30 courses with the subject COM, 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.
COM 000Academic Listening and Speaking for Beginner ESL Students3
Description: COM 000 is for English language learners at a beginner level whose goal is to be successful in credit-bearing courses at NCC. This course will strengthen conversation skills and introduce speaking and listening in the academic setting. Students will expand their vocabulary to improve oral comprehension and production. Emphasis will be placed on guided pronunciat Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
COM 010Academic Listening and Speaking for Low Intermediate ESL Students3
Description: COM 010 is for English language learners at a low intermediate level whose goal is to be successful in credit-bearing courses at NCC. This course will build academic listening and speaking skills. Students will expand their vocabulary and improve oral comprehension and production for effective participation in college classes. Emphasis will be placed on pre-list Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
COM 020Academic Listening and Speaking for Intermediate ESL Students3
Description: COM 020 is for English language learners at an intermediate level whose goal is to be successful in credit-bearing courses at NCC. This course will strengthen academic listening and speaking skills and introduce presentational speaking. Students will develop college-level communicative competence through guided practice in pre-listening strategies, notetaking, a Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
COM 030Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers (ESL III)3
Description: COM ESL III is a preparatory public speaking course for advanced ESL students. It teaches organizational, research, and delivery skills. Students will learn how to carry out research, create a bibliography, write an outline, and deliver an informative speech. Improved fluency and clear articulation in English are also goals of this course. This course is offered Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. This course is a study of the historical and contemporary principles and concepts of human communication. An examination of the interpersonal communication process will help the student gain an awareness of the elements which both aid and hinder communication. Skills which will increase communication effectiveness will be studied, including verbal and nonverbal behavior, lis Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Principles and practices of public speaking. Emphasis in public speaking on preparation and presentation of speeches, selection of materials, organization and development, delivery, audience analysis, critical listening, and constructive evaluation. Three researched, informative speeches are required. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. The study of film as an art form and as popular culture. Through readings, discussions, and viewings of historical and contemporary films of various genres, the aesthetics of film's form and narrative components are examined. Films are analyzed for meaning and merit using various models of film theory and criticism. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A study of the creative & artistic concerns & fundamental processes involved in filmmaking. Emphasis on the preproduction planning, shooting, editing & screening of films. Material fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A comprehensive study of electronic journalism as prepared and presented through the medium of television. Students engage in the creation of television news production. Students develop a critical awareness of television news. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. The study of mass media, radio, television, film, print, advertising of our time. How do the media reshape and restructure us as individuals, in the social group and as a "global village"? How do mass media work on the inside? How do mass media work outside on the lives of the consumers? Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A history motion pictures as entertainment, art, and education. This course examines artistic influences and techniques that have affected the development of the medium, and looks at film's role from a social and historical perspective as it reflects or challenges an era's prevailing ideological, political, and social attitudes. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Historical development, content and social and artistic impact of the documentary are analyzed. The emphasis of the course is an examination of the distinctions and similarities in form and content of the documentary as it has developed through radio, television and film. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Experiences in interacting with an audience, using prose and poetry as vehicles for oral interpretation. Different types of literature are used to develop skills in analysis and performance based on understanding principles of interaction in oral interpretation. Final goal consists of original programs, created and performed by students in class. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Theory and practice in assuming membership and leadership roles in decision-making groups, with emphasis upon the individual's ability to communicate and thus interact more effectively. Group process is investigated as it relates to each individual's ability to communicate. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Provides students an opportunity to locate, organize and use rational arguments both for and against controversial issues of national importance. Classroom debates promote skill in cross-examination, detecting faulty reasoning and refuting opposing views. For all students, particularly those interested in business and the professions. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
COM 124Communication for Business and the Professions3
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A course designed to acquaint students with the fundamental principles and concepts of communication within the organizational environment. It assists in developing interpersonal skills needed for effective performance in business and the professions. The course examines the communication implications of organizational structure on the processing, networking, and transaction Offered: Fall Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. The study of the theories of listening and the application of principles of effective listening in academic, professional, and personal situations. Students will analyze and test their own listening patterns and engage in exercises to improve listening skills. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Course Cross listed with AFR 197 . A study of how oral communication functions in various relationships. Emphasis on discussion, group exercises, role playing. The role of oral communication in the Black experience. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. An introduction to the medium of radio with an emphasis on basic radio production. Students gain competence in using radio equipment and producing programs in various formats. The course will examine the role of program elements to support business and public interest aspects of the medium. Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Designed to give the student a creative grasp of the art and craft of television production in a studio setting. Students develop skills in the aesthetic as well as technical aspects of television in the practical setting. Emphasis is on the production process by developing group and individual projects. Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Introduces the foundational concepts, techniques, and equipment of single camera video production in a field setting. Students write, produce, and edit a variety of projects, using digital video cameras and non-linear post-production software. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A study of the structure and function of the speech and voice mechanism. The course is designed to provide training for the improvement of articulation and voice quality. The International Phonetic Alphabet and its use in recording the sounds of American English are studied. Emphasis is given to the practice and application of principles basic to good speech production. Voic Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Examines the role of persuasion in contemporary society. Focus on both the technical and ethical aspects of persuading. Study of attention, various appeals, and structure in adapting to audiences. Assigned speeches. Students who have taken COM 102 will not receive credit for COM 202 . Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. This course will provide students with a strong foundation in the study of human speech by focusing on the physiological aspects as well as the physical components of speech sounds. Students will study the anatomy of the vocal tract, articulation processes, dialects and accents, the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds, the International Phonetic Alphabet, a Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
COM 209Introduction to Speech and Hearing Therapy3
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. A study of speech & hearing disorders, their diagnosis & treatment. Review of the physical, emotional & intellectual interrelationships of language & speech development. Provide a comprehensive overview of the field of speech & hearing therapy. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Communication and Language teaches the meaning of linguistic codes and explains how and why language takes the forms we observe. Issues that underlie language variation such as gender inequality, racial discrimination, audism, cultural bias, and social disparity are examined. Special emphasis is given to the pragmatic aspects critical to communicative function, and to the st Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Theories and methods of nonverbal communication. Emphasis on the analysis and significance of nonverbal cues and their effects on behavior in daily living. Participation in exercises demonstrating various aspects of nonverbal communication including body language, eye movement, smell and space and time relationships. Exploration of nonverbal behavior of other cultures and su Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. This course will examine the factors that help people understand, adjust to, and interact with others of diverse cultures. The focus will be on the strategic role of communication within the context of sociocultural factors that affect communication style and effectiveness. Students will become familiar with major theory and research in intercultural communication and have a Offered: Fall Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Supervised practical experience at media facilities providing the students with situations in which they can apply concepts learned in previous media courses. Field experience and future career opportunities will be discussed in a collateral on-campus class. The focus of this course is on media technology. (Prior coursework in media or permission of the Departmental Chair re Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
Description: Departmental permission is required. Students must have satisfied all English developmental requirements prior to starting the course. If needed, reading 002 should be completed prior to or taken concurrently with the course. Formerly CRJ 699. Students who have completed CRJ 699 will not receive credit for CRJ 295 . Department: Humanities, Fine & Perf'g Arts
