69 courses with the subject CMM, 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.
Survey of the study of human communication including: the classical origins of the discipline; the value and impact of symbols; the role of communication in human behavior.
Communicating an idea successfully to an audience in a "one-to-many" speaking situation. Emphasis on creating, researching, organizing, and presenting speeches.
Selected topics courses are regularly scheduled courses that focus on a particular topic of interest. Descriptions are printed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Selected topics courses may be used as elective credit and may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic of the course changes.
Communicating successfully in personal and social relationships. Survey of the human element in communication with a focus on skills in self assertion, listening, perception, and understanding relationships.
Problem solving in decision-making committees. Survey of group processes in task-oriented contexts. Practice in the techniques of organizing, leading, and participating in effective group discussions.
Storytelling as an audience-centered product of culture. Students research and perform stories from a variety of cultures, with an emphasis on the societal factors that shape group identity. Each student's stories come from three different cultures.
Introduction to norms of journalistic styles of writing, including interview techniques, newsworthiness, proforma conventions of objectivity, and Associated Press (AP) style. 90% of "news stories" are written by Public Relations practitioners. Students learn those skills.
Understand how native language(s) and cultural expectations influence our perception and communication. Draw on relational dynamics in multiple Asian traditions to explore dynamic connection and mutual respect. Students conduct personal research and do partnered teaching.
Selected topics courses are regularly scheduled courses that focus on a particular topic of interest. Descriptions are printed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Selected topics courses may be used as elective credit and may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic of the course changes.
May be repeated for credit
Attributes: Liberal Arts
Exploration of the challenges of communication and self-presentation in the 21st century work environment. Course topics include theoretical and applied aspects of communication channels, message forms, and persuasive techniques as related to various professional scenarios.
Practical course in journalistic editing and design, with emphasis on producing publication-ready work for multimedia.
Students will gain an understanding of the nature of strategic communication and how it contributes to the success of businesses, organizations, and advocacy. In written assignments and presentations, students will draw on communication theory to analyze and create strategic messages in the spheres of business, government, nonprofits, interest groups, and civics.
Research based campaign strategies for businesses and non-profits. face-to-face, traditional, and social media strategies are taught. Students create internal speeches, newsletters, public service announcements, media releases, targeted external speeches, brochures, social media plans, and slide shows.
The study of social media and search engine optimization to promote products, services, and causes. Creation or analysis of current platforms such as Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ and WordPress. Viral and networking strategies, such as # and @ are included.
Communicative dimensions of organizational reputation and stakeholder engagement. Evaluation stakeholder theory, cross-sector collaboration, leadership, trust, race, gender, and uncertainty in relation to stakeholder relationships and organizational reputation.
Introduces theories, practices, and models of crisis, risk, and disaster communication, including situational crisis communication theory, stakeholder communication and engagement, collaboration and communication, and the role of culture, identity, and place on disaster communication.
Introduces students to theories, practices, and evaluations of how modern computer technology is used to mediate human communication. The course focuses on how computer-mediated communication impacts communication in a number of specific communication contexts.
Introduces the relationship between communication and the natural world, including the formation of environmental beliefs and attitudes. Survey of contemporary environmental issues, key debates, and campaigns to affect sustainable outcomes.
Examination of communicative dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) including the role of Business/Nonprofit partnerships, sustainability, and CSR communication. Introduces the Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, and Profit and stakeholder models for communication CSR.
This course introduces students to communication theory, focusing on the core theories that have influenced the field of communication. Through class discussion, oral presentation, and written work, students will critique and build upon communication theory and apply theories and to real-world scenarios. Attention given to links among theoretical paradigms, research methods, and practical applications.
An introduction to the methodology and practice of qualitative research. Students gain practice in the critique of qualitative communication research literature, and are exposed to research paradigms, approaches to qualitative research, and ways to collect and analyze qualitative data. Students will design, carry out, and present their own qualitative communication research project.
Analysis of social aspects of influence and persuasion, cultural bases for belief and theories of attitude change. Principals and process of influencing human behavior in a variety of contexts.
Provides undergraduates with principles and basic skills necessary to criticize research literature; develops minimal proficiencies in structuring designs basic to descriptive and experimental studies, including data collection, analysis, and presentation techniques in communication research.
Survey of the vocabulary, theoretical principles and research in nonverbal communication. Topics include: physical appearance; gesture; posture; touch; facial expressions; eye behavior; vocal cues; and the use of time and territory.
Principles and techniques of advocacy, including the establishment of claims, the requirements of proof and the standards of evidence. Surveys the field of argumentation in social and philosophical settings.
Exploration of antecedents, processes, and outcomes associated with conflict communication in friendships, courtships, marriages, divorces and the workplace.
Understanding how culture shapes our perceptions and communication behaviors. Strategies for effective cross-cultural and intercultural communication.
Overview of communication processes in large-scale, hierarchical organizations. Emphasis on interviewing, committee decision-making, and developing business/professional presentations.
Analyze the empirical, theoretical, and practical aspects of leadership from a communication perspective. Leadership contexts ranging from small group to society. Issues of culture, gender, an ethics and how leaders shape social reality.
This course emphasizes the study of foundational theories, methods of research, and evolving perspectives in interpersonal communication. It explores how human relationships are created, negotiated, maintained, and terminated.
Explores frameworks and techniques for analyzing everyday talk, including how we use language as a practical tool during ordinary interpersonal conversation as well as in organizational settings (e.g., medicine, broadcast media, law, education).
Examines the communicative dimensions of social change and advocacy work. Topics include social movements, communication networks, political advocacy, media affordances, and insights from local social and community changes practitioners.
