Week 7 Managerial Communication
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This document outlines information for a Managerial Communication course. It discusses upcoming assignments that involve group work and presentations. It also describes two classroom activities - the Zin Oblisk problem solving exercise and the Six Hats technique - to demonstrate effective group decision making skills. Students are prompted to reflect on how well their group collaborated during the activities and if using the Six Hats approach was useful.
Week 7 Managerial Communication
- 1. www.monash.edu.au MGF1100: Managerial Communication Week 7: Effective Group Outcomes
- 2. www.monash.edu.au 2 Your Tutor (me) Nathan Eva – nathan.eva@monash.edu – 9903 4065 – Building N Level 5 Room 14 – www.slideshare.net/nathaneva
- 3. www.monash.edu.au 3 Assignment 2 • Group Assignment > Group Presentation and Individual Essay • Due Week 10 during tutorial • Worth 25% > Group Presentation (10%) Individual Essay (15%) • 10 minute presentation • 1500 words for the essay (8 references) • Peer evaluation forms
- 4. www.monash.edu.au 4 Assignment 3 • Persuasive Presentation • Weeks 3-11 • Worth 10% • 10 minute presentation
- 5. www.monash.edu.au 5 Zin Oblisk • Problem Solving Exercise • Determine which day of the week the Oblisk was built • There is information on the cards • Deal the cards evenly face down • You cannot look at each others cards • Go
- 6. www.monash.edu.au 6 Debrief • What helped you achieve the result? • What stopped you from getting the result quicker? • Is this like skills in the workforce? Are your skills hidden from everyone?
- 7. www.monash.edu.au 7 Six Hats • Red Hat - Feelings • Yellow Hat – Strengths • Black Hat - Weaknesses • Green Hat – New Ideas • White Hat - Information • Blue Hat – What is needed
- 8. www.monash.edu.au 8 Six Hats • The directors of a property company are looking at whether they should construct a new office building. The economy is doing well, and the amount of vacant office space is reducing sharply. • As part of your decision your team decide to use the 6 Thinking Hats technique during a planning meeting to advise the directors.
- 9. www.monash.edu.au 9 Take some time • Write something now about your team in regards to the Zin Oblisk and the 6 Hats activity • What factors make effective group decision making and problem solving? • Did the composition of Belbin assist the tasks? Were you missing an essential cog? • Was the 6 hats useful? Why or why not?
- 10. www.monash.edu.au 10 Take some time • To chat about your group assignment • When are you going to meet? • Do you have any new ideas?