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Spring Semester 2019

 

Communication
Joshua Dickhaus • Global Communication 309 • 309-677-3804
COM101Survey of Communication (3 hours)
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC126 Christopher J Marsh  
COM103The Oral Communication ProcessGenEd: SP   Core: OC(3 hours)
 01 *R* MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC202 Jan Frazier  
 02 MWF11:00 AM -11:50 AM GCC202 Jan Frazier  
 03 MWF12:00 PM -12:50 PM GCC202 Jan Frazier  
 04 MWF1:00 PM -1:50 PM GCC202 Jan Frazier  
 05 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC214 Becky Petrany  
 06 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC216 Dakota C Horn  
 07 MWF9:00 AM -9:50 AM GCC216 Dakota C Horn  
 08 MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC214 Becky Petrany  
 09 TT6:00 PM -7:15 PM GCC216 Rachel Lewis  
 10 MWF12:00 PM -12:50 PM GCC216 Joseph Chianakas  
 11 MW4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC214 Becky Petrany  
 12 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC214 Justin M Helmley  
 13 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC212 Paige Russell  
 14 TT7:30 AM -8:45 AM GCC214 Becky Petrany  
 15 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC212 Joshua Dickhaus  
 16 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC212 Paige Russell  
 17 TT4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC214 Justin M Helmley  
 18 *R* MW4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC216 Staff  
 19 *R* TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC214 Paige Russell  
 20 MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC212 Joshua Fitzgerald  
 21 *R* MWF9:00 AM -9:50 AM GCC214 Staff  
 22 Canceled
 23 *R* MWF2:00 PM -2:50 PM GCC214 Staff  
 24 *R* MW6:00 PM -7:15 PM GCC214 Staff  
 25 MWF1:00 PM -1:50 PM GCC216 Dakota C Horn  
 26 *R* MWF2:00 PM -2:50 PM GCC216 Staff  
 HONORS SECTION
 40 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC214 Shannon Sandoval  
 HONORS SECTION
 41 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC212 Daniel Smith  
 42 MWF12:00 PM -12:50 PM GCC214 Shannon Sandoval  
COM160Sports, Media and Society (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC207 Joshua Dickhaus  
COM201Journalistic Writing (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Communication majors only.
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC211 Cory Barker  
 02 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC211 Kevin Capie  
 03 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC207 Kevin Capie  
 04 MW11:00 AM -12:15 PM GCC207 Kevin Capie  
COM202Basic Advertising Writing (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC207 Grace Tianjiao Wang  
COM203Introduction to Electronic Media (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101
 01 MWF9:00 AM -9:50 AM GCC212 Paul F Gullifor  
COM204Audio Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201; or consent of instructor.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 M3:00 PM -5:30 PM GCC120 Anji Phillips  
 02 Tu1:00 PM -3:30 PM GCC120 David Lennie  
COM209Forensics (1 hour)
Prerequisite: COM 103; consent of Forensics Director.
 01 M6:30 PM -8:30 PM GCC126 Justin M Helmley  
COM215Basic Reporting (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201; ENG 101
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Registration for all sections restricted to Public Relations and Journalism majors and minors.
 01 MW12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC211 Cory Barker  
 02 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC211 Cory Barker  
COM219Public Relations (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, COM 201 or COM 202; ENG 101.
 01 MWF12:00 PM -12:50 PM GCC212 Rachelle Pavelko  
 02 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC207 Quan Xie  
COM220Advertising As Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101
Advertising and Public Relations majors only.
 01 MWF1:00 PM -1:50 PM GCC214 Grace Tianjiao Wang  
COM225Visual Storytelling (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, COM 201.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 W6:30 PM -9:00 PM GCC211 Fred Zwicky  
COM265Ethical Issues in Sports Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101 and COM 160
 01 MWF11:00 AM -11:50 AM GCC212 Paul F Gullifor  
COM292Organizational Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103.
 01 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC104 Elena Gabor  
COM300Communication Theory (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101; minimum of 45 credit hours.
All sections for declared Communication majors only.
