Covers the needed skills in communicating effectively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds. Theory and practice of communication in dyads and small groups. Theory and practice in the art of public discourse. Primary course objective is technological literacy - gaining skills and experience for working with emerging communication technologies. Students will engage in a range of experimental assignments using various emerging technologies.
Secondary objective is technology critique.
Survey of research methods, qualitative and quantitative, utilized in the field of communication. Focus will be on the rationale for, and the application of, particular methods. Variable credit permit required from instructor before registering. In-depth coverage of special topics in communication, rhetoric and mass media. The subject of each individual course and its prerequisite is announced in the Timetable of Classes.