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Goal To explore the applications of communication theory and research in the health care setting with particular emphasis on the impact of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication policy in the human health and medicine industries. Content Examination of the origins, development, and status of the field of health communication; investigations into central themes in communication theory and practice as applied to the health care system. Taught Alternate years. Prerequisite Junior-level status or permission of instructor. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal To investigate rhetoric as a persuasive cultural tool through the analysis of symbols; evidence and reasoning; beliefs, attitudes, and values; cultural and societal influence; and audience needs and expectations. Content Discussion of contemporary theory and research in persuasion; investigations of the identification and persuasion paradigms of rhetoric; applications of persuasion theory to campaigns, social movement discourse, and advertising. Taught Alternate years. Prerequisites COM 103 or COM 202 or permission of instructor. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal To increase student knowledge about a communication topic not available in the curriculum. Examples include Communication and Aging, Presidential Rhetoric, and Communication Ethics. Content Dependent upon the subject matter. Taught Offered occasionally. Prerequisite COM 103, junior status, and permission of instructor. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal To provide a student with a capstone course that will provide an overview of communication research methods. Content Construction of the senior portfolio; group study and discussion of current communication topics. Content may vary from year to year. Taught Annually. Prerequisites Status as a declared communication major. Credit 3 hours; S-course.
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Goal To provide students the opportunity to explore a communication topic of their choice; to enhance original thinking and research. Content A topic agreed upon by the student and the professor. A paper of significant length, depth, and scope is expected. Taught Offered occasionally. Prerequisite Permission of instructor. Credit 1-6 hours.
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Goal To provide students with an opportunity to apply communication skills in the work place; to perform professional, creative, or research functions under professional supervision. The communication major must, as a requirement for graduation, take a three-hour internship in one semester. Content A placement agreed upon by the student, her advisor, and the Director of Career Development. Taught Fall, Spring. Prerequisites Consent of both the advisor and the department chair. Credit Variable.
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Honors Thesis
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Goal To study the basic properties of some discrete mathematical structures and to initiate the rigorous study of mathematical methods of proof. Content Graphs and trees, elementary number theory, including counting techniques and recursion; set theory, relations, and methods of proof, including mathematical induction and limit proofs. Taught Fall. Alternate years. Prerequisites MAT 130 or equivalent. Gen. Ed. Category Quantitative reasoning. Credit 3 hours; cross-listed as MAT 200.
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Goal To introduce students to the fundamental concepts of programming and to apply these concepts to solving a variety of problems. Content Essentials of algorithm design and problem solving with a strong programming component. Software development including program specifications, design, coding, debugging, testing, and documentation. Taught Fall. Prerequisite MAT 130 or equivalent. Gen. Ed. Category Quantitative reasoning. Credit 3 hours.
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Goal To continue the study of fundamental concepts of programming applied to problem solving and to introduce students to the major data structures and their use in computer science. Content Recursion and iteration, major data structures, including arrays, records, stacks, queues, and lists, and classical computer science algorithms, including searching, sorting, and pattern matching. Taught Spring. Prerequisite CSC 216. Credit 3 hours.
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