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3.00 Credits
Focused study of a specific communication theory or theoretical approach. Topics vary by instructor. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six (6) units. (CTM)
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Examines the conceptualization of conflict and of mediation as an area of teaching, training and research in communication. Designed to guide students through a specific academic view of conflict and its relationship to communication as a point of departure. We will continue by studying dispute mediation as one way to approach conflict. Case studies as well as dispute mediation simulations will help in understanding the powers and limitations of the process. Demystifies conflict and dispute mediation and shows how to use "the tools"of dispute mediation ethically. Enrollment restricted to students with Junior or Senior status. Prerequisite: COMM 320. (CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Examines notions of identity in public discourse. Introduction to theories of discourse, identity, and power in public discourse (i.e., legal, mediated, policy, etc.) on current social issues. Focuses on the politics of identity, the ways in which identity politics play out in public debate, and in the formation of economic, political, and social policies and realities. Recommended Preparation: Completion of COMM 330. (CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to a number of conceptual and theoretical problematics that have a bearing on the study of communication and its relevance to questions of gender. Explores differences between males and females with respect to communication styles, the cultural motivations for these differences, how they are reproduced in ongoing socialization experiences, their social and political implications, and the stratagems speakers deploy in the course of exploiting, bridging, negotiating, or overcoming such differences. (CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the theory and research focused on interpersonal communication. Emphasis is on experientially acquired insights into the initiation and maintenance of interpersonal relationships across a wide range of socialization institutions (e.g., family, peer group, and workplace). ( CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Examination of theoretical and research literature on the interaction within organizations and its bearing on individuals and groups in society at large. Some of the themes stressed are: the function of organizations within complex technological, market and sociopolitical environments; the communicative challenges of organizing; social responsibility and responsiveness; conflict mediation between organizational groups and actors; corporate wrongdoing; issues management; corporate political activity; institutional ethics; and whistle blowing. ( CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to craft professional documents: resumes, reports, and proposals. Students learn how, as colleagues, to evaluate, revise, and edit as well as how to give and respond to criticism of oral and written work. Informed by case studies, students also learn how to highlight and articulate their skills, abilities and interests as Communication majors as part of a job search or in preparation for graduate or professional study. Enrollment restricted to Communication majors with senior standing. ( CTM)
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3.00 Credits
Focused study of a specific aspect of intercultural communication. Topics vary by instructor. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six (6) units. (CCSC)
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3.00 Credits
Building learning through service to local communities, this course offers an opportunity for students to explore their own assumptions, values, questions, and beliefs regarding key issues in intercultural communication and social justice within a service learning framework. Students will critically analyze the interrelationships among communication, social justice, and community service through an examination of the principles and precepts of service learning and diversity training. In addition, students will learn theories and perform applications of needs assessment, training development, leadership, and evaluation. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for COMM 450C. Prerequisite: COMM 330.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to basic theories, concepts, and principles regarding the idea of whiteness as a discursive (communicative) construct, and the key role that communication plays in the construction of whiteness. Particular attention will be given to the important role of communication (face-to-face, mediated, discursive), context (social, cultural, and historical), and power as they relate to whiteness. Recommended Preparation: Completion of COMM 330 or related course. Students who have completed COMM 450D may not take this course for credit. (CCSC)
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