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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Offered Fall Semester This course provides an introduction to the principles of news writing, focusing on organization and writing methods for media. Students develop news stories in lab and outside of class. Sentence structure competence is necessary. Mastering the basics of news writing, students will improve their abilities to participate as members of communications professions in print, broadcast, and corporate areas. Lecture: 4 hours a week combined with lab time Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 101
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Offered Fall Semester This course examines today's American media - their development, successes, and failures. Career options are explored through tours and guest presentations by working professionals. After completion of COMJ 140, students will know if a media career is an option to pursue. Students will gain a clear view of themselves as media consumers. Topics that will be covered in upper division coursework will be introduced. Lecture: 3 hours per week
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Offered Spring Semester Reporting provides practical experience working with different types of news sources. Students gather and write articles about on and off campus events. Assignments include writing multisource stories, features, editorials, columns, and research pieces. Some "deadline critical" situations related toprofessional newspaper practices are included. Students learn reporter duties in preparation for advancement to upper division coursework and journalism career development. Lecture/Lab: 3.5 hours per week Prerequisite: COMJ 121
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Offered Spring Semester This course studies the elementary principles of newspaper makeup and fundamentals of editing copy and photographs. It includes practice in news selection and evaluation, writing headlines and photo captions, and newspaper design and composition. The course uses Macintosh computers for desktop publishing. Students learn and practice the responsibilities of an editor, including copy reading and measuring, article evaluation, headlining, page design, and photo editing. Skills gained contribute to portfolio development and career preparation. Lecture/Lab: 3 hours per week Prerequisite: COMJ 121
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Offered Each Semester Journalism Practicum provides on the job training and experience through averaging a four hour weekly internship in a media related workplace. Developed as a "contract" agreementbetween the student intern and a "host" organization with permissionof the instructor, this practicum offers practical work experience supporting preparation for upper division college studies or career entry. Students seeking clarification of career direction or "real world" experience will benefit. This coursemay be repeated for a total of 8 credits. Time: Varies according to project
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Offered Each Semester This course introduces students to what communication is and how it affects human interaction. Emphasis is on public speaking with attention to audience analysis and organizational and delivery skills. The controlled and supportive classroom environment is an ideal setting for students to practice and perfect those communication skills of effective speaking and critical listening valued in all professions, the community, and personal relations. It is, however, a complex discipline of reading, writing, research, and performance; therefore, course success relies strongly on college level reading and writing abilities. This course is a requirement for both the A.A. and A.S. degrees. Lecture: 3 hours per week Recommendation: Minimum reading placement scores of 81 on the COMPASS; 19 on the ACT; or 470 on the SAT. Minimum writing scores of 68 on the COMPASS; 18 on the ACT; or 450 on the SAT. Concurrent enrollment in ENGL 101 is also recommended
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Offered Each Semester Making literature come alive through effective reading and interpreting is the goal of this course. Students will learn to select, analyze, and perform literary pieces including stories, plays, poems, and famous orations. COMM 103 is a useful elective for elementary education, performing arts, literature, and communication majors, as well as for parents. Lecture: 3 hours per week
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Offered Each Semester This course provides practical experience in the development of interviewing techniques for a variety of settings and career applications. The process is analyzed and practiced, including setting up, conducting, and assessing the interview. Students learn to design and carry out effective interviews through study and practice of the practical "do's and don'ts" for severtypes of interviews. Skills gained are helpful to those pursuing careers in journalism, communications, law enforcement, psychology, oral history, and counseling. Use of an audio tape recorder is suggested. Lecture: 3 hours per week for 14 weeks
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1.00 Credits
1 Credit Offered Either Semester This course involves instruction in the skills necessary for effective listening. These skills apply to all aspects of life from the job to personal relationships. Listening is the most used (and least trained) of the four basic communication skills. Lecture: 3 hours per week for 5 weeks
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Offered Either Semester This course is an introduction to the basic concepts in the study of body language, symbols, and various means of communicating without using spoken language. The study of nonverbal communication will help students better understand how people communicate in relationships at work and at home, and may create an awareness of the students' own nonverbal communication style. Lecture: 2 hours per week Recommended: Strong college-level reading and writing skills
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