The purpose of the course is to help students improve their understanding of communication structures and processes in the organization. The emphasis is on improving one's understanding of communication behavior in organizations. For this reason, special attention is given to the study of motivation in organizational settings. Students will be required to read two texts and a course pack. Grading is based on the midterm, final, and a term-long group project and class contribution.
Heavy emphasis is placed on class discussion.
The Michigan Journalist. 290 or permission of instructor. The Michigan Journalist is an experimental periodical designed to permit a select group of undergraduate and graduate students to write, edit, photograph and lay-out for publication. Each of three issues put out in the term has a unifying theme. Staffers' articles explore it, reporting directly to the student editor and faculty advisor.