Communication 170. Introduction to Broadcasting (3) Open to all students, lecture material covers the development of broadcasting, history, economy, and social impact. Limited laboratory experience. Laboratory assignments in radio and television. 211. Phonetics (2) Basic speech for improvement of English diction or for foreign language or dialect studies. 214. Small Group Communication Theory and Practice (3) Organization and conducting of various types of group discussion. (Formerly Commun 315.) 215. Theory and Principles of Communication (3) Examination of contemporary communication studies that span the variables. Contexts and constraints of the communication process. Concerned with the investigation of formal and informal social situations in which persons in face-to-face encounters sustain a focused interaction through the reciprocal exchange of verbal and non-verbal cues. Prerequisite: Commun 105. 216. Publication Photography (4) Planning and production of photography for publication. Three lectures and one lab a week. Prerequisite: Photo 101. 220. Argumentation and Debate (4) An examination of theory and the pragmatics of arguing resolutions of quasi-fact, value and policy. Emphasis placed on making claims and inferences, research and the use of evidence, cross-examination, case construction, rebuttals and style of presentation. Required for all intercollegiate debate participants. 221. Intercollegiate Debate (1) Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Course may be repeated for credit six times. 235. Communication Graphics (3) Introduction to graphic production, type faces, paper, design, layout, printing techniques. 240. Principles of Public Relations (3) Philosophy and practice of public relations function in industry, government, education, and business; case studies. 245. Manual Communication Techniques (3) An introduction to the area of communication skills of the deaf and especially sign language and its history; to help the student attain a proficiency in the use of sign language which will enable him to communicate on conversational level with a deaf person. 271. Basic Broadcast Announcing (3) Covers basic reading techniques for various types of broadcast programs in radio and TV. Additional work is spent on developing announcing abilities. Both oral and visual recording of student performances are made for class analysis. All students must have permission of the instructor to enroll in this class. 272. Radio Production (3) Introduction to major forms of radio production. Analysis of medium's characteristics. Practice in preparing and producing programs. 273. Radio Production Workshop (1) One 3-hour laboratory session weekly participating in WSC Educational FM station recording and broadcast activities. Laboratory hours to be arranged. May be repeated for credit (Maximum six hours.) Prerequisite: Commun 272 or permission of the instructor. 275. Television Production (3) Theory and practice of television production. Basic television techniques are introduced and developed. One lecture and one 3-hour lab period a week. Students are required to participate in production of WSC television programs. 289. Cooperative Work Experience (1-9) Open to all students who meet the requirements of the Department. Four hours of newspaper lab experience at the Signpost required of all majors in the journalism and public relations emphases. Students should register for two hours of credit two consecutive quarters. Students will learn all facets of newspaper reporting, advertising, layout, production and computerized typesetting. Prerequisite courses: Commun 113. 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive tide. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear in the student transcripts. 305. Approaches to Meaningful Communication (3) Developing interaction techniques and understanding insecurity with interpersonal communication. Prerequisite: Commun 105 or permission of instructor. 307. Oral Interpretation of Children's Literature (3) A concise and informative approach to the principles, techniques and materials for teaching good oral expression through the use of Children's Literature. The course is designed to give teachers, prospective teachers and parents instruction to improve oral communication for home or for school situations. (Recommended for Elementary Teachers) 312. Advanced Public Speaking (3) Emphasis on persuasive elements, project organization, and refinement of speech content and delivery. Prerequisite: Commun 102 or permission of instructor. 313. Advanced Reporting (3) News gathering, writing, interviewing; introduction to interpretive and editorial writing; coverage of public affairs. Prerequisite: Commun 113. 314. Investigative Reporting (3) Continuation of Communication 313 with emphasis on writing and editing news from assignments and beats; techniques of investigative reporting. Prerequisite: Commun 313. 319. Editorial and Interpretative Writing (3) Problems in editorial and interpretative writing methods, style, policies and ethics. Prerequisite: Commun 313. 