You are to write a 2000-word report (formal business report structure). You should analyze the communication hierarchy and structure of an organization (or another situation if you have not worked in an organization – institution, club, charity, association, school or University in which communication is systemic).

 

The report will address several of the key themes covered by the unit - leadership and management communication styles, interpersonal skills, team and group dynamics, the emotional climate of the organization, verbal and non-verbal cues, oral and written communication processes, work culture, intercultural communication – to name a few. It is not necessary to evaluate your organization against every theme covered in the unit– just those that are pertinent to the organization and to your analysis of it. However, there will be an expectation that your assignment will clearly display an understanding of the modelling, theory and basic skills detailed throughout the Unit.

 

You should include visual design elements in your assignment. These visual design have to be created by you cannot be a copy pasted of the internet, they have to be made by you and tailored for you specific organization. These may include maps, surveys and diagrams/graphs. These must be cut and pasted into one-word document so that it can be submitted into Turnitin. You should explain the significance of these elements within the report. You should evaluate the effectiveness of the organizations communications hierarchy and/or structure and you report should present your argument based on this evaluative process. You should take a position on how successful the organization’s communication structure (or elements of it) are. Finally, you should make recommendations on how communication processes could be improved based on the ideas presented in this Unit.

 

Throughout your document, you should support your observations and analysis by referring to scholarly materials. A minimum of 10 scholarly (peer reviewed) sources is expected in a first year assignment of this length. Evidence of a deeper approach to your research will attract a higher mark.

 

You will present your response to this task in a formal Business Report. Your report will be primarily evaluated by your Tutor on four levels:

 

• Your choice of organization (the organization must be named within the report),

 

• The appropriateness and comprehensiveness of your independent scholarly research and your ability to use this research to support your analysis, findings and discussion. A minimum of 10 scholarly/peer reviewed references are required for this assignment.

 
• Your choice and application of appropriate communication models, theory, techni