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COM 425 Innovation is Our Tradition

• COM 425 Entire Course
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• COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
  CommunicationCOM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory
  into PracticeCOM 425 Week 1 Article Critique
  Does Communication Matter in All FieldsCOM 425
  Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of Organizational
  Communication SkillsCOM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using
  Active Listening

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• COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does
  Communication Matter in All Fields
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• Article Critique Does Communication Matter in
  ALL Fields? Read the article, A tool kit for the
  real world. In this article, the author discusses
  the importance of communication skills within a
  field that many people may not believe strong
  communication skills are necessary. Write a paper
  about your thoughts on this article. In your
  paper, be sure to also address the following

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• COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
  Communication
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• Formal vs. Informal Communication. Organizational
  communication can flow in many different
  directions and can take on various ways of being
  communicated through formal or informal channels.
  To illustrate this further, Chapter One of your
  textbook discusses formal and informal channels
  of communication.

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• COM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into Practice
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• Putting Theory into Practice. In Chapter Two of
  your textbook, the author discusses four
  different communication principles. Choose one
  principle and briefly explain it in your own
  words. Summarize what the principle is about and
  share an example from your own life that
  illustrates it.

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• COM 425 Week 2 Article Critique Dealing with
  Annoying Co-Workers
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• Article Critique Dealing with Annoying
  Co-Workers. Read the article entitled, How to
  deal with annoying co-workers. Write a paper
  about your thoughts on this article.
  Additionally, in your paper, be sure to address
  the following
• a. Share a time when you have encountered one of
  the six types of people described in the article

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• COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
  Organizational Communication Skills
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• Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication
  Skills. Many people believe that organizational
  communication skills should come naturally and
  are not difficult to obtain. However, this weeks
  readings might have given you a different
  perception. Effective organizational
  communication skills actually require a lot of
  time and practice.

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• COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening
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• Using Active Listening. One of the most effective
  ways that we can improve our communication within
  the organizational context is through adapting
  the language that we use. A simple, yet effective
  way to do this is through the method that your
  textbook describes as active listening. This
  strategy is explained in Chapter Four of your
  textbook.

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• COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates
  Organizational Culture
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• Your Culture Creates Organizational Culture. Some
  students think that they do not have much of a
  culture at their organization. The truth is that
  every organization has a culture! Your
  organizational culture can be related to the way
  that employees dress, the way that they
  communicate, or even how they decorate their work
  environment. An organizational culture is often
  formed through the many different people that
  make up the company.

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• COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict Resolution
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• Effective Conflict Resolution. For this
  multi-media assignment, watch the Tim Scudder
  Interview. Write a discussion response about a
  specific conflict you have experienced with
  someone else. Although preferred, the conflict
  does not have to be work-related.

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• COM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline (New
  Communication Structure)
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• Final Paper Outline. Read the Assignment
  Instructions for the Final Paper. Write a full
  sentence outline of your final paper (12 point
  font, Times New Roman font, double spaced). In
  your outline, create at least one section for
  each of the five concepts that you will use in
  your final paper.

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• COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique Email Etiquette
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• Article Critique Email Etiquette. Chapter Eight
  discusses the role of mediated communication in
  the workplace. Read the article entitled, Email
  etiquette Tips for professional email, then
  write a paper about your thoughts on this
  article. In your paper, be sure to also address
  the following

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• COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational
  Development
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• Barriers to Organizational Development. In
  Chapter Nine of your textbook, the author
  discusses the concept of organizational
  development. Although organizational development
  can be an effective way for companies to remain
  competitive, only about two-thirds of change
  efforts are actually successful.

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• COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in
  Organizations
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• Mediated Communication in Organizations. Mediated
  communication and social media (e.g., email,
  blogs, Facebook, Skype, and Twitter) have played
  a major role in changing the way that
  organizations engage in communication with their
  customers and with employees internally.

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• COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and Innovation
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• Stability and Innovation. Describe the concepts
  of organizational stability and organizational
  innovation. Provide a real-life example of how an
  organization has maintained stability and
  promoted innovation. You can use an example from
  your personal experiences in the workplace or an
  example that is discussed in Chapter Nine of your
  textbook.

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• COM 425 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Organizational
  Communication
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• Ethical Organizational Communication. Explain
  each of the three principles of ethical
  organizational communication, as outlined in
  Chapter Ten of your textbook. Then, describe how
  these principles are important during external
  organizational communication, such as lobbying,
  marketing or advertising.

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• COM 425 Week 5 Final Paper (New Communication
  Structure)
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• The purpose of the COM 425 Final Paper is to
  provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate
  your knowledge of the organizational
  communication concepts and skills that you have
  learned throughout this course.
• Imagine that you are proposing a new
  communication structure for an organization.

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