Communications Management (MGT 421)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 2

Communications Management (MGT 421)

Due Date: 

Course Name: Communication Management	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT421	Student’s ID Number:
Semester:	CRN:
Academic Year:

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Lujain Miralam
Students’ Grade:  /15	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• Use APA reference style.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

1.1 Recognize and memorize concepts of communication theory as they affect business organizations and the individuals in them.

3.1 Analyze effective business letters, memorandums, and case studies.

Assignment Structure:

	Type	Marks
Assignment-2	Part 1	10
	Part 2	5
Total		15

Assignment Question(s):

Part 1 (10 Marks)

Find a job announcement for a position of interest to you and answer the following:

1. Group and categorize the key abilities and attributes that are being sought. (4 Marks)
2. Create either a chronological or functional résumé. (5 Marks)
3. Explain why you selected this type of résumé. . (1 Mark)

Part 2 (5 Marks)

1. In the role of a customer, write a claim letter to a company asking them to compensate you for the harm their products caused to your houseplants. (2.5 Marks)
2. Now, assuming you are the claims supervisor in that company and you want to respond negatively to the claimant, what communication channel would you choose and why? (2.5 Marks)