320. Principles of Advertising (4) Theory, practices, and techniques of advertising; management of advertising programs. Communication General Information 66 321. Advanced Argumentation and Debate (3) Emphasis on ethics, theory, style and techniques of debate. Types of debate, techniques of rhetoric as an art, and acquiring skills in delivery, logic, analysis. 322. Editing Small Publications (3) Content, purpose, and procedures of publications for business, government, and industry; case studies and practical application. 325. Telecommunications Revolution (3) Examination of the convergence of computer and telecommunications technologies and related media technologies. Policy formation and the emergent information society are examined. HU328. Mass Media and Society (3) The place of mass communication media in American society, including ethics and considerations of legal questions. 330. History of Journalism in America (3) Development of newspapers in America from colonial times to present, with emphasis on the great American journalists, their individual contributions to journalism and society. 340. Case Studies in Public Relations (3) In-depth case studies of government, industry and business public relations, with practical application on theoretical PR problems and programs. Prerequisite: Commun 240. Commun 440 offered as a follow up course. 345. Advanced Manual Communication Techniques (3) A review of the basic signs to help acquaint the student with manual communication techniques; to orient the student to the problems of the deaf and deafness; and to master the advanced skills of sign language with the deaf on the various levels of communication. 350. Business and Professional Speaking (3) Emphasis on types of special occasions and other situations where business and professional people use oral communication. 365. Law of Mass Communication (5) Legal issues of importance to print and electronic journalism will be explored. For non-law students. 372. Radio Production Projects (2) Lecture and production experience in forms and techniques of radio production. One lecture and one 3-hour lab a week. Required of all students with an emphasis in broadcasting. Prerequisite: Commun 272 or permission of instructor. 373. Broadcast Programs and Audiences (3) Covers the development of various program types, the theoretical considerations made in matching programs to audiences, construction of audience groups, analysis of broadcast ratings, factors which dictate types of programs offered. 374. Writing for the Broadcast Media (3) Provides students with an overview of broadcast writing requirements used in all types of radio and television programming. Limited practical writing experience is provided in each of the major writing areas of broadcast copy. 380. Persuasive Communication (3) Develops increased understanding of the relationship between means and effects, and between persuasion and other forms of influence. Students will examine both oral and written communication. 385. Persuasive Media, Communication (3) Theory-based study of how the various mass media affect advertising messages. Emphasizes the formation, dissemination and interpretation of messages, and their persuasive effect on designated audiences. Prerequisite: upper division standing. 415. Speech Analysis (3) Projection of student speaking experience and study of great speeches. (Offered alternate years). Prerequisite: Commun 380 421. Intercollegiate Debate (1) Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Course may be repeated for credit six times. 440. Publicity Media and Campaigns (3) A study of techniques in the use of controlled and uncontrolled media in publicity and the nature of material emanating from publicity (or PR) department. Prerequisite: Commun 340 475. Advanced Television Direction (2) Detailed study and experience in problems related to the direction and introduction of television programs. Design of TV sets and lighting schemes. Students will be given individual responsibility in the preparation of college telecasts. Can be repeated for credit one time. 476. Radio and TV Station Management (3) Extensive analysis of each department within the radio and television station with a view to developing an awareness of problems which may arise in each area and how these problems are coordinated between all members of the station body. 480. Special Study and Individual Projects (1-3) Work with an assigned faculty member on a project of special interest. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. 485. Teaching Speech in the Secondary Schools (3) Methods and techniques in Speech Education primarily designed for the secondary school teacher. 486. Teaching Journalism in Secondary Schools (3) Designed to acquaint the secondary school journalism teacher with the problems involved in organizing a staff, gathering material and publishing a newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. 489. Cooperative Work Experience (1-9) A continuation of the Communication Department 289 Cooperative Work Experience. (Majors only.) 492. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific description. The specific tide with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. 499. Junior and Senior Seminar (2) Special study and assigned reports supplemented by group critique. Student Services Interdisc. 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