BMS: Corporate Communication & Public Relations

Unit 1 Foundation of Corporate Communication
Corporate Communication Scope and Relevance, Introduction, Meaning, Scope, Corporate Communication in IndiaVIEW
Need/ Relevance of Corporate Communication in Contemporary ScenarioVIEW
Keys concept in Corporate Communication
Corporate Identity Meaning and FeaturesVIEW
Corporate Image Meaning, Factors Influencing Corporate ImageVIEW
Corporate Reputation: Meaning, Advantages of Good Corporate ReputationVIEW
c) Ethics and Law in Corporate Communication
Importance of Ethics in Corporate CommunicationVIEW
Corporate Communication and Professional Code of EthicsVIEW
Mass Media Laws: Defamation, Invasion of Privacy, Copyright Act, Digital Piracy, RTIVIEW
Unit 2 Understanding Public Relations
a) Fundamental of Public Relations:    
Introduction, Meaning, Essentials of Public RelationsVIEW
Objectives, Scope, Significance of Public RelationsVIEW
b) Emergence of Public Relations:
Tracing Growth of  Public Relations, Public Relations in India, Reasons for Emerging International Public RelationsVIEW
c) Public Relations Environment:
Public Relations Environment: Introduction, Social and Cultural Issues, Economic Issues, Political Issues, Legal IssuesVIEW
d) Theories used in Public Relations:
Systems Theory, Situational Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Diffusion TheoryVIEW
Unit 3 Functions of Corporate Communication and Public Relations
a) Media Relations:
Introduction, Importance of Media RelationsVIEW
Sources of Media InformationVIEW
Building Effective Media RelationsVIEW
Principles of Good Media RelationVIEW
b) Employee Communication:
Introduction, Sources of Employee CommunicationsVIEW
Organizing Employee CommunicationsVIEW
Benefits of Good Employee CommunicationsVIEW
Steps in Implementing an Effective Employee Communications ProgrammeVIEW
Role of Management in Employee CommunicationsVIEW
c) Crisis Communication:
Introduction, Impact of Crisis CommunicationVIEW
Role of Communication in CrisisVIEW
Guidelines for Handling Crisis, Trust BuildingVIEW
d) Financial Communication:
Financial Communication Introduction, Tracing the Growth of Financial Communication in India, Audiences for Financial Communication, Financial AdvertisingVIEW
Unit 4 Emerging Technology in Corporate Communication and Public Relations
a) Contribution of Technology to Corporate Communication

Introduction, Today’s Communication TechnologyVIEW
Importance of Technology to Corporate CommunicationVIEW
Functions of Communication Technology in Corporate CommunicationVIEW
Types of Communication Technology, New Media: Web Conferencing, Really Simple Syndication (RSS)VIEW
b) Information Technology in Corporate Communication
Introduction, E-media Relations, E-internal Communication, E-brand Identity and Company ReputationVIEW
c) Corporate Blogging
Introduction, Defining Corporate Blogging, Characteristics of a Blog, Types of Corporate Blogs, Role of Corporate Blogs, Making a Business BlogVIEW