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2. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Entire Course (Ash Course) COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does Communication Matter in All Fields • 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 Skills • 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.

3. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs COM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into Practice (Ash Course) • 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. • 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.

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

5. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates Organizational Culture • 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. • 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,

6. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict Resolution COM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline • 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. Discuss why the conflict was not handled effectively and what could have been done differently • 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.

7. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational Development • 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: • 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.

8. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in Organizations COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and Innovation • 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. • 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.

9. COM 425 ASH Course Tutorial COM 425 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Organizational Communication COM 425 Week 5 Final Paper • 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. • 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.

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