COMM 1101

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COMM 1101
Introduction to Communication

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course will provide an introduction to the study of Communication. Topics include the functions, foundations, models, and modes of communication. Students will be introduced to research methods and begin to master the research and study skills required to be a successful scholar of communication. An overview of concepts and processes related to the functions of communication will be examined through current theoretical and empirical research.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (SBA-AG)

Outcomes
  • Students will be able to express a thoughtful awareness of the role of communication in their own life.
  • Students will be able to identify how communication processes shape human thoughts and actions.
  • Students will be able to articulate the difference in how evidence is used in various social-scientific approaches to understanding communication phenomena.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an evidence-based perspective on the structures, processes, and effects of communication.
  • Students will be able to identify and apply theoretical perspectives to understand and ask communication-related research questions.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and limitations of communication theories.
  • Students will be able to find, summarize, and synthesize quality communication research publications.
  • Students will be able to identify gaps in what is known about human communication.
  • Students will be able to begin to critically evaluate how inferences are made from observations.
  • Students will be able to critique inappropriate citation and methodological choices, formulate a high quality APA style research paper investigating a specific communication phenomenon in depth from a unique perspective.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1288 COMM 1101   LEC 001

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  • 16220 COMM 1101   DIS 201

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  • 16221 COMM 1101   DIS 202

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16222 COMM 1101   DIS 203

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16223 COMM 1101   DIS 204

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16224 COMM 1101   DIS 205

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  • 16225 COMM 1101   DIS 206

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16226 COMM 1101   DIS 207

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16227 COMM 1101   DIS 208

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16228 COMM 1101   DIS 209

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