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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course centers on national and regional environmental issues, including planning, regulation, and crises. Topics include responses to climate change, endangered species, wetlands preservation, coastal development, and hazardous materials regulation. Field trips and guest speakers will be included. Students learn how to research and write articles and stories for nature and environmental magazines as well as general-audience media. Prerequisite: COM 221 or COM 225.
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3 Credits Theory and practice of the techniques of journalism, familiarizing the student with the functions, skills, and responsibilities required in writing, editing, and producing news and technical publications. Prerequisite: Any course from the HU 140 series.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits The course focuses on different theories of persuasive communication and the construction of persuasive messages. Individual instructors may explore persuasive communication in public service and political campaigns, interpersonal communication, social movements, persuasive writing, or advertising. Students are evaluated on their ability to recognize, apply, and evaluate the communication theories used to design persuasive messages. Prerequisite: COM 219.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course presents principles of visual design applying to print and electronic publications, including unity, emphasis, balance, line, shape, value, color, and texture. Special topics include ethics, typography, semiotics, and layout. Students analyze existing graphical artifacts and create print and electronic projects focused on communicating science and technology, using professional design software. Prerequisites: COM 221, COM 222, or an equivalent professional writing course; COM 265.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits A sophisticated process approach to strategies for effective communication in the workplace. Balancing theory and practice in professional communication, students will work singly and in collaborative teams to integrate visuals, layout and design, editing and review systems, online documentation, and electronic publishing. All assignments carry written components with equal emphasis placed on oral execution. Prerequisites: COM 219, COM 221, COM 265.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits In addition to highlighting theories of communication related to design and content, this course serves as a practical workshop in Web site development, with an emphasis on communicating science and technology in a professional context. In close consultation with the professor, students design and produce Web sites for University programs, departments, non-profit organizations, and businesses. Experience with Web development software is recommended. Prerequisite: COM 221, COM 222, or an equivalent professional writing course.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits Communication specific to the technical communication profession is studied, and students prepare at least one formal project suitable for inclusion in a career portfolio. The projects may include, but are not limited to, the following: technical manual, grant or business proposal, product development and documentation, multimedia training or product presentation, training modules, and corporate reports. Projects may be in paper, electronic, or combination of multimedia formats, depending on trends in the profession and use of technology. Professional technical communicators may serve as mentors or speakers. Prerequisite: COM 221.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course entails the study of communication behaviors and processes not involving the expression of written or spoken words, which contribute information to a message. Special attention is directed to the study of voice qualities; facial expression and body language; space, personal distance, and touch; the use of time and objects; and personal appearance. Study also involves non-verbal communication in applied settings, as well as research strategies for observing, measuring, and understanding non-verbal phenomena. Prerequisite: COM 219, equivalent Speech Communications course. (Also offered as HU 415. Students receive either Communication or Humanities credit, but not both.)
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
1 Credit Open only to Communication majors. Preparation and evaluation of resumes, employment correspondence, portfolios, and mock employment interviews. Must be taken the semester after completing 88 hours. Prerequisite: COM 265.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits Mastery of writing and speaking genres in media relations with an emphasis on crisis communication. Prerequisites: COM 265, COM 360.
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