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3.00 Credits
Objective is to develop student capabilities in oral communication before an audience. Focuses on observation, analysis, and practice in various types of public speaking. Special attention is given to the organization of ideas, proper English language usage, platform presence, control of voice, and confidence building. Students may also participate in group activities including debates, panel discussions and forums, and general reporting. (Formerly COMM 105: Introduction to Speech.)
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3.00 Credits
The rudiments of broadcast announcing in a studio setting: clear speech, presence, projection, and intimacy will be discussed and practiced. This course will cover radio announcing. Proper commercial/PSA preparation and broadcast delivery of the commercial/PSA are stressed through classroom and on-microphone exercises, including development, enunciation, pronunciation, interpretation, integration, and pacing. Students are critiqued on an individual basis following the evaluation of laboratory projects. This course may be substituted for COM* 173 in the Communications and Broadcasting A.S. degree(s). (Formerly COMM 145: Broadcast Announcing.)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the components that define culture in America. Materials to be explored include newspaper and magazine articles, journals, cartoons, excerpts from best sellers and classics, popular art forms such as movies, television, radio, music, dance, theatre, decorative arts, and advertising. Students will examine the sociological, philosophical, technological, economic, and political factors that affect, and have affected, the development of American culture. All students will write response essays regarding the assigned work, and formulate original articles. Students will also have the opportunity to work with class materials individually and in small groups. During the course of the semester, students will gain exposure to a wide range of experiences within the scope of popular culture. (Formerly COMM 130.)
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3.00 Credits
This course covers basic radio production skills including commercial production, talk radio, and on-air performance. Emphasis is on sound design for radio including music and voice mixing, board operation, voice-over work, entertainment radio, news and information production, producing and editing programs for radio. Other areas such as station management will also be covered. Prerequisite: COM* 131.
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces students to advanced digital production techniques for radio, video, and multimedia. Through lectures, demonstrations, and production assignments, students gain valuable knowledge of the theory and practices of audio art as a recognized form of artistic expression using advanced techniques of audio manipulation on digital audio workstations. Topics include digitizing, formats, synthesis, filtering, and effects via digital techniques. Particular emphasis is placed on audio for radio and video. The course provides students with intensive practice and skill development in audio production techniques, while preparing them to work directly with video and radio program producers. Prerequisite: COM* 131.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to familiarize students with video production concepts, ideas, and techniques beyond the elementary understanding of the process. This is a hands-on course; each student or team produces a variety of finished programs. The focus is on live studio production, with limited post-production. Students work in teams. Includes review of instruction in the use of all college video production equipment, including cameras, and recording, switching, editing and post-production equipment; instructional design, production outlining, scriptwriting, narrative structures and news, and post-production techniques; introduction to Video Toaster and graphic design; and extensive experience producing studio-based programs. Intended for students having a working knowledge of TV equipment. Satisfies the Fine Arts requirement. (Formerly COMM 112: TV Production: Live Studio Production.)
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3.00 Credits
Supervised experience working in the college's radio station or in a working environment directly related to radio broadcasting. The internship is a program designed to provide the student with occupational programming experience--within the radio broadcasting industry--in the information and communication profession. The student will experience a wide range of broadcast situations, conditions, and practice. Students will serve their internship under the supervision of a full-time faculty member, adjunct instructor, and/or a practicing member of the profession. (Formerly COMM 290: Internship (Programming, Production, Promotion.)
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3.00 Credits
A hands-on course, taught in a computer laboratory, provides an introduction to IBM-compatible microcomputers, basic understanding of Windows and Internet, and in-depth coverage of popular word processing, spreadsheet, and database tools. The course assumes no prior computing experience and is open to all students at the college. Emphasis in this course is on developing practical applications for personal productivity. The specific software used in this course may change from semester to semester based on industry demand. In addition to supervised classroom exercises, weekly computer projects are required. (Formerly CIS 111: Introduction to Computers.)
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1.00 Credits
This course will give computer users an easier way to work with a microcomputer system. Windows introduces a completely new user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). In addition, Windows incorporates many new techniques to facilitate multi-tasking. The goals of this course include teaching the components of the Windows environment students are likely to use on a day-to-day basis. These include: what the START menu is, what you need to use Windows, how to control a window and multiple windows, how to use the task bar, how to use the EXPLORER and "MY COMPUTER," working with folders, working with floppy disks, how to set up your applications in the Windows environment, how to use the Windows WordPad program, how to use Windows accessories, how to use the clipboard and printing in Windows. (Formerly CIS 146: Windows.)
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3.00 Credits
The principles and concepts for using a spreadsheet package. The course investigates skills and concepts using spreadsheet software in an innovative manner. A comprehensive knowledge of the spreadsheet is important to the understanding of many other courses. (Formerly CIS 151: Spreadsheet Fundamentals.) Prerequisite: Proficiency in Windows.
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