Assignment:
Interpersonal & E-Communication Assignment - Guidelines
Background Information
Communication is an integral part of business conduct as it allows all stakeholders to understand what the business is about. Internally, people need to understand how they fit in and what is expected of them. Whilst externally, it helps to educate people on how the business (or products/services) may fit into their life.
This Assignment
You are required to write an essay on "The impact of social media on contemporary business communication." How have these changes impacted the way modern business operates today? Research, discuss and explain the fundamental opportunities and challenges that this creates for modern businesses.
For the purposes of this assignment you should also choose one core business as a case study and provide relevant examples to support your thinking and analysis.
Maximum length 2000 words. (exceeding words will be penalised).
Guidance
This assignment has been designed to assess your academic writing, therefore you should focus on essay writing. Research will be required on this assignment, and it is important to demonstrate the ability to reference (Harvard Reference system) where information sources have been used.
To achieve higher grades, you will have to demonstrate the ability to use compelling arguments whilst making the reading both visually pleasing and interesting.
Key Areas that Need to Be Addressed by Your Essay
• An understanding and explanation of how ‘business communication' has changed over the last 20 years.
• What challenges businesses in the 21st century are facing with communication?
• Identification of a suitable business, company or organisation that can be used as a ‘case study' for your essay.
• How changes in business communication have impacted the way that business is being done now?
• An 1 to 2 examples of ways that this ‘case study' business is utilising these new ways of communicating.
• Appropriate research and referencing to support your essay.
Assignment Format - Academic Essay
This assignment is required to be written as a formal academic essay. It should therefore include:
• A clear opening and introduction to the essay topic and subject, that clearly identifies the ‘topic sentence' or ‘thesis statement'.
• The body of the essay that must be broken down into relevant paragraphs that explains, provides evidence and research to support your key findings and understanding.
• A concise and clear conclusion that summarises your key findings and draws the essay to a suitable conclusion.
For further assistance in Essay Writing please refer to the following resources:
• https://student.unsw.edu.au/essay-writing-basics
• https://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/essay/sample-essay/index.xml
• https://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/research/books/cwtuc/chapter01.pdf
HC1021 Interpersonal & E-Communication / HF1004 Business Practice I Assignment 1 - Guidelines
Use of Referencing
Students will be required to use standard Harvard Referencing for both in-text citations and in the final reference list / bibliography.