Communication (COM) CPSO
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COM 440 - Persuasive Communication
Credits: 4
This course provides an in-depth understanding of persuasive principles with the purpose of identifying and critiquing communication strategies encountered on a daily basis. Students are introduced to the theory and practice of persuasive communication with an understanding of how classical modes of rhetoric offer an excellent framework for improving information-age communication skills. Speaking, listening, leading, motivating, negotiating, creating and delivering a message, and engaging with an audience are emphasized as key elements of persuasive communication. Students will be able to recognize the persuasive strategies used in interpersonal and mass communication settings, critique the effectiveness of the strategies used, and develop persuasive strategies for themselves.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent(s): COMM 540G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Identify and describe the components of the communication process: speaking, listening, nonverbal communication, and perception.
- Articulate the fundamentals of effective persuasive communication.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills as a listener through the ability to critique various communication strategies.
- Explain the nature of pluralistic audiences.
- Apply the components of how to lead, negotiate, and create consensus among audiences across cultures.
- Prepare and deliver a presentation utilizing the principles of effective communication and use of appropriate technology.
COM 460 - Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
Credits: 4
Designed to provide both a theoretical and practical introduction to interpersonal communication and group dynamics, this course explores the unique process, purposes, problems and possibilities of communication. Emphasis is placed on participation and awareness of communication behaviors, both in interpersonal settings and in small groups, as portrayed in the generic roles of member, leader, and process observer. The course challenges students to analyze the complex nature of relationships by applying the concepts of collaboration, cohesiveness, group decision-making, conflict resolution, the function of teams, and the role of facilitation. COM 460 students are guided in developing basic interpersonal, intercultural, and group communication skills that they can apply to personal and professional encounters in everyday life.
Attributes: Communication (Gen Ed)
Equivalent(s): COMM 542G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Differentiate between theoretical approaches to interpersonal communication and evaluate their usefulness.
- Appraise the nature of conflict for oneself and others and articulate strategies for dealing with interpersonal conflict.
- Demonstrate perceptual and listening effectiveness and apply principles of effective nonverbal and verbal communication in both interpersonal and group contexts.
- Assess the influence of culture and technology on interpersonal and group communication.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of small group communication theory and research by providing active, involved communication and meaningful feedback to other participants.
- Reflect on their own communication behavior and the behavior of others utilizing experiential and reflective processing.
- Identify basic small group leadership roles, skills, functions, and techniques and articulate their practical relationship to their personal and professional lives.
COM 465 - Communication Theory
Credits: 2
This course introduces students to the major theories of communication that are foundational to the discipline. Students will conceptualize how theory can be used to describe, analyze, and explain communication issues and events. Attention is also given to the ethical implications of theory in various contexts.
Equivalent(s): COMM 510G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Trace the development of theoretical inquiry in the field of communication.
- Identify and compare theoretical concepts.
- Critique theories with peers through discussion.
- Explain how theories can be used to analyze and understand interactions, messages, ideas, arguments, and points of view, particularly in real-world contexts.
- Apply communication theory in the development of an original research project.
COM 480 - Visual Communication
Credits: 4
In contemporary communication, visual information has become the predominant means to convey messages and information. Students will explore and analyze the different ways images can be used to communicate information, concepts, and narratives, as well as to support persuasive arguments in oral presentations. Students will apply what they have learned to two major projects, each designed to communicate a central message to a defined audience. An introduction to copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons is included.
Attributes: Communication (Gen Ed)
Equivalent(s): COMM 543G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Recognize the different ways visual information can be used for rhetorical and informational purposes.
- Locate and access online sources for visual media for use in a media development project, with appropriate attribution.
- Produce visual media that aligns with the overall audience, content, and purpose of a project.
- Use visual media as a central rhetorical element in a collection of messages to convey a larger theme.
- Compare and contrast delivering oral presentations in-person to delivering a pre-recorded oral presentation.
- Apply basic principles of intellectual property, copyright, and Fair Use to the use of visual media in a proposed project.
