A course in the theory of argument, with practice in the several forms of debate. May be repeated to a maximum of four credits. Emphasis will be placed on phonetic transcription, and application will be made for students interested in general speech, speech correction, radio, television, and theatre. How various political and social systems affect the media and how the media affect the societies in which they exist. The most common organizational communication variables are reviewed, e.g., communication distortion, conflict, power, managerial leadership style, roles, interviewing, information overload and underload.
Emphasis is on application of the principles reviewed to the organizational setting.
Simulations, exercises, case studies, and visits to organizations are used to accomplish this goal. Enrollment priority given to College of Communications majors. An introductory survey course covering syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of language as they relate to communication. Language learning, sign typologies, psycholinguistics, and the nature of meaning are selected topic areas. Emphasis is on behavioral, communication approach.