Syllabus

Title
5449 Critical Perspectives on Management Communication
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Mautner
Contact details
gerlinde.mautner@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/13/19 to 02/20/19
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
This class is only offered in summer semesters.
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course - Critical Perspectives on Management Communication
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 03/04/19 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.374
Monday 03/18/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.0.374
Monday 03/25/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.0.374
Monday 04/01/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.0.374
Monday 06/17/19 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.374
Tuesday 06/18/19 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.374

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Contents
  • The role of language in management
  • Critical perspectives on language and communication
  • Language and identity
  • Language and power
  • Language and persuasion
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Learning outcomes

After the course, students should be able to

  • Appreciate the crucial role that language plays in and for management, both on the individual and organizational levels
  • Identify ways in which language not only reflects but also shapes social reality
  • Approach language through a critical lens, uncovering the many ways in which language creates and maintains power relations
  • Perceive the links between language and the construction of identity
  • Identify and apply rhetorical resources that increase persuasive impact
  • Orally summarize academic articles and facilitate group discussions
  • Engage in critical discussion about published research in the field


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Attendance requirements

80% of the contact hours

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Teaching/learning method(s)

Oral presentations, peer feedback, classroom discussion; interspersed with occasional “chalk-and-talk” phases

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Assessment
  • One oral presentation (marked for both content and language): 60%
  • Participation in classroom discussion: 20%
  • Peer feedback: 20%


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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

Positive completion of “Introduction to Management”
 

Mandatory attendance

  • Continuous assessment courses (PI) have an obligation to attend.
     
  • If there is an important reason to be absent, a maximum of 25% of the total duration of the course can be compensated by additional work. For cumulative absences of more than 25%, the course must be repeated. A confirmation (eg. a medical certificate) must be provided for the absence.

    According to the examination regulations of the WU, important reasons are those which are outside the disposition of the student (illness, accident, death of a close relative). Professional obligations are not considered as an important reason within the meaning of the examination regulations, because they are in the disposition of the students.
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Readings
1 Author: Mautner Gerlinde
Title:

Discourse and Management. Critical Perspectives Through the Language Lens

Publisher: London etc.: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2016
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Availability of lecturer(s)

Institut für Englische Wirtschaftskommunikation

per E-Mail: Gerlinde Mautner

Last edited: 2019-02-28



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