Business Question

WEEK 1

COM 600 Module One Journal Guidelines and Rubric

This journal entry is designed as an activity in which you take a single topic and share your personal reflections on the subject.

One of the biggest challenges for new managers is leading on the first day. Managers need to be able to project an aura of confidence that will encourage others to follow them. This journal entry should come from your own experience, either as a new manager or as part of a department with a new leader. If you do not have personal experiences in these areas, project yourself into the situation to determine ways that a new leader might overcome feelings of self-doubt.

For this assignment, you should also draw upon the module resources to support your reflections.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Discuss the challenges that you believe people have when becoming managers, citing examples from the course readings
• Describe your personal experiences either as a new manager or as part of a department with a new leader
• Provide information on the impact of systems theory on effective communications for a new leader which ties into the rest of the entry

What to Submit

Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your assignment should be 400 to 500 words in length with sources cited in APA format.

WEEK 2

COM 600 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

A milestone is designed to serve as a stepping stone to the final project.

Overview

For Milestone One, you will develop an overview of a company. This overview will serve as a profile for the company, detailing its daily operations and describing its key characteristics. To begin, you must first choose an organization either from the Final Project Subjects document or by reviewing a variety of sources and selecting your own organization. Do not simply do a Google search and settle on the first organization you see if you select an organization outside of those listed in the Final Project Subjects document. You should conduct a robust search using at least three separate engines or sites. As you explore, take note of the organization’s operations; mission, vision, and goals; key leaders; audiences; and culture.

Next, research the organization and compose a paper with your findings. Specifically, your submission should address how the organization operates; the mission, vision, and goals of the organization; the role of the key leaders in the development and delivery of communications; the organization’s most important internal and external audiences; and the culture of the organization.

Prompt

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Company Overview: Your submission should be reflective of the specific readings in the course material and must include the following:
   1. Provide an overview of how the organization operates from a systems theory approach.
      1. For example, how does the organization operate on a daily basis? On a monthly basis? How do individuals with different roles interact?
   2. Explain the mission, vision, and goals of the organization.
      1. For example, what is the mission statement of the organization? What are employees expected to follow and abide by?
   3. Determine the role of key leaders of the organization in the development and delivery of organizational communications.
   4. Determine the most important internal and external audiences of the organization and justify your response.
   5. Describe the current culture of the organization.
      1. Your response should be a general description of the work environment and the morale of employees.

What to Submit

Your paper should be submitted as a 2- to 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.

Please note: The grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional “Exceeds Expectations” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Meets Expectations” in your final submission.