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Course Overview |
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CJ 409 --
Communication Seminar
3 crs (3-0). Sp. P: Senior standing with total
and resident GPAs of 2.5 or
above; grades of C or above in CJ 300, 301, 307, 310, and 406, Not for
GE.
Study and analysis of the roles of interpersonal, small
group, and public communication in historical and contemporary
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Office Hours |
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11:00-11:50 M--W--F
12:00-12:50 M------F
3:30-4:00 M--W---
& by appointment* |
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CJ 409 and Departmental
Program Goals: Capstone Course Functions |
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As the Capstone Course for the Communication:
Public Communication major sequence, COMMUNICATION SEMINAR is designed to build upon, further
develop, and integrate the theories, knowledge, and skills students
developed in the CJ core and the prerequisite Public Communication courses; and to apply those theories, knowledge, and
skills in a comprehensive study.
More specifically, the course is designed: |
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To provide an integrative
capstone course which will draw upon coursework throughout
the major, to
establish connections among those courses, and to
apply the coursework in preparing and conducting an analysis
of communication.
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To provide an integrative
capstone course which has practical application for those
going directly into
careers and to those going directly into graduate school. |
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To provide a means for
assessing the Public Communication sequence of the
Communication major; to provide students with opportunities
to demonstrate mastery of the
Departmental program objectives; to provide
appropriate faculty with products and data necessary to
assess the effectiveness of the Communication:
Public Communication major in achieving its program
objectives. More specifically, this course is designed
to assess |
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Your mastery of research
and information-gathering skills necessary for lifelong
learning and for effective assessment of public
communication; |
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Your critical and analytical thinking
abilities necessary for effective design and analysis of
public communication assessments |
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Your
understanding and analysis of social, cultural, legal,
economic, and ethical contexts of public
communication; and |
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Your oral, written, and visual communication
skills necessary for effective teamwork and public
communication research and analysis, |
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