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GMBA8031 – Communicate with Impact

2023 – Coursera term 2, Online-scheduled-weekday

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Professor Chris Baumann
chris.baumann@mq.edu.au
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Credit points Credit points
5
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to GMBA or GradCertGlobalBusPrac
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

The ability to effectively communicate and persuade others is an increasingly crucial managerial and leadership skill. Traditional and common sense models of communication often fail to capture the complex, interactive and dramatic nature of what this involves. This unit attempts to remedy this gap by helping you to develop knowledge, capabilities and skills in the following areas of communication and persuasion: their character and significance; different forms and styles; situational, cultural and global factors in determining effectiveness; and the nature of communication programs and persuasion campaigns in innovation projects and transformation programs.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Critically evaluate a range of theories to decode the components of persuasive communications
  • ULO2: Apply a range of different strategies in a variety of context to build rapport, overcome resistance, and find acceptance, individually and/or in collaboration with peers.
  • ULO3: Develop skills to interpret the motivation of the audience and influence the way they think and feel to support your ideas

General Assessment Information

Late submissions of assessments 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm (Sydney time). A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Special Consideration

To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.

The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.

Word limits

Anything beyond a stated assessment word limit (other than your reference list) may not be marked. Seek any further clarification from the unit convenor.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Decoding persuasive communications 40% No Week 3
Pitch presentation 60% No Week 6

Decoding persuasive communications

Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 40%

 

Length: 1,000 words (excl. references) for the critical reflection plus discussion posts Format: Written report Task: In this assignment, you will be asked to conduct an analysis of persuasive communication, review peer submissions and write a critical reflection.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Critically evaluate a range of theories to decode the components of persuasive communications

Pitch presentation

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 60%

 

Length: 10 minute multimedia presentation plus individual contribution Format: Multimedia presentation Task: In this assignment, you will be asked to create a pitch presentation as a team. You will then create an individual contribution that analyses and responds to the pitch. For detailed information and the marking criteria, please refer to the section Course Resources - Assessment Information in your online unit. You will submit your completed task via the Assignment submission link in your online unit.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply a range of different strategies in a variety of context to build rapport, overcome resistance, and find acceptance, individually and/or in collaboration with peers.
  • Develop skills to interpret the motivation of the audience and influence the way they think and feel to support your ideas

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Please refer to Coursera.

Unit Schedule

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Live Events will take place via Zoom each week starting in Week 1 and ending in Week 6. The links to the events are available via Live Events in the Coursera unit.

You will need to use your Macquarie University student Zoom account to access the Live Events.

Attending the Live Event each week is an opportunity to engage with the unit content, your Unit Convenor, and classmates. Students are strongly advised to attend the Live Events. Recordings of the live events will be made available shortly after the event and can be accessed via the Coursera unit content.

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Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

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Unit information based on version 2023.02 of the Handbook