COM 504 - Web Development I
Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to multimedia design with an emphasis on website creation. Students gain an understanding of the terminology, development tools, and fundamental skills related to designing a successful website. Current software applications are learned as appropriate to the process.
Equivalent(s): COMM 504G
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- Describe the fundamentals of graphic design and desktop publishing.
- Demonstrate HTML creation, editing, and best practices.
- Analyze and deconstruct the elements used in websites.
- Design and layout an effective website for a specific audience.
- Apply computer techniques to import/draw graphics and write copy.
- Create and work with effective text/graphics combinations and color.
- Explore the ethical use of information regarding copyright, intellectual property, and attribution in web development.
COM 535 - Visual Media Production
Credits: 4
This course focuses on how to create visual narratives through digital media. Course projects and use of visual media production software provide an opportunity to carefully execute each step of the production process, to include: conceptualizing, outlining, writing script for voiceover, creating the storyboard, recording, editing, and sharing. Attention to copyright, attribution, and other ethical considerations are also addressed. Recommended: COM 480 Visual Communication.
Equivalent(s): COMM 505G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Define and employ each stage of the fundamental production process for creating digital media.
- Use visual media to represent information as a visual narrative while working within the limits of cognitive overload.
- Explain and apply concepts of project media organization, project archiving, and client relations.
- Produce a video-based media object according to a production plan and revise it according to feedback.
- Integrate visual elements in addition to a basic video layer to convey key information according to the production plan.
COM 544 - Special Topics: Lower Level
Credits: 1-4
A study of current and variable topics in Communication. Course content changes from term to term.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): COMM 544G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
COM 545 - Digital Illustration
Credits: 4
This course introduces Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Course assignments focus on creating and preparing raster and vector-based images for print and web. Students will have the opportunity to attain basic proficiency with both software programs while applying knowledge and skill to a variety of projects. Concepts such as photo manipulation, use of digital illustration in layout, basic animation, storage and file management, and copyright and ethical issues are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ART 512 with a minimum grade of D- or ARTS 512G with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): COMM 545G
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- Develop basic proficiency using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Recognize and implement illustration as a mode of visual communication.
- Employ Illustrator and Photoshop for problem-solving in design.
- Plan and create original illustrations and compositions for print and web.
- Demonstrate knowledge of copyright and issues of ethics as they pertain to visual media.
COM 560 - Intercultural Communication
Credits: 2
Effective intercultural communication skills are important in a multicultural society, particularly for those individuals working in positions that require effective interactions with people from diverse cultures. This course is a study of cross-cultural contacts and will include analysis of verbal and nonverbal communication and related factors within and between various cultures, predictions of patterns and effects, and communication barriers. The course provides opportunities for students to develop both an appreciation for cultural differences and effective intercultural communication skills. NOTE: COM 560 and COM 562 are recommended elective choices for Professional Communication majors.
Equivalent(s): COMM 560G
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- Define major terms and concepts related to cross-cultural communication.
- Identify factors that can influence the cross-cultural communication process.
- Discuss major theories of intercultural and cross-cultural communication.
- Discuss verbal and non-verbal patterns of communications within selected international and domestic cultures.
- Identify causes of unsuccessful cross-cultural communication.
- Evaluate cross-cultural communications skills through direct observation.
- Develop an understanding of intercultural competence.
COM 562 - Gender and Communication
Credits: 2
In this course, students examine multiple influences that have shaped definitions of masculinity and femininity over time. Students explore the impact of these definitions on "appropriate" prescriptions for verbal and nonverbal communication, and on interactions in personal and professional contexts. Through the analysis and critique of the effects of gender on communication in diverse relationships (family, friendships, romantic, professional) and in diverse contexts (personal and professional spheres), as well as how gender is depicted in the media, students recognize the profound impact that gender has upon our lives. NOTE: COM 562 and COM 560 are recommended elective choices for Professional Communication majors.
Equivalent(s): COMM 562G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Explain gender as a socially constructed category of identity.
- Recognize how gender influences communication, and how it interacts with social and psychological factors to influence communication.
- Identify barriers to effective communication across gender and develop strategies for dealing with these barriers.
