Organisation and Management
BA in Language and International Business Communication (SIV), 3rd semester
Literature:
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Tourish, D. and Hargie, O. (2004): Key Issues in Organisational Communication. London
and New York. Routledge (KEY ISSUES)
Lassen, I. (2006): Organisation and Management. A Reader. Compendium. (OMAR)
Lassen, I. (2006): Organisation and Management: Written Assignments
Course Readings and activities
Written Assignments: Submission
dates
Wednesdays, 12.15-13.45 (room 3.117)
Week 36 (6/9)
a) Introduction to course, materials, etc.
b) Readings
Prepare: OMAR, pp. 5-41: Making sense of
Management (Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis)
c) Introduction to genre analysis (Inger L.)
Prepare: Pp 85-100 in Written Assignments
(Bhatia, Analysing Genre: Product and self
promotion in business settings) (job applications
and sales promotion letters)
Week 37 (13/9)
a) Readings
Prepare: OMAR, pp. 42-80: Managing
Communications
b) Genre analysis
Prepare: Pp 77-83 (minus example 2, pp 81-83 in
written assignments) (Fairclough: Critical
Discourse Analysis: Marketization of Public
Discourse: The Universities (job ads)
Week 38 (20/9)
Classes cancelled
Classes cancelled
Week 39 (27/9)
a) Readings
Prepare: KEY ISSUES, chapters 1 and 2, pp 136
b) Genre analysis (group exercise in class)
Analysing sample job ads (pp 49-53)
Week 40 (4/10)
a) Discussion of assignment 1
b) Replying to a job ad (writing exercise based
on assignment 1 + pp 55-62 in Written
Assignments)
c) Readings
Prepare: KEY ISSUES, chapter 3, pp 37-59
Submit Assignment 1: Translating a job ad
(pairwork)
Deadline: Thursday 28 September at 12 noon
Submit Assignment 2: Writing a job ad
(individual work)
Deadline: Thursday 5 October at 12 noon
Week 41 (11/10)
a) Discussion of assignment 2
b) Readings
Prepare: KEY ISSUES, chapters 4 and 5, pp 6095
Week 42 (18/10)
Mid-term break
Week 43 (25/10)
a) Readings
Prepare: KEY ISSUES, chapter 6, pp 96-112
b) Writing exercise: Writing your own CV
Prepare: Pp 101-110 in Written Assignments
(Björk & Räisänen, job application letters,
covering letters and CVs
Week 44 (1/11)
a) Discussion of assignment 3
b) Presentation of CVs
c) Readings
Prepare: OMAR, pp 83-101, Management
knowledge and learning
Week 45 (8/11)
a) Discussion of assignment 4
b) Readings
Prepare:
OMAR, pp 101-118 (from Fads and fashions)
KEY ISSUES, chapter 7, pp 113-129
c) Evaluation
Translation exercises:
Letters in Written Assignments, pp 63-74
(Various HR correspondence), time permitting.
August 2006/ Inger Lassen
The time-table may be subject to changes.
No classes
Submit Assignment 3: Translating introductory
material in personnel manual (individual work)
Deadline: Thursday 26 October at 12 noon
Submit Assignment 4: Translating extract from
performance appraisal interview guidelines
(pairwork)
Deadline: Thursday 2 November at 12 noon