Undergraduate USA-COMM3077-2023

Integrated Communication Planning

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Duration

10 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

03 Apr 2023
18 Sep 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge and skills that inform strategic communication.
Demonstrate skills to develop professional communication goals and objectives.
Formulate strategies for two-way, multi-way communication with target publics.
Create key messages and identify appropriate tactics for message delivery.
Develop campaign budgets and schedules.
Formulate strategies and tactics that take into account relevant legal and ethical considerations.
Demonstrate an understanding of teamwork and how to deal with group dynamics.

Topics covered

- Strategic Planning for Communication
- Formative Research: Analysing the Organisation and Publics
- Goals and Objectives
- Key Messages and Positioning
- Formulating Strategies and Refining Ideas
- Selecting Tactics
- Campaign Development – Tactics in an Action Plan
- Schedules, Budgets and Resources and Prototype Testing
- Evaluation and Metrics
- Setting Best Practices

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

Learn to develop a professional communication plan. Learn how communication goals and objectives are set. Discover how to plan and implement strategies, tactics, budgets, and schedules, and identify which performance metrics are used to measure the effectiveness of your plan.

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a third-year course from UniSA Online’s Communication degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.

Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Assessments

Continuous assessment (40%)
Project (60%)

Textbooks

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