Professional Communication Practice

COM10007 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn, Online Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One semester or equivalent

     

Contact hours

  • 36 hours over the teaching period, normally 3 hours per week

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.

2023 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1		 Hawthorn

Winter

Dates:
27 Feb 23 - 28 May 23

Results:
4 Jul 23

Last self enrolment:
12 Mar 23

Census:
31 Mar 23

Last withdraw without fail:
14 Apr 23

Dates:
19 Jun 23 - 30 Jul 23

Results:
15 Aug 23

Last self enrolment:
19 Jun 23

Census:
30 Jun 23

Last withdraw without fail:
14 Jul 23
More teaching periods
Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
31 Jul 23 - 29 Oct 23

Results:
5 Dec 23

Last self enrolment:
13 Aug 23

Census:
31 Aug 23

Last withdraw without fail:
15 Sep 23
Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 1		 Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 3

Dates:
13 Mar 23 - 11 Jun 23

Results:
4 Jul 23

Last self enrolment:
26 Mar 23

Census:
7 Apr 23

Last withdraw without fail:
28 Apr 23

Dates:
6 Nov 23 - 11 Feb 24

Results:
5 Mar 24

Last self enrolment:
19 Nov 23

Census:
1 Dec 23

Last withdraw without fail:
29 Dec 23

Prerequisites

Equivalents

CMS10003 Professional Communication Practice
COM60001 Professional Communication Practice
HAC113 Professional Communication Practice
Professional Communications Practice (HAM113)
Professional Communications Practice (LPR100)
Professional Communications Practice (LPR100KS) 
SLPR100 Professional Communication Practice 
MDA10007 Communications Theory and Practice. 

 
Anti-Requisites 
 
Professional Communications Practice (COM00001)

Aims and objectives

This unit introduces students to the vital part communication plays in professional life. In covering ideas and skills fundamental to professional communication success, it aims to build not only competence but also students’ confidence in functioning as ethical communicators, able to use a range of techniques to achieve desired communication, including across mobile, online, interactive and emerging forms of medial.

Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
 
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Identify and develop an industry standard model to interpret communication activity across diverse social and cultural communication contexts
2. Identify and develop personal and professional communication styles through collaborative feedback
3. Utilise foundational skills in researching, evaluating and presenting professional information across diverse and dynamic media formats
4. Display confidence in approaching involvement in different forms of professional communication
5. Assess the relevance of mobile, online, interactive and emerging forms of communication to professional communication requirements

Courses with unit

BA-MCMN Bachelor of Media and Communication
BA-MCMN PROF Bachelor of Media and Communication (Professional)
BB-MCMNBUS Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Media and Communication