This unit examines the role of employee voice in organisational communication. Employee voice is often framed in conflict with organisation leadership. This unit explores contemporary challenges in the postmodern workplace for organisational culture, maintaining employee loyalty, and facilitating change. Students learn contemporary methods and media used for organisational communication and employee engagement.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and summarise the role of employee voice, agency and engagement in organisational communication;
2. Recognise and respond to a range of contemporary institutional, political and cultural issues in organisational communication;
3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of organisational communications practices in change management contexts; and
4. Articulate the importance and influence of organisational relationships and the role of leadership in communication practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.