Communications

Communications
COM 1500
Intercultural Communication
Study of cultural issues in their relation to communication, language, society, family, work, education, problem solving, religion and worldviews. (WI)
Credit: 3 units


       COM 4005
Nonverbal Communication
Examination of the characteristics, functions, and importance of nonverbal communication across cultures and in different organizational settings. Includes investigation of body movement, physical appearance and clothing, physical touch, space, paralanguage and time.
Credit: 3 units 
       
COM 2000
The Communication Process
Selected theories of the fundamental nature and function of the communicative process. Introduces the dynamics of who says what to whom and how. Explores the interplay of the message, source, channel, and destination. Examines the key components of human communication codes with reference to formal, informal, and other levels of communication. Identifies a variety of styles associated with different cultural and co-cultural groups.
Credit: 3 units
    
COM 4010
Language, Culture, and Society
Examination of the relationship between linguistic, social and cultural factors in human communication. Focuses on dialects, regional and social variation, language change, speech communities, gender and language conflict.
Credit: 3 units
       
COM 2010
Research and Writing in Communication Studies
Study of major categories of research and methods of data collection and analysis. Includes a research project and development of guidelines for style and mechanics.
Credit: 3 units
    
COM 4100
Advanced Technical Communication
Advanced study of technical communication. Includes work in technical style and the common document types produced in business and industry, including proposals, progress reports, completion reports, and manuals.
Credit: 3 units
       
COM 2205
Media, Communication and the Information Society
The role of communication in society as manifested through print, visual, and electronic media.
Credit: 3 units



    
COM 4105
Technical Editing
The fundamentals of editing. Focuses on the role of the editor in organizational settings; basic editorial activities; methods for analyzing, critiquing, and revising manuscripts for different audiences; and techniques for successful writer/editor dialogues. Includes techniques for verbally and visually revising documents for publication.
Credit: 3 units
       
COM 3000
Organizational Communication
Structure and function of vertical and horizontal communication in organizations at local, national, and international levels. Focuses on effective communication strategies for facilitating and achieving organizational goals. Case studies of selected organizational communication to illustrate the practical application of the concepts and principles underlying various models and approaches.
Credit: 3 units
    
COM 4110
Document Production
Study and application of principles of producing effective technical documents. Focuses on the relationship between page layout and readability, techniques for combining textual and non-textual information and the use of word processing and technical graphics software. Taught as a workshop in which students produce basic technical documents, such as brochures, data sheets, flyers, reports, and manuals.
Credit: 3 units
       
COM 3005
Diversity Training
Examination of the concepts, tools, and activities to design and present basic diversity training. Focuses on recognizing the dimensions of diversity and their impact in the workplace, understanding the range of cultural norms and values in work groups, and learning how to confront and deal with stereotypes and prejudice in organizations.
Prerequisites: COM 2000 and COM 3000 or permission of instructor
Credit: 3 units
    
COM 4200
Communication and Leadership
The study of the changing concepts of leadership, types and functions of leadership, and the leader as a person with special talents of communication. Investigates leadership in communication contexts at local, national and international levels. Explores various contexts for leadership, including among women and across cultures. Uses case studies of selected leaders.
Credit: 3 units
       
COM 3010
Group Dynamics
Theoretical processes of group communication. Emphasizes concepts of group formation, communication channels, team- building, and group decision-making.
Prerequisites: COM 2000 and COM 3000
or permission of instructor
Credit: 3 units
    
COM 3100 
Technical Rhetoric
Introduction to the rhetoric of technical communication. Includes the visual rhetoric of graphics and document design, rhetorical modes of narration, description, exposition, and argumentation as used in technical communication, and the ethics of technical communication.
Credit 3 units