CMN 529

Spring 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 6

Seminar Communication Theory

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Credit: 4 hours.

Special topics in communication theory and research.

May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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CMN 529 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
50676	Lecture-Discussion	JL	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	4007 Lincoln Hall	Lammers, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Organizational Rhetoric Section Info: This course will consider rhetoric in and of organizations as well as rhetorical methods in the study of organizational communication. We will review recent literature in organizational communication and management theory that uses rhetorical analysis; explore the connections between classical rhetoric and corporate and administrative rhetoric; and consider the role of rhetoric in organizational identification, identities, strategy, and ethics. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52001	Lecture-Discussion	CT	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	4007 Lincoln Hall	Thompson, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Comm & Invisible Illness Section Info: This course examines how people in personal and patient-provider relationships experience, understand, and respond to invisible illness. We will draw on literatures from Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Nursing, and Medicine to understand how processes such as uncertainty management, disclosure, coping, and shared decision making are impacted when illnesses have few external markers as “proof” of their existence. Topics include but are not limited to: health beliefs and knowledge, stigma, identity, and disparities. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
51998	Lecture-Discussion	MK	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	4007 Lincoln Hall	Koven, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Language, Culture & Identity Section Info: We will discuss how people use language in ways that signal a range of interactional and socio-cultural meanings. We will explore a number of classic and contemporary approaches that address how language use both seems to “reflect” and create interpersonal and sociocultural contexts.More specifically, we will cover a range of approaches to the study of the relationships between language use and processes of social identification, often understood in terms of seemingly more durable, broader-level rubrics, such as ethnicity, race, class, gender, sexuality, the nation-state, diaspora, generation, etc. Although no previous background is required for this course, students must be willing, however, to read, synthesize, and discuss material from a range of disciplines. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52670	Lecture	SP	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	4007 Lincoln Hall	Poole, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Theory Construction Section Info: This seminar focuses on the nature of theory and theory construction in communication studies and in the behavioral and social sciences more generally. The topics it explores include the nature of explanation; theoretical types; strategies for theory construction; the relationship between theory and inquiry in communication research; and evaluating and critiquing theories. A number of specific theories of communication will be discussed, focusing on exemplars of good theory. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
50679	Lecture-Discussion	TD	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	4103 Lincoln Hall	Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Mass Media & the Individual Section Info: This course provides students with a broad introduction to theory and research on mass communication and the audience. The seminar’s two main goals are (1) to introduce you to some of the major theoretical approaches to research on the social psychological effects of mass media, and (2) to offer you a forum for developing and exercising basic skills in reading, understanding, and writing theoretical and empirical social scientific work. The seminar focuses primarily, though not exclusively, on communication and social psychological research conducted within a social scientific framework. You will encounter topics that have received a great deal of attention in the literature on mass communication uses and effects. Given time and practical constraints, however, only selected topics can be included. This course is intended to provide a solid foundation for you to build upon in your subsequent coursework and research trajectory. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.