7 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 103Oral Communication 3 cr.
Students will explore theories of oral communication and develop practical skills. Analysis and organization of content are emphasized, along with speech performance skills.
ENG 101 . Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winternet, Spring, Summer
COM 123Resolving Conflict Through Communication 3 cr.
This is a three (3) credit course that focuses on understanding and constructively dealing with conflict as it manifests itself in various settings. Students will study and critically analyze the role of language in conflict and conflict resolution through a variety of deep readings to form personal, professional and cultural assessments. Students will examine their own attitudes and values regarding conflict. Through experiential learning, including structured activities such as record‐keeping, role play, and processing, students will study the rationale for conflict resolution and examine a variety of approaches and skills for dealing with those conflicts. Emphasis is placed on effective communication.
The relationship between media and society has evolved with technology. The objective of this course is to trace the history and development of the media, to explain their evolution and significance from the printing press to the advent of the Internet, and to examine how the media can act both as a mirror and a model of culture. The course will also explore the various issues used by modern media to understand themselves and their relationship to society and to define job opportunities, roles, and responsibilities for those interested in pursuing a career in media.
This course is designed to provide an orientation and background to the elements of video content creation. Focuses on writing, creating and curating professional content for diverse social media platforms with the goal of engaging users, delivering messages and building relationships.
This course is an exploration of digital media as a means for self-expression and sociopolitical empowerment. Students will learn to identify common elements of digital stories and analyze how story creators utilize digital tools, platforms, and interfaces to add interactivity to their narratives. Learn digital storytelling tools to create narratives in a variety of interactive formats. This course focuses on interactive and multi-platform digital media such as web television and video, podcasting, animation, social media storytelling, interactive journalism, and infographics.
This course will offer honor students the opportunity to develop and hone their public speaking skills through research, analytical, critical, and practical exercises designed to explore the elements, the structure and the rhetoric of public speaking.
An introduction to the principles and practices of podcast journalism and production. Students explore the fundamentals of audio storytelling for contemporary audiences, including topic development, research, interviewing techniques, scriptwriting, recording, editing, and distribution. The course emphasizes creating compelling journalistic podcast content from concept through publication, with attention to ethical reporting, audience engagement, and technical workflow.