This course shows students how to combine creative thinking and the lateast in electronic pubulishing devices to created media presentations. Gives a thorough introduction to the field of interpersonal communication. Shows the student how to apply these principles to everyday interactions. Introduces the student to techniques to be used in improving listening skills. Students perform a variety of speeches and learn organization, research, structure and delivery techniques.
Students learn conference techniques and interviewing skills.
A continuation of COMM 2113 with emphasis on in-depth reports, coverage of complex news events and public issues. Focuses on the ability to transfer the author's meaning from the printed page to the audience's mind. Units on poetry, prose, and dramatic literature are included. Fundamentals of yearbook layout and design as they apply to the production and editing of the University's book. An introductory survey of the role and history of mass media in modern society through an examination of the impact of books, magazines, newspapers, movies, radio, television, advertising, public relations, and the world wide web.