 67%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 33%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Understand the importance of effective communication to the business environment and to their own career success.
  2. Prepare written business communications for both internal and external clients using appropriate sentence structure, spelling and grammar.
  3. Understand the link between communication skills and  interpersonal skills for professional networking and effective team work.
  4. Participate in and/or chair a meeting within the workplace.
  5. Present technical information utilising a range of public speaking techniques and appropriate presentation technologies.
  6. Evaluate their own competence with English language and develop an action plan for on-going improvement in communication skills.

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