Skills
MGC Communicating Business Decisions
Module II Speaking, Writing, Teamwork
Fall 2013
Contents:
1. Course Description and Learning Objectives
2. Relationship to other Courses at the Simon School
3. Communication and Office Hours
4. Textbooks and Required Material
5. Assignments, Case Studies, or Projects
6. Evaluation and Grading
7. Class Specifics
8. Course Schedule/Roadmap
Course Description and Learning Objectives
Communicating Business Decisions is a practical course with a singular aim: to strengthen communication skill. Its design rests on two assumptions. First, for a person to improve as a communicator, instruction must be individualized, based on repeated opportunities for practice and feedback. To create this condition MGC breaks from traditional business school conventions. It requires only single-author writing projects, convenes small groups in conference room settings for individual presentations, and employs an action-based workshop format for developing team management skills.
The second assumption is that the qualities of effective communication are largely known to members of an MBA community based on their experience, and that tapping this knowledge is a key to maximizing learning. To capitalize on this the course is structured for participation: lecture/discussion of communication concepts comprises approximately 20% of the course; practice in speaking, writing and teamwork, in which you will play teaching as well as learning roles, comprise the rest. In Module II you will experience three rounds of individual writing, two rounds of solo speaking, and one team project presentation, and within each, give and receive feedback. In sum, Communicating Business Decisions is personally oriented, practice-based and thoroughly participatory.
Relationship to Other Simon School Courses
MGC Module II assignment material is drawn from four Simon MBA Core courses: STR 401, ACC 401, FIN 402, and MKT
Module II Speaking, Writing, Teamwork
Fall 2013
Contents:
1. Course Description and Learning Objectives
2. Relationship to other Courses at the Simon School
3. Communication and Office Hours
4. Textbooks and Required Material
5. Assignments, Case Studies, or Projects
6. Evaluation and Grading
7. Class Specifics
8. Course Schedule/Roadmap
Course Description and Learning Objectives
Communicating Business Decisions is a practical course with a singular aim: to strengthen communication skill. Its design rests on two assumptions. First, for a person to improve as a communicator, instruction must be individualized, based on repeated opportunities for practice and feedback. To create this condition MGC breaks from traditional business school conventions. It requires only single-author writing projects, convenes small groups in conference room settings for individual presentations, and employs an action-based workshop format for developing team management skills.
The second assumption is that the qualities of effective communication are largely known to members of an MBA community based on their experience, and that tapping this knowledge is a key to maximizing learning. To capitalize on this the course is structured for participation: lecture/discussion of communication concepts comprises approximately 20% of the course; practice in speaking, writing and teamwork, in which you will play teaching as well as learning roles, comprise the rest. In Module II you will experience three rounds of individual writing, two rounds of solo speaking, and one team project presentation, and within each, give and receive feedback. In sum, Communicating Business Decisions is personally oriented, practice-based and thoroughly participatory.
Relationship to Other Simon School Courses
MGC Module II assignment material is drawn from four Simon MBA Core courses: STR 401, ACC 401, FIN 402, and MKT