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COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1
COM 350 Entire Course
COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1 COM 350 Week 1 DQ 2 COM
350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three
Communication Problems Consequences and
Solutions COM 350 Week 2 DQ 1 COM 350 Week 2
DQ 2 COM 350 Week 2 DQ 3 COM 350 Week 2 DQ 4
What communication duties should be done by
supervisors and employees to ensure an
effectively operating organization? From your
experience, how consistently are these duties
being completed? Why or why not? What are the
barriers to good communication leadership? (Ch. 4)
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COM 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three
Communication Problems Consequences and
Solutions
COM 350 Week 1 DQ 2
What are your reactions to the Principles of
Peons? How have you seen these principles in
operation in your work experience? If these
principles are true, what are their effects on
communication? What must a leader do to foster
open communication? What can an employee do to
open up communication? Will you do anything
differently in the future? (Ch.1)
Complete the University of Phoenix Material
Organizational Orientations Worksheet located on
the Week One of the student website.
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COM 350 Week 2 DQ 2
COM 350 Week 2 DQ 1
Complete the Organizational Orientations
Worksheet. Answer the questions in Part B and
post in your Individual forum. Next, select the
orientation you are least familiar with. What
information, and in what form, do people of that
orientation want? What must leaders do,
communication-wise, when working with people of
that communication style? When responding to
others postings offer additional actions leaders
can take based on your experience in
organizations. (Ch. 7)
Considering Tannenbaum and Schmidts Seven Step
Continuum of Leadership Orientations, what
decision step(s) have you seen used most often by
leaders in organizations? Based on your
experience about what helps organizations be
successful, what specific decisions would you
recommend be made at each step? How might the
Seven Step Continuum be used to improve
communication? (Ch. 10)
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COM 350 Week 2 DQ 4
COM 350 Week 2 DQ 3
Communicating effectively inside organizations
takes planning and follow through. Attached you
will find a Communication Plan. 1) Think about a
recent important event in your company (or an
experience from the past) where effective
communication was essential for the success of
the event and reducing the resistance of the
employees. 2) Fill in the Communication Plan
identifying the audiences, key messages,
vehicles, timing and identification of who
delivered the information. 3) Feel free to talk
with others to collect information about the
What changes is your organization experiencing?
Are people resisting these changes? Why are they
resisting? How are they demonstrating their
resistance? What do they want to know before they
can buy in? What communication steps could a
leader use to reduce resistance? (Chap. 13)
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COM 350 Week 3 DQ 1
COM 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Characteristics that are Common to Organizations
Paper
The text lists a) needs that people have as
members of organizations to be productive and
satisfied and b) needs that organizations have
for people to fulfill the goals. Which people
needs are not being met by your organization?
Which organization needs are people not
providing? How do you find out what needs are not
being met? What 2-3 specific communication
actions can be taken for each of the situations?
(Ch. 1)
Resources The Research Process Choose an
organization with which you are familiar. Prepare
a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that describes the
culture and common characteristics of the
organization you have chosen, given your current
understanding of the common characteristics of
organizations presented in your readings from
Week One and Two. Cite at least two peer-reviewed
references in addition to the text and be sure to
address the following questions in your paper
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COM 350 Week 3 DQ 3
COM 350 Week 3 DQ 2
Most of us have experience in traditional
organizations. Based on your experience and the
text, answer the following questions What makes
organizational communication effective in
traditional organizations? How can leaders and
employees use informal and formal communication
to further the goals of the organization? What
topics are presented more effectively when
communicated in a centralized mode? What topics
are presented more effectively in a decentralized
mode? What communication tools/vehicles would be
used in each case? (Ch. 3)
With a familiar organization in mind, identify
key information technology and globalization-relat
ed advances that are being implemented or will
soon be implemented. Are the changes more
automation or infomation oriented? What
impact are those advances having on the
communication processes and organization
structure of that organization? How are leaders
and employees affected? What communication would
you recommend to ensure the advances are
effective? (Ch. 2)
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COM 350 Week 3 Learning Team Summary and
Reference List
COM 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Managerial
Communication Interview Paper
Refer to the University of Phoenix Material Final
Learning Team Paper and Presentation located in
Week One of the COM/350 student website.
Instructions and details of the assignment are
included.
Select a manager within an organization to
interview. When interviewing the individual,
obtain information regarding specific
communication breakdowns. Specifically, ask how
these breakdowns influenced the managers ability
to function effectively in the job.
Communication breakdowns in internal politics
Communication breakdowns in decision making
Communication breakdowns in leadership
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COM 350 Week 4 DQ 2
COM 350 Week 4 DQ 1
What formal and informal communication activities
and ICT tools/ methods are used by leaders in
each of the four styles traditional,
transactional, transformational and network?
Which style is LEAST familiar to you and what new
communication skills or behaviors would you have
to develop to be effective in that style?
What is your experience with PDM (participative
decision making)? What specific conditions make
it the right management approach? When should
it be avoided? What steps can a leader take to
ensure that PDM works?
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COM 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Organizational Strategies Case Study
COM 350 Week 4 DQ 3
Resources Strategic Organizational Communication
in a Global Economy Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word
case study analysis of The Power of Rewards at
Industry International located in Ch. 3 of
Strategic Organizational Communication in a
Global Economy. Answer the following questions in
your analysis - What does strategic
organizational communication mean?
Describe the structure of your current (or a
recent) organization (traditional, relational,
cultural, network or a combination). Based on the
text and your experience, a) describe what is
required for communication to be effective in
each structure, b) define the best communication
opportunities and vehicles for the organization
you selected. Next, c) evaluate the effectiveness
of the communication strategy in that
organization and d) what should be improved and
how? (Ch. 4-6)
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COM 350 Week 5 Final Learning Team Paper and
Presentation
COM 350 Week 4 Learning Team Post Paper Outline
and 1 PowerPoint slide
Refer to the University of Phoenix Material Final
Learning Team Paper and Presentation located in
Week One of the COM/350 student website.
Instructions and details of the assignment are
included.
Refer to the University of Phoenix Material Final
Learning Team Paper and Presentation located in
Week One of the COM/350 student website.
Instructions and details of the assignment are
included.
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COM 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment Change
Communication Plan Proposal Matrix
Resources Communication Themes Matrix Complete
the University of Phoenix Material Communication
Themes Matrix located on the Week Five of the
student website.
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