 01 TT4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC216 Dunja Antunovic  
 02 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC212 Joshua Dickhaus  
 03 Arr     Ali R Zohoori Online Course
COM305The Persuasive Process (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103 or consent of instructor.
 01 Tu4:30 PM -7:00 PM GCC202 Daniel SmithCore: WI 
COM310Broadcast News Writing and Reporting (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 215; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 Tu4:00 PM -6:30 PM GCC120 Shelli McClellan  
COM314Introduction to Video: Studio Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 203, 204; or consent of instructor.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Registration open to declared Television Arts majors.
 01 Tu4:00 PM -6:30 PM GCC123 Kelly Lambert  
COM315Intercultural Communication TheoryGenEd: CD   Core: MI,WC(3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103; junior standing.
 01 Arr     Ali R Zohoori Online Course
COM320Advertising Creative Strategy (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 202, and 220; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Advertising majors only.
 01 TT12:00 PM -1:15 PM GCC216 Stephen Banning  
COM322Advertising Media Planning (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 220; MTG 315.
Advertising majors only.
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC104 Christopher J Marsh  
COM325Advertising Design and Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 202, 220, and 320; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Advertising majors only.
 01 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC211 Paige Dean  
COM327Public Relations Writing (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 215, and 219; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 MWF9:00 AM -9:50 AM GCC207 Rachelle Pavelko  
COM330Communication Law and Ethics (3 hours)
Prerequisite: junior standing.
 01 W6:00 PM -8:30 PM GCC212 Edward L Lamoureux  
COM335Introduction to Video: Field Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 203, 204 or consent of instructor.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 MW9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC120 Anji Phillips  
 02 Canceled
COM360Digital Journalism (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, ENG 101; and COM 201 or COM 202.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC207 Kevin Capie  
 02 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC207 Kevin Capie  
COM370Global Perspectives in Sports Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM101, COM160, junior standing
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC214 Dunja Antunovic  
COM383Desktop Publishing (3 hours)
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Public Relations majors only.
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC211 Paige Dean  
COM392Case Studies in Organizational Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103, 292.
 01 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC104 Elena Gabor  
COM393Small Group Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103, 292; or consent of instructor.
 01 Arr     Chris R Kasch Online Course
COM400Communications Research (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 300; minimum of 45 credit hours.
 01 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM GCC216 Anthony Adams  
 This section will be co-taught also by Dr. Tony Adams. Dr. Adams will teach the qualitative and Dr. Dickhaus will teach the quantitative.
 02 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC216 Joshua Dickhaus  
 This section will be co-taught also by Dr. Josh Dickhaus. Dr. Adams will teach the qualitative methods and Dr. Dickhaus will teach the quantitative methods.
 03 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC216 Stephen Banning  
 04 TT4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC212 Quan Xie  
COM409Advanced Screenwriting Workshop (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101; 201 or 202; and consent of instructor
 01 Tu6:00 PM -8:30 PM BR370 Thomas J PalakeelCore: WI 
COM414Advanced Video: Studio Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 203, 204 and 314; senior standing.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Television Arts majors only.
 01 W5:00 PM -7:30 PM GCC123 David Lennie  
COM416Researching Communication in Organizational Culture (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 103, COM 292, and junior status; or consent of instructor
 01 MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC216 Elena GaborCore: WI 
 WI tag
COM417Issues and Perspectives in Communication (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 300; senior standing.
 01 MWF1:00 PM -1:50 PM GCC212 Paul F Gullifor  
 02 Arr     Ali R Zohoori Online Course
 03 Arr     Chris R Kasch Online Course
COM425Advanced Reporting (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 215, 225; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 MW4:30 PM -5:45 PM GCC207 Christopher Kaergard  
COM435Advanced Video: Field Production (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 203, 204, and 335.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC120 David Lennie  
COM437Advertising in A Global Environment (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 220; MTG 315; or consent of instructor.
