This final project aims to empirically complement concurrent theory that is class focus:  socialization, decision making, conflict management and organizational change and leadership, issues of emotion, diversity and technological disruption in organizations. Linking class theory to real organizational practice, students should choose an organization on campus or off campus, public or private, and investigate organizational communication aspects within these organizations.  Fraternities, sororities, etc. are not suitable for this study.   Beyond that, groups have wide latitude in choosing organizations:  they can range from academic departments, religious institutions, food places, corporations, museums, more.  Core criteria for choice:  it must be an organization (identity, labor force, remuneration, physical presence as workplace); it must be amenable for communication analysis (mission, productivity, communication output).  Assuming roles of communication consultants, each team of students should study and prepare: 1.  An overview of the organization (research, participant observation) 2.  Identifying unique socialization, decision making, conflict management and organizational change/ leadership aspects of the organization (research, interpretive analytics, participant observation) 3.  Assessing these aspects using class theory (literature analysis) 4. Collect and interpret data on organization’s diversity, technological adaptations and consideration of emotion, gender in work process) 5.  A strategic communication plan for organization’s next 5 years (analysis)--MY PART  All said and done, students will be writing and telling a communication story about the organization. .

1. This final project aims to empirically complement concurrent
theory that is class focus: socialization, decision making,
conflict management and organizational change and leadership,
issues of emotion, diversity and technological disruption in
organizations.
Linking class theory to real organizational practice, students
should choose an
organization
on campus or off campus, public or private, and investigate
organizational communication aspects within these
organizations. Fraternities, sororities, etc. are not suitable for
this study. Beyond that, groups have wide latitude in choosing
organizations: they can range from academic departments,
religious institutions, food places, corporations, museums,
more. Core criteria for choice: it must be an organization
(identity, labor force, remuneration, physical presence as
workplace); it must be amenable for communication analysis
(mission, productivity, communication output).
Assuming roles of communication consultants, each team of
students should study and prepare:
1. An overview of the organization (research, participant
observation)
2. Identifying unique socialization, decision making, conflict
management and organizational change/ leadership aspects of
the organization (research, interpretive analytics, participant

2. observation)
3. Assessing these aspects using class theory (literature
analysis)
4. Collect and interpret data on organization’s diversity,
technological adaptations and consideration of emotion, gender
in work process)
5. A strategic communication plan for organization’s next 5
years (analysis)--MY PART
All said and done, students will be writing and telling a
communication story about the organization.