7 courses with the subject COMS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
COMS 1015Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
This speech course introduces students to the factors involved in becoming efficient communicators in both individual and group presentations. The course emphasis will be placed on audience analysis, research and organization, speech construction, and delivery techniques. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate ethical speaking and listening practices. Provide constructive written and oral feedback to fellow students. Demonstrate awareness of the communication revolution and information explosion and beyond. Demonstrate the principles of effective speech preparation and delivery. Present three extemporaneous speeches and one impromptu speech. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
This course is intended to increase student’s awareness of the processes, models, and theories of interpersonal communication relative to relationships that impact people’s personal and professional lives. Through self-analysis and reflection, case studies, practical application, and critical thinking, students will examine the influence of communicative behaviors on themselves, their personal relationships, groups, and society. Concepts include self-esteem, self-fulfilling prophecies, perceptio, ethics, emotion, conflict, cultural awareness, language, nonverbal communication, social media, and listening. Major Content Areas Technology related communication Nonverbal communication Intrapersonal Communication Emotional communication Language Cultural dynamics and influences on communication Basic theories of communication Perception Relationship development Ethics Conflict management Basic models of communication Learning Outcomes Reflect on and evaluate the implications of communication behaviors and the influence of those behaviors on self and others. Demonstrate communication competence through the application of skills that positively affect the ability to create, manage, and maintain interpersonal relationships. Identify basic theories, models, and concepts relative to the processes of interpersonal communication. Connect communication theories, models, and concepts to the expressed reality of relationships. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 7A - Human Diversity 01 - Communication
This course studies cultural differences and how they affect our communication locally, nationally and globally. Topics include definitions of communication; definitions of culture and diversity of cultural patterns; cultural variables influencing communication such as the media, gender, language, nonverbal behavior, perception, values, and beliefs. Basic theories, models and concepts that interface with intercultural communication are explored. An examination of US culture in comparison to othr cultures is explored in different contexts. Major Content Areas Culture-specific interactions relative to deep and surface structure cultures Basic theories and models of culture and concepts Business and education across cultures: local, national, international levels Concepts: connection between culture and communication, relationships, dimensions of sameness and difference, cultural generalizations, and influence of attitudes, values and beliefs Culture-specific reflection and analysis in various contexts: description, differences, and comparisons Personal and professional intercultural relationship dynamics Definitions: communication, intercultural communication, culture Crossing cultural boundaries: ethnocentrism, culture shock; images; media, the experience of tourists, expatriates, and refuges/immigrants Learning Outcomes Reflect on and analyze personal and professional cross-cultural interactions Apply knowledge of intercultural communication theory to specific cross-cultural interactions in multiplecontexts Understand the core concepts specific to intercultural communication having to do with the general categories of identity, belief, language, nonverbal communication, and perception Demonstrate increased awareness and understanding of cultural differences Compare and contrast the behaviors, attitudes values, and beliefs of specific cultural groups Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 08 - Global Perspective 7B - Race/Power/Justice 7A - Human Diversity
This course provides instruction in theory and practice in the application of skills learned in the study of small group communication principles. Students will spend a substantial part of their course time participating in small groups, completinggroup projects, and analyzing group interaction. Learning Outcomes identify and describe how decision making and interactive processes work identify, analyze and improve individual communication behaviors and skills with the small group identify, analyze and improve group communication behaviors and skills with the small group Identify and describe communication functions in various types of small group communication successfully complete written and oral exercises which demonstrate competency in small group communication principles Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
Includes facial expressions, tones of voice, gestures, eye contact, spatial arrangements, patterns of touch, expressive movement, cultural differences, and other “nonverbal” acts. Research suggests that nonverbal communication is more important in understanding human behavior than words alone–the nonverbal “channels” seem to be more powerful that what people say. Learning Outcomes demonstrate the role of nonverbal communication in conversational, workplace, intimate, and mediated encounters practice a wide variety of communication strategies in your personal and professional life develop nonverbal communication skills for the analysis of various communication situations identify the basic nonverbal communication systems - including the human body, eye contact, touch, facial expressions, voice, and gestures understand the impact of nonverbal communication on personal and professional relationships intraculturally and interculturally introduce the primary functions on nonverbal communication highlight the key differences between verbal and nonverbal communication codes Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
COMS 2020Learning Through Serving: Integrated Communication
Variable Credits Y This class is about melding intercultural communication, small group communication and public speaking theories and practical techniques while affording students an opportunity for intercultural civic engagement. WARNING: Inherent in this academic endeavor is self-exploration and reflection. You will be required daily to examine personal patterns of communicating with others and asked to sincerely evaluate the utility of those patterns. You will be required, as a part of an intercultural experiece to interact with people from diverse cultures whose life circumstances are sometimes very difficult to understand, to gain awareness of critical social justice issues in the United States and abroad. Learning Outcomes Describe cultural rules and norms. Understand the cycle of poverty relative to cultural systems and structures. Demonstrate an ability to work in groups. Complete 7-day cultural immersion assignment. Describe models relative to diversity, tolerance, and pluralism. Demonstrate an understanding of intercultural service. Demonstrate awareness of charity and social justice issues into action in one’s community, nation or world.
