In this senior capstone course, students participate in a semester-long project to observe an organization while applying communication theories and concepts that they have learned throughout their time in the program. After observing the organization and conducting informal interviews with some of its members, students identify a…

Summer learning is a research-based strategy shown to help prevent summer learning loss and support students who may be below grade level to grow before the next school year. Summer learning is also appropriate for all students to accelerate learning. This strategy is particularly important in the summer of 2021 as states, districts, and schools…

Organizational communication extends beyond communication that takes place in an organizational context to the ways communication is used to organize and facilitate activity. This article is designed to enhance organizational communication pedagogy practices by highlighting foundational concepts and content areas that should be included in…

Organizations have changed dramatically over the last decade as globalization, new technology, and generational shifts shape almost every aspect of twenty-first century American society. Ideally, communication education would prepare students for experiences in the workplaces they will join after they graduate, but some have suggested that…

Examines three approaches to the study of organizational communication: organizational behavior, organizational communication, and business communication. Compares philosophies, concerns, and methodologies of these approaches. Examines critical issues, such as academic respectability, centrality, and the consequences of studying organizational…

This outline contains categories on the origins, theories, processes, principles, and problems associated with organizational communication. (RL)

Describes various exercises that can be used in teaching organizational communication concepts using an experiential approach. (MH)

Discusses the emergence of a new discipline and the obstacles to developing a managerial communication course. (PD)

Calls for more emphasis on the telephone and related technologies in organizational and interpersonal communication courses. (PD)

Argues that, as human resource development programs in organizations expand, communication educators need to address the issue of training communication trainers within the context of the consultation process. Outlines a college course on communication training and consulting, including course structure, major assignments, and ethical…

Discusses the problems in teaching parliamentary procedure. Available from American Institute of Parliamentarians, 229 Army Post Road, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50315; sc $1.25. (JMF)

This overview of an English course, "Writing for Government, Business, and Industry" (listed as English 339 at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota), emphasizes the essential elements of audience and voice. Composition theorists' assertion that the absence of voice is symptomatic of a profound developmental deficit (suggesting an…

Describes how a graduate class in communication consulting might be structured. Includes a list of readings and class assignments. (PD)

Offers a description of a capstone course for undergraduates (majoring in either organizational or interpersonal communication) designed to help students understand and manage the interconnections between their personal and work lives. Discusses course assignments and evaluation as well as student response. (SR)

In order to determine whether organizational communication (OC) had matured as an academic field, a study examined the course structure, course content, and teaching practices of a variety of OC courses. A 19-item questionnaire was sent to 762 OC professionals, 73 of whom indicated that they actually taught OC courses. Results showed that the…