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  • 3.00 Credits

    Organizational culture provides the theoretical orientation for examining diversity issues in the workplace. Emphasis is on understanding organizations as cultures and as existing within cultures. Both domestic and international organizations are examined. Current organizational practice is assessed, with particular attention to issues such as gender, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexual orientation, and disability. Elective. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An exploration of how new and emerging communication technologies in organizations impact work design, decision-making, interpersonal interaction, organizational structures, and cultures. A review of major theories of technologically mediated communication and empirical research on computer-supported collaborative work equips students to critically select, implement, use, and evaluate communication technologies and develop related organizational policy. Elective. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Models and principles from persuasion, visual design, and project management provide backdrop for the creation, management, and evaluation of linear, mediated organizational communications activities. Promotional and informational websites and print documents developed for internal and external audiences around a common theme or purpose are the primary focus. Elective. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Either COMM 50500 or COMM 60500.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explore how organizations strategically manage various disasters or emergencies. Students will apply communication theories to analyze actual crises (technological, natural or environmental, managerial, consumer, etc.). In-depth discussions of these situations will assist students in understanding critical issues that emerge and communicative processes, practices, and competencies. Elective. 3 credits. (Y)
  • 3.00 Credits

    The theory and practice of technology-enhanced learning environments. Focus is on the creation, management, and evaluation of e-learning systems. Emphasis is on applying instructional design and learning theory to the development of e-learning products. Elective. Prerequisite: COMM 50500 or COMM 60500. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This online course gives students hands-on experience in using and choosing tools for virtual team collaboration, education, and training. Focuses on applications such as groupware, portals, blogs, expert systems, and online course management systems. Students learn to design and facilitate online learning and web-based meetings and apply research and theory to typical organizational situations. Elective. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Develops competencies in the leadership and administration of communication and training departments and projects, preparing students to assume roles as managers and independent consultants. Specific attention is given to the structure and funding of organizational communication and training departments, the development of internal and external communication standards and policies, the management of internal staffing plans and external contracts, and the assessment of learning and communication systems as long-term business assets. Students use case studies and projects to develop their skills in managing client expectations, proposing projects, and managing budgets and staffs. Required. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of various communication research and evaluation methods and their theoretical underpinnings. Includes study of quantitative and qualitative paradigms and methods such as experimentation, statistical analysis, interview and survey techniques, participant observation, and ethnography. Emphasis on critical examination of research reports and on basic techniques of applied research in organizational settings. Required. 3 credits.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Individually designed program of study or project in a specific area of research and/or practice. Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least 9 graduate credits and prior approval of a written proposal by the tutorial mentor and the graduate chair. No more than 6 credits of internship and/or tutorial may be counted toward the 36 required credits. Elective. 1-3 credits each (up to 6 credits total).
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Individually designed program of study or project in a specific area of research and/or practice. Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least 9 graduate credits and prior approval of a written proposal by the tutorial mentor and the graduate chair. No more than 6 credits of internship and/or tutorial may be counted toward the 36 required credits. Elective. 1-3 credits each (up to 6 credits total).
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