- Examine the influence of verbal and nonverbal communication in gender interactions.
- Articulate how contemporary social movements such as the #MeToo Movement have shaped, and continue to shape gender communication and relations in contemporary American culture.
- Identify misunderstandings in various gender relationships, business, health care, and educational contexts.
- Develop cognitive, affective and behavioral skills that would create and/or improve gender awareness, sensitivity, appreciation, tolerance and communication competence in various situations.
COM 565 - Strategic Communication
Credits: 4
In contrast to Organizational Communication, the study of Strategic Communication focuses on how organizations communicate with their external publics, to include vendors, clients, and shareholders, among others. This course surveys public relations, insofar as it explores how an organization crafts, maintains, and redefines its image, in times of success as well as crisis. Students practice producing reliable strategic writing in the form of press releases, newsletters, and brochures, with particular emphasis upon skills in instant response, clarifying and simplifying complex information, as well as considerations of privacy, ethics, and legality.
Equivalent(s): COMM 565G
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- Explain key strategies for effective written, oral, and digital communication to external publics.
- Identify and clearly define external, public audiences, to include attributes, expectations, and potential areas of conflict, in order to effectively manage dialogue with them.
- Conduct analytic audience research, and design specific messages in the form of press releases, newsletters, and brochures, with the aim of fostering relationships and driving behavior.
- Develop strategies for instant response that uphold privacy, and demonstrate calculated consideration of ethics and legality.
- Compose and deliver a persuasive presentation that utilizes technology, targets a clearly defined external audience, and clarifies and simplifies complex information.
COM 590 - Professional Communication
Credits: 4
This course prepares students to navigate the complexity of professional communication in the 21st-century workplace, with a particular emphasis upon refining the writing skills that are essential to clear, concise, and professional communication. The types of professional writing addressed may include: proposals, emails, newsletters, presentations, and agendas, among others. Emphasis is also placed upon how to discern which channel--written, verbal, or digital--is most appropriate relative to context, purpose, and audience.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): (ENG 420 with a minimum grade of D- or ENG 500G with a minimum grade of D-) and (COM 460 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 542G with a minimum grade of D-) or (Has Accred Associate Deg with a score of WAIV or Has Accred Bachelor Deg with a score of WAIV).
Equivalent(s): COMM 605G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Identify and select appropriate communication methods used in workplace settings, with respect to purpose and audience for the message, with a consideration of the implications of employing the chosen mode(s) of communication.
- Develop accurate, coherent, and clear communications within professional contexts using oral, digital, and written methods, aligned with conventions and standards for the field.
- Facilitate dialogue among individuals or groups with various opinions or knowledge, using a range of communication methods.
- Develop a positive digital identity in support of professional communication in the online environment.
- Differentiate between organizational and personal perspectives as they impact professional communication.
- Develop awareness of concepts of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material to professional communication, and evaluate the benefits and risks of using openly-licensed information resources.
COM 595 - Writing for Voiceover
Credits: 2
Writing and performing voiceover audio is a specialty skill all media producers will be called upon to develop. A well-written script for voiceover will enable the audience to clearly understand messages and meaning according to the producer's goal. This course introduces students to the foundational principles of writing voiceover copy and provides opportunities to refine voiceover performances to engage the audience and establish credibility. Through a workshop format, students will create original works and performances as well as adapt and refine works written by others.
Equivalent(s): COMM 648G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Explain how voiceover affects the meaning of information, its credibility, and its psychological effect on audiences.
- Create and perform original voiceover works through the process of outlining, drafting, feedback, and revision.
- Adapt existing content for use as voiceover copy according to the principles of context, purpose, and audience.
- Configure the recording equipment environment to produce the optimal acoustic results.
- Apply tonality, pacing, articulation, and emphasis in voiceover performance to convey information and its intended meaning.