 01 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC214 Quan Xie  
COM445Nonlinear Postproduction (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 203, 204, and 335.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
 01 MW10:30 AM -11:45 AM GCC120 Anji Phillips  
COM447Issues and Ethics in Advertising (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
 01 MWF11:00 AM -11:50 AM GCC216 Grace Tianjiao WangCore: WI 
COM460Sports Promotion and Publicity (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, ENG 101, IM 113, COM 160, COM 360; and COM 201 or COM 202.
 01 TT3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC212 Dunja Antunovic  
COM480Public Relations: Case Studies and Campaigns (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 201, 215, 219, 300, and 327; ENG 101; senior standing.
Public Relations majors only.
 01 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM GCC211 Rachelle Pavelko  
COM481Advertising Campaigns (3 hours)
Prerequisite: COM 101, 202, 220, 320, 322, 325, and 400; ENG 101.
Course Fee: $20 per credit hour
Advertising majors only.
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM GCC216 Stephen Banning  
COM490Independent Study (1 to 3 hours)
Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of instructor.
 01 *R* Arr     Anthony Adams  
COM491Topics in Communication (1 to 3 hours)
Prerequisite: senior standing.
 01 Arr     Chris R Kasch Online Course
 "Communication & Leadership"
 02 MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM GCC207 Cory Barker  
 "New Media Industries"
 03 *R* Arr     Betty Jane Lawrence  
 "Communications Studie"
COM494Communication Expedition (1 to 3 hours)
 01 *R* MW9:00 AM -9:50 AM GCC202 Christopher J Marsh  
 "LA Stories"
 "Hollywood"
 
Provides an overview of the nature, functions, and responsibilities of the communication industries in a global environment with an orientation toward the Department of Communications current disciplines.
Theories and skills of oral communication. Emphasis on basic principles of thought, content, organization, style, delivery, and the interaction of communication and culture.
The social, political, economic, historical, and ethical significance of the intersection of sports, media, and society.
Basic writing: selecting, organizing, and structuring information for print and broadcast journalism.
Principles and practice of effective advertising writing. Selecting, organizing, and structuring information for advertising writing.
Overview of electronic media industries: radio, television, cables and related electronic technologies. Local, regional, national, and international networks and programming services. Broadcast and broadband distribution; roles of government, advertisers, agencies, and audiences.
Study and practice in the operation of basic audio production equipment. Production techniques and production criticism.
Research and performance laboratory for students who participate in intercollegiate and community speech activities. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Practice in news gathering, beat reporting, interviewing, and writing basic news stories.
Nature, practices, ethics, and problems of public relations.
Introduction to the foundations, nature, and practice of advertising; commercial aspects of communications. Ethical, legal and social responsibility aspects of advertising.
Practice in visual storytelling using video, audio, still photography, and other means of conveying information to create a journalistic report in a documentary style for multiple publishing platforms.
Com 265 is a course than analyzes the ethical issues that are prevalent in sports today.
Introduction to organizational communication including perspectives on organizing, the nature of communication within organizations, organizational culture, enhancing communication competence, innovation, technology, and organizational change, and contemporary issues.
Theories and variables of human communication in the interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, mediated, and global systems.
How persuasive communication influences human behavior. Emphasis on recent theories of persuasion and experimental research. Creating persuasive messages and evaluating persuasive attempts.
Focus on producing, writing, reporting, and critiquing broadcast news. On-air performance including in-studio and live breaking news.
Television production techniques, theories, and fundamental skills as applied to studio production and COM 335. May be taken concurrently with Com 335 only with consent of instructor.
Communication across diverse cultures. Intercultural communication theory, skills, and concepts. Developing specific communication skills to facilitate effective communication in intercultural settings.
Formulation and techniques of creative strategy. Copywriting for print and electronic media.
Development of media plans and schedules to deliver advertising messages to target markets in media audiences. Advertising media vehicles evaluated in terms of creative requirements, audience characteristics, and cost efficiency.
Application of advertising principles and techniques in the design and preparation of ads for newspapers, posters, magazines, sales brochures, and direct marketing.
Promotional writing for publicity and public relations; practice preparing product, personnel, and organizational news releases. Special needs of various media.
Laws covering all the media; libel, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property; federal and state laws; unique broadcast and Internet regulations; nexus between the legal and the ethical in the practice of journalism.
