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. Evaluation is based on the quality of work produced, and the individual's ability to function in a professional context. Introduction to Group Communication.
Emphasis is given to the oral communication process in small group problem-solving situations.
Reading materials include selected readings on oral communication and small group research. Elements of Persuasion. No special background is required. Politics and the Mass Media. See Political Science 420 .