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BCOM 475 Entire Course

• BCOM 475 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Communication Approach Matrix
• BCOM 475 Week 1 DQ 1
• BCOM 475 Week 1 DQ 2
• BCOM 475 Week 2 Individual Assignment
  Communication and Culture Paper
• BCOM 475 Week 2 Team Assignment Current Event
  News Article
• BCOM 475 Week 2 DQ 1
• BCOM 475 Week 2 DQ 2
• BCOM 475 Week 3 Individual Assignment Discussion
• BCOM 475 Week 3 Team Assignment Internal
  Communication Strategy
• BCOM 475 Week 3 DQ 1
• BCOM 475 Week 3 DQ 2
• BCOM 475 Week 4 Team Assignment External
  Communication Strategy
• BCOM 475 Week 4 DQ 1

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BCOM 475 Week 1 DQ 1

• What are communication functions in a classically
  run organization? What are communication
  functions in an organization run with a human
  relations approach? How do these functions differ?

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BCOM 475 Week 1 DQ 2

• What are the key components to a strong
  organizational culture? How might an organization
  communicate its culture outside the company?

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BCOM 475 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Communication Approach Matrix

• Locate the Communication Approach Matrix in the
  course materials section of the student website.
• Complete the matrix to compare communication in
  four management approaches.

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BCOM 475 Week 2 DQ 1

• What are the key components of persuasive
  communication? How does Abraham Maslows
  Hierarchy of Human Needs affect persuasion?
  Provide an example of how you might use
  persuasion to change a behavior in the workplace.
  Please be thorough in your response.

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BCOM 475 Week 2 DQ 2

• What is conflict? Identify and define the five
  styles of conflict management? Please provide a
  thorough response.

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BCOM 475 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Communication and Culture Paper

• Consider a network you are a part of. This could
  be your work environment, school, neighborhood,
  family, or your online social network.
• Explain your role in the network, your links, and
  your relationship with those links.
• Describe a situation that you have experienced in
  this network involving conflict. Select a
  communication channel you used to resolve the
  situation, and explain why you made this
  selection.
• Write a 700- to 800-word paper describing your
  experience. Cite your sources consistent with APA
  guidelines.

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BCOM 475 Week 2 Team Assignment Current Event
News Article

• Select a current event article that relates to
  the weekly course objectives and discussion
  questions for the week.
• Write a two page summary (in your own words) of
  the article. Use APA format with appropriate
  citations.
• Explain how the current event applies to one or
  more weekly objectives and concepts discussed in
  the weeks Discussion Questions.
• Submit your summary to the Assignments link.

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BCOM 475 Week 3 DQ 1

• What does O'Rourke identify as the principles of
  communications? How important are these
  principles to strategic communications? Create an
  example in which you respond to each of the
  principles in a real-world context. Specify where
  the principles are applied in the example.

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BCOM 475 Week 3 DQ 2

• What are some of the considerations you need to
  think about when developing a communication
  strategy? Are these different for an internal
  communication versus an external communication?
  Thoroughly explain your answer.

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BCOM 475 Week 3 Individual Assignment Discussion

• Locate the Week Three Individual Assignment
  discussion thread in the Main forum. Click reply
  and post a 450- to 500- word count response
  covering the objectives of the assignment. Please
  be sure to change the subject header to include
  your name.

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BCOM 475 Week 3 Team Assignment Internal
Communication Strategy

• Begin your teams Strategic Communications Plan
  by developing an Internal Communication Strategy
  to help facilitate the change.
• Discuss the companies involved in the merger.
  Include the culture of each company and how the
  companies are similar or different. Describe the
  conflict that might develop because of the
  differences.
• Determine the internal communication strategy
  your team will use to facilitate the change and
  resolve the possible conflicts.
• Identify the messages you want to deliver to your
  audience.
• Describe how you plan to deliver your messages
  for example, through presentations, memos,
  e-mails, and so forth. You may choose multiple
  ways to deliver your message. How often do

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BCOM 475 Week 4 DQ 1

• What are the implications of technology on
  internal communications and external
  communications? Provide an example of technology
  aiding the communication process. Provide an
  example of technology hindering the process.

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BCOM 475 Week 4 DQ 2

• What are three new trends in technology? What is
  the effect those technologies might have on
  business communications?

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BCOM 475 Week 4 Team Assignment External
Communication Strategy

• What are some of the considerations you need to
  think about when developing a communication
  strategy? Are these different for an internal
  communication versus an external communication?
  Thoroughly explain your answer.

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BCOM 475 Week 5 DQ 1

• Define business ethics. How does an organization
  communicate its ethical standards? What might an
  organization do to enforce its ethical standards?

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BCOM 475 Week 5 DQ 2

• What steps does a company need to take to achieve
  successful strategic communication? How are these
  steps incorporated into a communications plan?
• Determine Goal
• Identify and Profile Audience
• Develop Messages
• Select Communication Channels
• Choose Activities and Materials
• Establish Partnerships
• Implement the Plan
• Evaluate and Make Mid-Course Corrections

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BCOM 475 Week 5 Team Assignment Strategic
Communications Plan

• Consider the same merger you used for your
  previous Learning Team Assignments. Review the
  external communication strategy and internal
  communication strategy your team developed.
• Create a strategic communications plan to help
  the merging companies get through the first year
  of the merger. Include the following in your
  strategic communications plan
• Overview Address the issue and provide some
  background information.
• Situational analysis Consider political,
  economic, social, ethical, and technological
  factors that are involved in the issue and
  perform a SWOTT analysis. Address the competition
  and media involvement.

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