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• COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP)

• COM 350 Entire Course (UOP)

• 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)

• 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

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COM 350 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three
Communication Problems Consequences and
Solutions (UOP)
  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 1 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP)
  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)

• 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)

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COM 350 Week 2 DQ 4 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP)
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
communication process.
  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 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Characteristics Organizations Paper (UOP)
  Description Reviews (0) Week 3 DQ 1The 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 ProcessChoose 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-
How does your selected organization exhibit the
common characteristics listed below?
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COM 350 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP)
  Week 3 DQ 3Most 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?
Week 3 DQ 2With a familiar organization in
mind, identify key information technology and
globalization-related 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 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Managerial
Communication Interview Paper (UOP)
  Description Reviews (1) 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 leadershipPrepare a
1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you summarize
the interview and discuss the specific
communication breakdowns.
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COM 350 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP)
COM 350 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP)
  Week 4 DQ 2What 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 5 Final Learning Team Paper and
Presentation (UOP)
COM 350 Week 4 Learning Team Post Paper Outline
and 1 PowerPoint slide (UOP)
  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 4 Individual Assignment
Organizational Strategies Case Study (UOP)
COM 350 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP)
  Resources Strategic Organizational
Communication in a Global EconomyPrepare 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?
  Week 4 DQ 3Describe 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 Individual Assignment Change
Communication Plan Proposal Matrix (UOP)
 
  Resources Communication Themes MatrixComplete
the University of Phoenix Material Communication
Themes Matrix located on the Week Five of the
student website.
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