COM 644 - Special Topics: Upper Level
Credits: 1-4
The study of current and variable topics in Communication. Course content changes from term to term. It is expected that the learner will have prior coursework or experience in the subject area.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): COMM 644G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
COM 645 - Advanced Digital Illustration
Credits: 4
This course builds upon COM 545 Digital Illustration by challenging students to advance their skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Course projects entail combining vector and raster images, advanced image manipulation, and utilizing web graphics, print images, and interactive motion graphics for web and video. Effective application of design elements and principles in concept generation will be emphasized. Through peer review, instructor feedback, and reflection, students explore each phase of the design process in depth. Strategies for assembling a digital portfolio are also explored.
Prerequisite(s): COM 545 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 545G with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): COMM 645G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Develop and apply advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Combine imagery and text to visually communicate concepts.
- Examine and critique work throughout the design process by applying knowledge of design elements and principles.
- Plan and create original digital work for print, web, and motion graphics.
- Assemble completed projects into a digital portfolio.
COM 647 - Writing for Visual Media
Credits: 4
By emphasizing the interplay between text and image in the production of meaning, this course introduces students to the unique attributes of writing for visual media. In a workshop format, students will refine skills in areas such as blogging, copy writing, landing pages, social media, and public relations. The course surveys various stages in the writing process, to include concept, drafting, integrating stakeholder feedback, and revision, in order to produce a final product.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent(s): COMM 547G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Explain the difference between delivering information and involving the viewer or listener on an emotional level.
- Describe the interrelationship between text and image in conveying a message.
- Develop and refine drafts appropriate to the type of media being created.
- Participate in, and be evaluated through, stakeholder feedback.
COM 665 - Media and Strategic Communication
Credits: 4
This course explores the use of media in strategic communication toward the attainment of organizational objectives. Students will explore the impact of public relations, media outreach, marketing, branding, and leadership communication on both internal and external audiences in a variety of settings and sectors. The role and purpose of the organizational spokesperson, the function of the leader as the chief communicator, the strategic alignment of message and messenger, and effective use of technology in business communications will be discussed. This course provides knowledge of opportunities and pitfalls of the media environment, particularly in the digital, 24-hour news cycle age.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent(s): COMM 602G
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- Identify the multitude of stakeholders in the realm of public and private sector communications.
- Explain the importance of messaging from the purpose, content, timing, and delivery perspectives and evaluate how each contributes to the effectiveness of establishing clarity, confidence, and transparency.
- Compare various platforms within the sphere of digital media, and understand the opportunities and challenges each can create for strategic communication.
- Formulate strategies for communication within and by organizations to include such areas as leadership communication, crisis communication, board and executive communications, and specific communication initiatives such as branding campaigns.
- Differentiate examples of success and failure in strategic and organizational communication within different sectors.
COM 670 - Advanced Visual Communication
Credits: 4
This course builds upon the foundation in analyzing and curating visual media established in COM 480 by focusing on how to compose, design, and deliver presentations using industry standard software (such as Microsoft PowerPoint) and web-based tools (such as Zoom, Screencast-o-matic and Prezi), among others. Equal time is devoted to each of the three stages of producing effective presentations- writing, technological design, and delivery-all of which contribute to achieving the intended purpose.
Prerequisite(s): COM 480 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 543G with a minimum grade of D- or Has Accred Associate Deg with a score of WAIV or Has Accred Bachelor Deg with a score of WAIV.
Equivalent(s): COMM 615G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Demonstrate command of the conventions of the academic writing process, to include outlining,researching, and drafting, within the context of a presentation.
- Compose an engaging, visually sophisticated presentation with the aim of informing or persuading a clearly defined audience.
- Design an engaging presentation using software, as well as web-based tools, including media and/or graphics, text, and animation.
- Deliver the presentation in a way that captivates and engages the audience, while utilizing technology as a helpful and relevant accompaniment to the speaker.
- Document all secondary source material, including text-based research, as well as visual media, according to conventions appropriate to the field.
- Record the presentation in at least one of the aforementioned formats and share electronically.
