COM2602/101/3/2023
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2023
Integrated organisational communication
COM2602
Semesters 1 and 2
Department Of Communication Science
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES .......................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Outcomes........................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................................... 3
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 4
4.1 Lecturer(s).......................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Department ........................................................................................................................................ 4
4.3 University ........................................................................................................................................... 4
5 RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................... 5
5.1 Prescribed book(s)............................................................................................................................. 5
5.2 Recommended book(s) ..................................................................................................................... 5
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ....................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Library services and resources information ...................................................................................... 6
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................... 7
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme .................................................................................. 7
7 STUDY PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 8
8 PRACTICAL WORK.......................................................................................................................... 8
9 ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................................. 8
9.1 Assessment criteria ........................................................................................................................... 8
9.2 Assessment plan ............................................................................................................................... 9
9.3 Assessment due dates ...................................................................................................................... 9
9.4 Submission of assessments .............................................................................................................. 9
9.5 The assessments............................................................................................................................. 10
9.6 Other assessment methods ............................................................................................................ 15
9.7 The examination .............................................................................................................................. 15
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring ....................................................................................................................... 15
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ............................................................................................................. 16
10.1 Plagiarism ........................................................................................................................................ 16
10.2 Cheating ........................................................................................................................................... 16
10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ........................................................ 17
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ..................................................................................... 17
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................................................................ 17
13 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................... 17
14 IN CLOSING .................................................................................................................................... 17
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, COM2602/101/3/2023
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Welcome to COM2602 – Integrated Organisational Communication.
The Department of Communication Science is pleased to welcome you to the COM2602 module
on Integrated Organisational Communication and hope that you will find it interesting and
rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on
your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do your
assignments thoroughly and timely.
Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving towards
becoming an online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material (except your
prescribed book), assessments and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will
take place online. This tutorial letter is intended to offer you some guidance in this regard.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
Students who complete this module will have theoretical knowledge of integrated organisational
communication and the practical skills to promote the use of an integrated approach to
organisational communication.
2.2 Outcomes
By the end of this module, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the following points:
• what is meant by “communication in the organisation”
• various fields of communication in the organisation, and the relationships between them
• strategic concept in general, and the strategic role of communication in the organisation
• definitions and descriptions of integrated organisational communication, its nature and
scope
• methods for managing communication integration within the organisation
• criteria for the measurement of communication integration, and associated research
methods (traditional and online)
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the university has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation
includes student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment
practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies
and philosophies. All of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, and as a
result of this you will notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented
by Unisa, together with the way in which the content is conceptualised in your modules. We
encourage you to embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way within
the framework of transformation.
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Tutorial Letter 101/3/2023
Integrated organisational communication
COM2602
Semesters 1 and 2
Department Of Communication Science
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES .......................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Outcomes........................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................................... 3
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 4
4.1 Lecturer(s).......................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Department ........................................................................................................................................ 4
4.3 University ........................................................................................................................................... 4
5 RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................... 5
5.1 Prescribed book(s)............................................................................................................................. 5
5.2 Recommended book(s) ..................................................................................................................... 5
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ....................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Library services and resources information ...................................................................................... 6
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................... 7
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme .................................................................................. 7
7 STUDY PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 8
8 PRACTICAL WORK.......................................................................................................................... 8
9 ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................................. 8
9.1 Assessment criteria ........................................................................................................................... 8
9.2 Assessment plan ............................................................................................................................... 9
9.3 Assessment due dates ...................................................................................................................... 9
9.4 Submission of assessments .............................................................................................................. 9
9.5 The assessments............................................................................................................................. 10
9.6 Other assessment methods ............................................................................................................ 15
9.7 The examination .............................................................................................................................. 15
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring ....................................................................................................................... 15
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ............................................................................................................. 16
10.1 Plagiarism ........................................................................................................................................ 16
10.2 Cheating ........................................................................................................................................... 16
10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ........................................................ 17
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ..................................................................................... 17
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................................................................ 17
13 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................... 17
14 IN CLOSING .................................................................................................................................... 17
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, COM2602/101/3/2023
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Welcome to COM2602 – Integrated Organisational Communication.
The Department of Communication Science is pleased to welcome you to the COM2602 module
on Integrated Organisational Communication and hope that you will find it interesting and
rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on
your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do your
assignments thoroughly and timely.
Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving towards
becoming an online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material (except your
prescribed book), assessments and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will
take place online. This tutorial letter is intended to offer you some guidance in this regard.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
Students who complete this module will have theoretical knowledge of integrated organisational
communication and the practical skills to promote the use of an integrated approach to
organisational communication.
2.2 Outcomes
By the end of this module, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the following points:
• what is meant by “communication in the organisation”
• various fields of communication in the organisation, and the relationships between them
• strategic concept in general, and the strategic role of communication in the organisation
• definitions and descriptions of integrated organisational communication, its nature and
scope
• methods for managing communication integration within the organisation
• criteria for the measurement of communication integration, and associated research
methods (traditional and online)
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the university has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation
includes student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment
practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies
and philosophies. All of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, and as a
result of this you will notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented
by Unisa, together with the way in which the content is conceptualised in your modules. We
encourage you to embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way within
the framework of transformation.
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