[CMN2148] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (74 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2148
• Professor: Mary Hawkins

Document Summary

Develop knowledge, sensitivity, skill, and value competencies through interaction of theory, practice, and analysis. Define and describe the human communication process. Understanding communication as a key to organizational excellence. Understand human communication as creating shared realities, shared meanings. Distinguish among interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication. Practice analysis capabilities: develop your ability to analyze and think outside the box. Nature of innovation: outsourcing (cheap labor argument) Jobs of the conceptual age: teacher, lawyer, media & writers, medicine, engineering, finance. Characterized by; rapid change associated with mass production of information, change requiring consistent involvement in the learning of new activities, processes and technologies. 2 communication, inquiry, critical and creative thinking, qualitative literacy, cultural knowledge, teamwork, synthesis of learning and strong personal ethics will be highly valued. Organizational excellence stems from dedicated people who are motivated to work together and who share similar values and visions about the results of their efforts.