COM 675 - Organizational Communication
Credits: 4
Organizations are a fundamental component of human life: from schools, to workplaces, as well as volunteer and recreational groups, we all function within in organizations. This course examines the multi-level communication that occurs within organizations - among leaders, members, committees, teams, and departments - as vital to its success and longevity. Students analyze how organizations rely upon effective communication to anticipate and mitigate conflict. Students also devise strategies to utilize various forms of communication to contribute uniquely and meaningfully to organizations.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent(s): COMM 620G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Identify various types of organizations as complex systems with situated, multi-layered cultures.
- Analyze the nature and consequences of organizational messages, including their formal and informal, strategic, relational, and ideological dimensions.
- Explore key concepts of communication strategy and implementation within organizational settings.
- Explain the impact that technology has upon the content and method of organizational communication at various levels within an organization.
- Discuss and practice decision-making and conflict-management processes utilized in organizations.
- Describe and address predictable, harmful patterns that reoccur in organizations.
- Compose an original research project utilizing a case study as its basis to explore how internal communication influences the workings of organizations over time.
COM 680 - Trends in Digital and Social Media
Credits: 4
This course provides an opportunity for students to explore key technical, ethical, and experiential elements in contemporary digital and social media and integrate them into a project-based solution of the student’s choosing. Topics are drawn from immediate trends and are interrogated for their effects on individuals, communities, society, and the world. Students also select a topic of their own for further study.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent(s): COMM 601G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Define the components of social media in both a historic and contemporary context.
- Interpret the political, ethical, and commercial implications of the design of digital and social media systems as implemented in mainstream communication.
- Explain how digital and social media affect the meaning of knowledge, privacy, power, and truth in the personal and cultural context.
- Articulate how an emerging digital or social media issue is relevant to society according to elements of risk, transformation, and opportunity.
COM 685 - Web Development II
Credits: 4
Building on skills learned in Web Development I, students continue to gain an understanding of the terminology, development tools, and fundamental skills related to designing a successful website. Current software applications are learned as appropriate to the process.
Prerequisite(s): COM 504 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 504G with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): COMM 604G
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- Identify advanced terminology, development tools, and skills related to designing a successful website.
- Analyze the code elements that produce an optimally accessible and streamlined user experience using current software and design tools.
- Apply techniques in image editing software to optimize/draw/import graphics for use in a web-based publication.
- Write effective copy that is appropriate for a website audience.
- Use ADA compliant color and combinations of text and graphics to engage the audience, foster motivation, and convey emotions and brand tonality.
- Employ the ethical standards of copyright, intellectual property, and Creative Commons in using content for web development.
COM 707 - Communication for Training and Performance Improvement
Credits: 2
The ability to write, design, speak, and record media for the purpose of training instruction draws upon specialized communication skills and knowledge of a systematic creative process. This course prepares students to contribute meaningfully to teams and organizations by introducing them to the foundational principles of instructional design as a form of communication, and then facilitates practice in the technical skills to produce media for the purpose of addressing a training or performance improvement need.
Prerequisite(s): COM 535 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 505G with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): COMM 607G
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- Identify and apply the five stages of the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) for instructional design in a selected training or performance improvement context.
- Produce a plan to communicate with stakeholders for gathering information about the training / performance improvement needs.
- Produce a plain language project description that identifies the training needs, the means by which the knowledge/skills instruction will be communicated, the basis for assessing learned skills/knowledge, and the basis of evaluating program success.
- Produce basic examples of instructional media that address the stated needs.
COM 710 - Managerial Communication
Credits: 4
Managerial roles increasingly emphasize negotiation, coaching, collaboration, and consensus building. Situational analysis and planning are key attributes of effective managerial communication. As such, this course develops and sharpens students' decision-making, team-building, and analytical problem-solving abilities. The course also embraces peer and instructor feedback as tools to refine students' impromptu and formal presentation skills in managerial contexts.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): COM 590 with a minimum grade of D- or COMM 605G with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): COMM 610G
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- Demonstrate knowledge of basic negotiation, problem-solving, and team-building strategies through role-play scenarios.
- Write clearly and effectively about historical and contemporary management issues in various forms, including memoranda, formal letters, e-mail, short reports, and executive summaries.
