CMN 396

Spring 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 6

Special Topics in Comm

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Credit: 3 hours.

Special topics in communication not treated in regularly scheduled courses. See Class Schedule for current topics.

May be repeated as topics vary.

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CMN 396 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
50646	Lecture-Discussion	D	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	137 Armory	Bunch, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: War Rhetoric in Theatre & Film Section Info: Using theatre and film as a framework, this course examines why war rhetoric plays such a significant part in our culture. Ultimately, we are trying to answer the question of why we use war rhetoric to define how we perceive the world and ourselves. Specifically this course focuses on eras of Western theatre and film to investigate how pro-war and anti-war messages are negotiated in these media to reflect cultural attitudes toward war.
51686	Lecture-Discussion	A	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	1064 Lincoln Hall	Wright-Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Org Comm & Diversity Section Info: Examines the relationships among work, race, and gender differences in organizational settings. It gives an introduction to the typologies, issues, and research in the areas of race, class, gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and communication.
50648	Lecture-Discussion	B	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	4053 Lincoln Hall	Lammers, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Leadership Comm Theory/Pract Section Info: The goal of this course is to integrate theory and practice in the study of leadership. The course will require both theoretical understanding as well as practical application of leadership principles. Understanding that leaders are not born, the course will examine areas such as basic communication skills, symbolism, interpersonal communication, listening, conflict management, influencing behaviors, and leading in a crisis. This course will include topical presentations and group exercises. There will be significant weekly readings, guest speakers and out of class leadership experiences.
50647	Lecture-Discussion	C	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	1064 Lincoln Hall	Wright-Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Org Comm & Diversity Section Info: This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for students to understand and address various components of diversity in organizations. Emphasis is placed on areas related to personnel, ethics, policies, initiatives, staff needs, staff development and social interrelations. Students will learn to think critically about various organizational situations. This class is designed to give students an environment to discuss diverse perspectives related to organizations. Thus, this course will explore such areas as power, gender, race, social class, sexuality, ability and age. The relationship between these areas to organizational communication concepts such as, assimilation & socialization, power, culture, employee conflict and relationships will be explored.
50641	Lecture-Discussion	E	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	137 Armory	Gailey, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Performing Rhetoric Section Info: This class examines the performance of rhetoric from historical and performance perspectives. After looking at the cultural-political-historical context of various ages of great oratory, the class addresses the rhetorical performance style of these ages. Throughout the course, students will use performance techniques of the various ages to perform a literary piece from that age.
50638	Lecture-Discussion	F	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	4053 Lincoln Hall	Wright-Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Applied Org Comm Section Info: Students in this course will read, analyze, discuss and write about major concepts and processes of strategic organizational communication. Students will learn about communication theories applied in organizational settings (internal and external), applied research and evaluation in strategic communication, theoretical research in strategic communication, management processes for strategic communication contexts for practice (business, nonprofits, education, government, etc.)
50643	Lecture-Discussion	G	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	4053 Lincoln Hall	Bigman-Galimore, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Risk Communication Section Info: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning about risk communication in areas such as health, science, and technology. The course will draw on theory and research from a variety of perspectives and cover topics including risk assessment, risk perception, message design, media options, and barriers to effective communication.