The department does not offer many job-directed courses. Such experience might include working with the College's student radio station, its National Public Radio affiliate, the student newspaper, the Web Authors Guild, the Quad-Cities' Public Relations Network, the Augustana Communications Organization. The courses listed in this section work in conjunction with internships and other professional experience to help students understand their career possibilities and to be credible when they first apply for jobs. Typical assignments include short papers and self-promotion. Students submit cassette copies of their show for comment by the instructor.
Advanced students critique each other, as well as learn how to research radio markets.
389, Internship Analysis - This course is taken in conjunction with the internship. Students are required to keep in touch with a faculty sponsor during the internship and to submit a journal, a portfolio, and a paper at the end. Students will apply the principles of oral communication to an organizational context of their own choosing. The course focuses on presentational speaking and audience analysis, and requires four major speaking assignments, a mock interview, short papers, and the analysis of presentations. 402, Organizational Communication - Hay .