Use of portable field video production techniques (ENG/EFP) and post-production editing facilities for a variety of assignments in news, feature, and television commercial production. Aesthetics, visualization, and societal impact of the medium. May be taken concurrently with COM 314 only with consent of instructor.
Designed to help students effectively use cutting-edge interactive technologies employed in online journalism and to understand their applications.
Examines theoretical perspectives on sport in a global environment. Critical analysis of sports communication in relation to cultural identities, nationalism, international relations, economics, and politics.
Desktop publishing. Lecture, discussion, and preparation of public relations portfolio using various software.
Problems and issues in organizational communication are analyzed through case histories, exercises, and projects.
Examines theory and research in small group communication in the context of the organization.
Research procedures commonly used in communications research, including qualitative and quantitative methods. Emphasis on sampling data collection and analysis. Not open to students with credit in COM 440.
Creative writing workshop in screenwriting taught by English faculty member in collaboration with professionals in the entertainment industry. Cross-listed with ENG 409/509. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 hours.
For students entering broadcasting. Preparation and development of television programs; emphasis on creative formats and uses of the camera, sound, music, lighting, and graphics. Development of production and critical skills. This course may be taken concurrently with COM 435 only with consent of instructor.
Introduces students to the use of qualitative methods of data collection aimed at understanding the relationship between organizational culture and communication. Methods include interviewing, field observations, and analysis of organizational websites and documents.
Analysis and discussion of communication issues, ethics, and perspectives.
Intensive practice in multiplatform coverage of urban affairs; introduction to methods of investigative reporting. Focus on the social and political context of the news.
Advanced work in portable video communication systems and electronic editing. Exploration of various media applications and individual style of exposition. Video communication and societal effects. This course may be taken concurrently with COM 414 only with consent of instructor.
Comparative analysis of interaction among advertising, cultures, and economic, legal, and political systems. Designing and developing appropriate advertising strategies for diverse cultural markets.
Fundamental principles and practices of digital, non-linear video editing and related postproduction processes and procedures.
Students will explore current issues in advertising with special emphasis on present advertising industry development, advertising laws, advertising literature, special interest research, ethical issues, and problem-solving techniques.
Basic principles involved in communicating activities of professional and non-professional sports organizations and institutions to their target audiences. Examination of sports-related corporate social responsibility and community relations initiatives in local, national, and international settings.
The capstone course in the PR sequence. Theory and strategy are stressed through studies of classic PR case programs and development of PR campaigns for actual businesses and organizations. A final campaign requires research, writing, production, application and analysis skills.
The capstone course in the advertising sequence. Basic principles and applications of advertising campaign planning, preparation, and presentation taught in a problem-solving mode.
Individual creative research into various problems and aspects of the mass media. Requires application (available in Department Chair's office). May be repeated for a total of six hours.
Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. May be repeated under different topics.
Students travel to observe professional communication and/or to engage in creative production making use of the resources of the particular location. Advanced study and/or experiences in communication settings. May be repeated under different topics for a maximum of 9 hours credit. Topics, destination, and prerequisites stated in current Schedule of Classes.
This course meets a General Education requirement.
C1 - English Composition
C2 - English Composition
SP - Speech
MA - Mathematics
WC - Western Civilization
NW - Non-Western Civilization
FA - Fine Arts
HL - Human Values - Literary
HP - Human Values - Philosophical
CD - Cultural Diversity
SF - Social Forces
FS - Fundamental Concepts in Science
TS - Science & Technology in the Contemporary World
This course meets a Core Curriculum requirement.
OC - Communication - Oral Communication
W1 - Communication - Writing 1
W2 - Communication - Writing 2
FA - Fine Arts
GS - Global Perspective - Global Systems
WC - Global Perspective - World Cultures
HU - Humanities
NS - Knowledge and Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
SB - Knowledge and Reasoning in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
MI - Multidisciplinary Integration
QR - Quantitative Reasoning
This section meets a Core Curriculum requirement.
EL - Experiential Learning
IL - Integrative Learning
WI - Writing Intensive
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