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  • COM 107: Professional Speaking

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Be on the cutting edge with this opportunity to develop communication skills in various professional scenarios. Employers expect their employees to perform speeches of various complexity and format. It is important for professionals to have dynamic communication skills in diverse practical scenarios. In this course students will have a variety of opportunities to gain confidence and skills with interviewing, persuasion, presentation technology, presentation development, problem solving, creativity, leadership and speaking dynamism. This class is suited to students who wish to increase their communication skills in professional fields such as marketing, education, law, politics, management, public relations or health professions (among others). Prerequisite: COM 150
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  • COM 111: Introduction to Electronic Media

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Designed to introduce students in any area of study to the fundamentals of using electronic media to communicate information and ideas. Covers the use of the computer for multimedia presentation, digital image-manipulation, and digital sound. Specific skills covered are: writing to communicate, digitizing and editing sound, using the scanner, digitizing video, and interactive multimedia authoring. Through group and individual projects, students work with a specific area of interest to see how information changes as it passes through different media. A final project allows each student to apply course skills to the creation of an interactive multimedia CD-ROM. No prior computer experience is necessary. Two, 2 hour studios per week
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  • COM 112: Topics in Electronic Media

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    An in-depth exploration of a single topic in electronic media. Students work either together or independently in the research, design, and production of a relevant major media project within the class or in conjunction with another course. Please see the course booklet or the instructor for details on the current topic. May be taken more than once. Two, 2 hour studios per week
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  • COM 113: Journalism I

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Theory and practice of journalism fundamentals for print and broadcast media. Brief history of media development and present trends. Basic news writing for newspapers, radio, and television. Techniques of editing. Criticism and analysis of college and area media. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101
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  • COM 114: Mass Media

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    A study of newspapers, magazines, radio, and television from the consumer's viewpoint. Covers techniques for influencing public opinion through propaganda and censorship, communication theories, film as a molder of values, evaluation of media accuracy, semantics and the media.
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  • COM 115: Introduction to Animation

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Using a variety of traditional and computer animation techniques, students will explore the basics of two-dimensional animation: the relationship of sound and image, storyboarding, line and cell animation, and stop-action animation. We will study examples of animation from early-animated film to state-of-the-art 3-D computer animation. Projects will include flipbooks, short animation studies, and a final individual animation. No drawing or computer experience is necessary. Two, 2 hour studios per week
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  • COM 116: Journalism II

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Concentrates on the advanced skills necessary for journalists to produce their own publications. Emphasis will be on specialized reporting skills for niche publications; the editing of material for libel and allocated space; the design of pages with art and photographs or advertisements; and the production skills necessary to create and produce a newsletter, community newspaper, or specialized magazine. Students will learn typography and the editing skills for points of entry to printed pages, basic survival skills in graphic design, and demographic marketing and distribution techniques via print and the internet. Prerequisite: COM 113
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  • COM 118: Media for the Web

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Introduces students to the fundamentals of preparing images, sound, and video for use on the World Wide Web. The course focuses on how specific software packages such as Photoshop, Sound Edit 16, and Premiere are used to prepare media for delivery on the web. Emphasis will be placed on the effective use of visual design and communication principles in conveying information. Coursework will include projects in digital sound, digital imaging, and digital video.
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  • COM 121: Introduction to Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    Introduces perspectives from which human communication may be studied. Focuses on how we communicate with one another, looking specifically at the symbols we use and analyzing how they influence our thinking and behavior. Provides a conceptual foundation for examining language, nonverbal communication, small group behavior, and the impact of mass media on patterns of human interaction.
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  • COM 122: Introduction to Radio Broadcasting

    3.00 Credits
    Holyoke Community College

    A presentation of many facets of radio. Topics to be covered include radio station management, programming, advertising, the federal communications commission, production techniques, and on-the-air practices. Com 150 recommended.
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