Explores the communication practices of particular communities including (but not limited to) populations which are marginalized or understudied. The course emphasizes advanced methods for studying how cultural communication intersects with markers of difference.
Analysis of individual and social elements that shape perceptions of diversity in human communication. Examines how bias, empathy, and morality operate when people communicate. Concepts related to communication and psychology applies to issues of diversity.
Selected topics courses are regularly scheduled courses that focus on a particular topic of interest. Descriptions are printed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Selected topics courses may be used as elective credit and may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic of the course changes.
May be repeated for credit
Focuses on the design and delivery of training programs and performance interventions beginning with the needs assessment and continuing through the evaluation phase. Students will also learn the theoretical and practical aspects of both instructional communication and talent development.
Communication strategies for surviving conflicts in organizational settings. Analysis and application of theoretical models of conflict management.
Examines the principles and practices of political communication by exploring the structure and strategies of presidential and legislative discourse. Topics include the impact of mass-mediated political messages and the rhetorical functions of political campaigns.
Influences of gender on language, speech and communication pragmatics. Topics discussed within a variety of communication contexts.
Synthesis of research regarding the role of communication in large, complex organizations. Study and application of research methods for analyzing organizational variables that affect communication behavior.
Synthesis of research regarding the role of communication in interpersonal relationships. Study and application of research methods for analyzing interpersonal variables that affect communication behaviors.
A senior-level capstone course in which students hone and apply public relations skills to several major public relations projects - written, oral, and visual. Students create, compose, and analyze proposals, business plans, as well as budgets and budget proposals.
Internship in communication. Satisfactory/Fail.
The analytical component to internship experience. Students produce daily logs, professional article reviews, and a final project with accompanying analysis.
Selected topics courses are regularly scheduled courses that focus on a particular topic of interest. Descriptions are printed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Selected topics courses may be used as elective credit and may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic of the course changes.
Restrictions: Must not be enrolled in the following class: Freshman
Restrictions: Must not be enrolled in the following class: Freshman
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Introduction to professional communication, communication for organizational strategy, and communication for success in the workplace, with emphasis on communication between organizations and stakeholders. Case studies will illuminate how professional communication functions in the modern organization. (required course; no pre-requisites)
Introduces students to applied research methods in the Communication discipline. Students are exposed to research paradigms and a range of approaches to quantitative and qualitative research, data collection, and analysis used for empirical studies. (required course; no pre-requisites)
Explores writing, design, and curation conventions for both digital and print distribution, with emphasis on writing persuasively in the digital age (interactivity, text, sound, video, & visualization). (required course; no pre-requisites)
Selected topics courses are regularly scheduled courses that focus on a particular topic of interest. Descriptions are printed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Selected topics courses may be used as elective credit and may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic of the course changes.
Restrictions: Must have the following level: Graduate
Studies the role of communication in effective leadership and management. Topics include power, credibility, motivation, and leader traits, styles, and challenges, as well as current models of leadership. (no pre-requisites)
Interdisciplinary approaches to interpersonal, intergroup, organizational, and international conflict management, emphasizing the interrelationships between theory and practice. Topics include cooperation/competition, justice/injustice, and cultural dynamics. Students will design multi-model and multidisciplinary interventions for managing conflict. (no pre-requisites)
Explores the role of oral narrative in communication, identity, and a range of communities of practice. Students may develop proposals for research or community projects, craft narratives, conduct interviews, and/or analyze archives of oral narratives. (no pre-requisites)
Study of talent development as a modern field, with a focus on communication interventions in a various contexts. Provides students with the opportunity to use instructional systems design (ISD) and human performance improvement (HPI) interventions in organizational settings. Pre-requisite: CMM502 Writing and Design Across Media.
Study of individuals’ incorporation of technology into everyday communication and its effect on community. Students will produce proposals for research or community projects, conduct observations of technology use, and/or develop an educational workshop. (no pre-requisites)
Advanced critical and practical perspectives in environmental communication, with a focus on the complex relationship between humans, organizations, and the environment. Examines how communication shapes the social and cultural context(s) structuring our relationship to the natural world. (no pre-requisites)
Examines nonprofit leadership and stakeholder engagement, including social impact, financial obligations, donor relationships, volunteer and member recruitment and engagement. Attention to the stakeholder environment of nonprofits and the role of interorganizational communication for successful leadership. (no pre-requisites)
Uses stakeholder theory to consider the organizational and interorganizational dimensions of organizational reputation in corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors. Topics may include trust, crisis communication, public affairs, sustainability, image and brand, leadership, ethics, and social media. (no pre-requisites)
Studies intercultural communication as a pathway to globalization, including global coordination, collaboration, and leadership. Attention to the role of media to shape communications across culture. Students will develop their capacity to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries. (no pre-requisites)
One of two options for the capstone experience. Students will craft research papers and presentations in which they identify a problem and use communication theory and research to propose solutions. Students will take a comprehensive exam in which they synthesize program learning. (Option 1 of required capstone; Pre-requisites: CMM501 Applied Research Methods and completion of 27 credits in the MA in Strategic Communication program )
One of two options for the capstone experience. Students will design, execute, and orally summarize a substantial, meaningful written research project that meets all program learning outcomes. (Option 2 of required capstone; Pre-requisites: CMM501 Applied Research Methods and completion of 27 credits in the MA in Strategic Communication program) .
Students work as Strategic Communication interns, under a site supervisor and often on a team, at an organization, company, or institution to advance its mission. Interns will analyze the impact of contemporary communication factors on the organization and will design, implement, and assess projects and/or solutions for communication problems.
May be repeated for credit
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