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3.00 Credits
In this course dealing with written English for healthcare in general, and nursing in particular, students will be introduced to the main principles of process writing, drawing on case studies, essays on ethics and cross-cultural nursing, and articles covering the competing theories of nursing. Students will focus on and become familiar with several genres of writing including composing academic papers, summaries, reflection pieces, critiques of seminal articles in nursing, as well as the process of composing a nursing diagnosis, a care plan, and recording patient histories. In addition, students will be introduced to key vocabulary for reading and writing English for healthcare. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ESL-014, ENG-013 and ENG-023 Corequisites: COM-051
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In this course dealing with spoken English for healthcare in general, and nursing in particular, students will be introduced to the main principles of therapeutic communication. They will focus on and be able to carry out operations in the important areas such as techniques used to elicit information from patients in a non-judgmental environment, explaining, giving instructions, asking for clarification, and the dejargonization of medical terminology and acronyms. Emphasis will be placed on developing clear speech through pronunciation practice activities, both in class and in the computer labs. This course will also focus on introducing students to cultural issues that relate to spoken interaction in an American nursing context. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ESL-014, ENG-013 and ENG-023 Corequisites: COM-050
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This course illustrates how public relations has evolved in the 20th Century. Students will learn practical techniques of public relations that can be used in print, radio, and television. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-013 and ENG-023
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Media messages are not always what they seem. This course offers students an opportunity to develop the skills necessary to be in control of their media habits, to be media literate. Course goals are to assist students in the effort to understand who controls the media, why media messages are constructed, how to think critically about media messages, the effects of media messages and how to best manage their own media habits. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-012 and ENG-022
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Semantics is a study of how meaning is communicated. Students examine various theories of meaning and how they impact on the many aspects communications. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-013 and ENG-023
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This course stresses the use of correct and forceful, English in various types of business writing; in addition, the fundamentals of grammar are reviewed. There is also a unit on speech. Communication Skills is a required course for secretarial science students. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-101
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This course illustrates the integration of the various arts (painting, writing, film, music, etc.) in the media of the past and the present. Students will study how humanity has viewed art through the ages and how art has become an integral part of the modern media. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-013 and ENG-023
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Students will learn to produce a publication, from laying out the grid to printing the final version on a laser printer. Students will learn the following basics of desktop publishing: page layout, text formatting and editing, downloading text and graphics files, combining text and graphics, selecting and using fonts, interfacing with a laser printer. Lecture ( 45.00)
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This course will give an overview of the broadcast industry, including some history and law (FCC), along with present day make-up and problems. It will also discuss the future of broadcasting and employment opportunities in an exploding information age. Students will learn about the operation of the studios at WDBK-FM and work in the station (lab) to complete assignments. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-013 and ENG-023
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3.00 Credits
This course will continue the overview of the broadcast industry begun in Broadcasting I, plus identify significant past, present and future events and issues of the industry. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: COM-141
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