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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: COMS 130 and COMS 230, or permission of instructor. Examination of basic legal concepts and legal problems affecting mass media and media professionals. Includes case studies from the areas of constitutional law, statutory law and regulatory agency decisions. Principles and case studies in mass media ethics explored.
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3.00 Credits
Four hours lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: COMS 104, COMS 204, COMS 130, COMS 230 . Strategies for computer assisted reporting, practice in gathering information from first-person participants and expert sources, and experience in writing investigative and exploratory articles and/or documentary scripts. The course concentrates on several themes evident in journalism today, including diversity reporting, community journalism, financial reporting, reporting for the Web, international issues and others.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/participation. Prerequisites: COMS 130 and COMS 230, or permission of instructor. Principles and methods of training clients in the improvement of communication skills in such areas as public speaking, group discussion and listening. Applied component of the course provides supervised consultation and tutoring experience. May be repeated once for undergraduate credit.
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3.00 Credits
Four hours lecture and laboratory Prerequisites: COMS 130, COMS 230, and COMS 104. Principles and practice of writing for scientific, educational and environmental publications; advanced reporting in public affairs and investigative journalism. Application of theories and models to advanced writing.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/discussion. Prerequisites: COMS 130, COMS 230 and COMS 225, or permission of instructor. Case studies and typical public relations problems in industry, labor, education, government, social welfare and trade associations. Planning and preparation of communication materials for various media; applications of public relations techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/discussion. Prerequisites: COMS 130, COMS 230, COMS 225 and either COMS 235 or COMS 104. Use of media to achieve motivation within various target audiences; theory and nature of materials emanating from a public relations department or counseling firm; practical analysis and development of specialized communication materials to gain reaction and support from specialized groups.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/discussion. Prerequisites: COMS 130 and COMS 230, or permission of instructor. Contemporary theories and practices of political communication. Examines the structure and function of political messages, the strategic dissemination of political messages and the effects of those messages on corporate, social, professional and cultural institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/discussion. Prerequisite: COMS 130 and COMS 230, or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the creation, consumption, and evaluation of public discourse. As such, its main concerns are the sources of messages, the audiences for messages, the contexts in which the messages are produced, the messages themselves, and the confluence of all four to create a rhetorical reality.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/discussion/participation. Prerequisites: COMS 130 and COMS 230, or permission of instructor. The study of internal and external communication training and consulting in business, education, government, and other professional environments. Instruction focuses on developing, proposing, conducting, and evaluating communication training and development programs.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture/participation. Prerequisites: COMS 130 and, COMS 230, or permission of instructor. This course is designed to provide for students¿ advanced preparation in business and professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on practical experience in designing and implementing message strategies. Subjects covered include interviewing, formal informative and persuasive presentation by individuals and groups, written message construction, interpersonal communication in the workplace, giving and receiving criticism, and presentation of oneself in professional/social settings.
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