- Identify and customize the aforementioned communication to multiple audiences: superiors, peers, and subordinates.
- Design and deliver engaging and effective presentations using technology that is consistent with current industry standards.
- Compose thoughtful, constructive critiques of peer writing and presentations, and incorporate feedback received to improve their own managerial writing and presentation skills.
- Reflect on their individual managerial acumen; identify opportunities to improve and strategies for doing so.
COM 743 - Synthetic Media and the Construction of Reality
Credits: 4
In the past 25 years, electronic media, mobile devices, and algorithmically optimized information networks have intensified how humans have engaged with mediated information. This course examines the collateral effects of this phenomenon on our habits, norms, beliefs, and cognitive processing. Students will study the historical, political, and theoretical narrative that has led to questions about the construction of social worlds, the construct of reality, and the legitimacy of information. A special focus will be made in studying the implications of synthetic deepfake and AI-driven text generating systems in accelerating these effects.
Equivalent(s): COMM 643G
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- Evaluate how human immersion in electronic social network systems influences the formation of identity, community, beliefs, truth, and the legitimacy of information.
- Describe how evidence-based and faith-based ways of knowing are employed by humans to determine the reliability of information.
- Explain how the emergence of the Attention Economy influences the design of algorithmically controlled Internet content and describe its effect on human perception.
- Assess the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic media in the formation of mental models of certainty, reliability, and validity in communication.
- Develop a theoretical basis for explaining the perception of reality through the analysis of a selected example.
COM 797 - Integrative Capstone: Project in Professional Communication
Credits: 4
This capstone course for the Professional Communication major builds on previous study in the field and provides an opportunity to apply learning in an in-depth project. Projects must employ applied research, demonstrate knowledge of communication theory, and integrate reflection on cultural and/or organizational dimensions of communication. Students synthesize their knowledge of theory and practice to develop and implement a project in their own area of professional interest. Prior to capstone enrollment, students are expected to complete the majority of their required major courses. Students should consult with their advisor regarding specific major courses that may be completed with their capstone. NOTE: Students who were admitted to the college before Fall 2019 and have remained active in their original catalog year are not required to take IDIS 601.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): (CRIT 602 with a minimum grade of D- or CRIT 602G with a minimum grade of D- or CRIT 502G with a minimum grade of D-) and (IDIS 601 with a minimum grade of D- or IDIS 601G with a minimum grade of D-).
Equivalent(s): COMM 650G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Identify and use current research and resources in professional communication to develop a project that will meet personal and professional goals.
- Articulate connections between theory and practice in planning and implementing the individual project.
- Integrate knowledge of best practices in communication studies in a well-defined area of professional interest.
- Evaluate the application of ethical principles and cultural/organizational context to the capstone project.
COM 798 - Integrative Capstone: Project in Digital Communication Design
Credits: 4
The Capstone course for the Digital Communication Design major enables the student to apply what they have learned throughout their academic career within a project of their choosing. Students will propose, design, develop, and report on a project that touches upon each of the Programmatic Outcomes for their major and concentration to demonstrate their knowledge and proficiency. Students will work in partnership with faculty to create a project that meets the requirements, output, and format of Capstone-level research. Prior to capstone enrollment, students are expected to complete the majority of their required major courses. Students should consult with their advisor regarding specific major courses that may be completed with their capstone. NOTE: Students who were admitted to the college before Fall 2019 and have remained active in their original catalog year are not required to take IDIS 601.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): (CRIT 602 with a minimum grade of D- or CRIT 602G with a minimum grade of D- or CRIT 502G with a minimum grade of D-) and (IDIS 601 with a minimum grade of D- or IDIS 601G with a minimum grade of D-).
Equivalent(s): COMM 651G
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Identify and use current research and resources in digital and social media to develop an e-portfolio project of appropriate scope that will meet personal and professional goals.
- Articulate connections between theory and practice through a self-reflective e-portfolio.
- Integrate knowledge of best practices in digital and social media studies in a well-defined area of professional interest.
- Apply ethical principles and cultural/organizational context to the capstone project.