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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Analyzes the motivations that lead individuals and audiences to beliefs and actions and the techniques of achieving objectives through persuasion. Attention, interest, empathy, ethos, fear, and techniques of speakers, and those who use persuasion professionally are studied.
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3 credits Develops skills in hard-news reporting in laboratory and field exercises. Employs off-campus reporting assignments to refine information-gathering techniques such as interviewing, observation, and use of government documents and other contextual materials. Requires students to produce reports using advanced journalistic writing techniques. Includes reporting and writing about police news, state and local government, the criminal justice system, science, and sports. Prerequisite: COM-102. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Teaches all phases of copy editing for news and public relations: marking of copy, building and shaping news stories, following mechanical style, and safeguarding against problems of libel and inaccuracy. Provides comprehensive review of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and intensive practice in writing headlines and captions, editing wire copy, and using computers. Prerequisite: COM-102 or English writing concentration.
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3 credits Explains theories and techniques of graphic arts in print media layout and design. Provides an understanding of the use of typography and art as design elements in newspapers, advertisements, newsletters, and brochures. Directs students to apply these concepts to the creation of published materials using Macintosh desktop publishing techniques.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Develops advanced reporting techniques for researching and writing in-depth news stories and investigative articles. Uses state-of-theart computer-assisted reporting methods including finding and mining data bases on the Internet, creating spreadsheets to analyze data, and employing data base manager software to sort and summarize information in government documents and other specialized resources. Focuses on conceptualizing of story ideas, planning major projects, gathering information by means of data bases, participant- observation, interviews, and analysis of public documents. Emphasizes organizing large quantities of material and presenting it in a meaningful context. Prerequisite: COM-210 or permission of instructor. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Increases the student's knowledge of the vocal elements of oral communication and improves use of voice and articulation. Introduces anatomy and physiology for enhanced vocal production. Analyzes volume, rate, pitch, quality, phrasing, stress, and inflection. Presents the International Phonetic Alphabet as a means of developing correct articulation and pronunciation. Uses classroom exercises and tape recording for feedback and learning.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Examines the communication process as it relates to the small group. Theoretical constructs including motivation, group climate, attraction, leadership, decision making, problem solving and roles are analyzed. Utilizes group experience to study and evaluate the dynamics and effectiveness of interpersonal systems.
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3 credits Examines the field of electronic communication and its role in society. Scrutinizes the history, technology, structure, and regulation of broadcasting including issues, trends, and the impact of new communication technologies. Introduces basic principles of effective communication in broadcast writing and producing.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introduction to diverse and highly-structured writing styles and formats used in writing for broadcast. With focus on effective and creative writing using broadcast style, students will be exposed to the fundamentals of writing dramatic and non-dramatic material for radio and television including station IDs and liners, public service announcements and commercials, news and public affairs programs, and short dramatic and documentary scripts. Through lectures, case discussions, in-class assignments, and critiques, emphasis will be on the practical application of basic rules and conventions common to broadcast writing from copy preparation to on-air delivery. Prerequisite: COM-107.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (Formerly COM-334) Provides a laboratory study of audio production techniques, writing, and performance. Introduces the fundamental properties of sound as applied in modern audio production at radio and television stations, sound studios, and production houses. Students conduct lab exercises in editing, mixing, and digital recording. Students write, produce, and perform a variety of programs including news, interviews, commercials, dramas, and documentaries.
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