Analysis of public relations media and methods. Public relations as a management tool. Identifying and reaching the various publics. Practice in writing publicity releases. The examination of issues, contexts, and particulars of interpersonal communication.
Content varies from semester to semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. An introduction to the fundamental concepts of management information systems in business organizations. Management information is the framework tying together business decision makers in an organization. This course gives an overview of several models for instructional systems design and examines the processes involved in designing instructional interventions, such as analyzing instructional needs, determining and organizing content and process, selecting appropriate media, evaluating, and revising. A general survey of contemporary language study as it is carried on in the fields of linguistics, anthropology and psychology, with emphasis on meaning, sounds, words, and sentence formation in English.