Requirement:

During this course, you will be asked to complete self-assessments that will inform your communication competency, and add to your knowledge, sensitivity, skills, and values.  These self-assessments are in the form of questionnaires that have no right or wrong answers.  You will score your answers and then reflect on what they tell you about yourself and about your organizational experience.
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Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;”>This assignment has two steps. First, fill out the attached assessment. For each area (knowledge, sensitivity, skills, and value), you are asked to determine whether your present competencies are highly developed, moderately developed, somewhat limited, or needing development.

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Second, write and post a reflection about your current knowledge, sensitivity, skills and values in your journal. Complete this journal reflection afteryou have completed the Assessment of Personal Development Needs. Begin by compiling a list of items for which you rated your competencies as highly developed. Then make lists for competencies you rated moderately developed, somewhat limited, and needing development. Keep these for your own use through the course.

Reflect on how you, as a competent communicator, will use each of the four components of competency — knowledge, sensitivity, skills and values — in your personal and professional life. Include in this at least three competency components you would like to improve. Craft a thoughtful response of 400-500 words.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE

The following organizational communication competencies are presented for your self-evaluation. For each area, you are asked to determine whether your present competencies are highly developed, moderately developed, somewhat limited, or needing development.

As I begin this course, I would describe my KNOWLEDGE in

Highly developed

Moderately developed

Somewhat limited

Needing development

Defining and understanding organizational communication as . . .

Understanding major theories of how organizations work as . . .

Determining how an individual experiences organizational life as . . .

Describing what organizational conflict is and how it relates to productive organizations as . . .

Identifying characteristics of leadership and management as . . .

Distinguishing between values and ethics in organizational communication as . . .

As I begin this course, I would describe my SENSITIVITY to

Highly developed

Moderately developed

Somewhat limited

Needing development

My personal responsibilities for organizational communication as . . .

How shared realities are generated through organizational communication as . . .

Why and how people work together

as . . .

What motivates me and what is likely to motivate others as . . .

The importance of interpersonal relationships with supervisors, peers, and employees as . . .

Personal preferences for a variety of approaches to conflict as . . .

The influence of the environment of organizations as . . .

Personal preferences for leadership and management communication as . . .

How values and ethics contribute to organizational effectiveness as . . .

As I begin this course, I would describe my SKILLS in

Highly developed

Moderately developed

Somewhat limited

Needing development

Analyzing a variety of organizational problems as . . .

Developing effective organizational messages as . . .

Engaging in active listening

as . . .

Contributing to supportive organizational environments as . . .

Leadership communication as . . .

Analyzing data for decision making and problem solving as . . .

Fact-finding and evaluation as . . .

As I begin this course, I would describe my VALUE for

Highly developed

Moderately developed

Somewhat limited

Needing development

Accepting personal responsibility for communication as . . .

Relating individual communication behavior to organizational effectiveness as . . .

Using conflict for productive outcomes as . . .

Determining how leaders and managers should behave as . . .

Understanding organizational values, ethics, and dilemmas as . . .

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