CMN 529

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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 fall 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
53576	Lecture-Discussion	1	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	4007 Lincoln Hall	Guntzviller, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Communication Skills Training Section Info: This course examines how to teach skills, and specifically takes the stance that communication is a skill and needs to be taught as one. Thus, this course uses an instructional communication lens to discuss developing, presenting, and assessing training workshops or interventions on a communication skill. The course is designed for students who want: to design research interventions (e.g., how do I develop a training module for physicians on providing emotional support to patients), to get a job that involves translating research to the community (e.g., teaching parents better health literacy for dealing with child illness), to be better teachers (e.g., how do I use active learning strategies in my communication classes), and who want to do consulting workshops (e.g., put on a workshop on managing conflict for a community organization). This course will cover: conducting a needs assessment (what do these individuals need?), designing a workshop or teaching module based on teaching pedagogy and communication theory (what do I teach and how do I teach it?), and designing and assessing interventions rigorously through research practices (did it work?). The intention of this class is to provide both research and hands-on exposure to these issues. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53577	Lecture-Discussion	2	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	4103 Lincoln Hall	Thompson, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Patient-Provider Communication Section Info: This course unpacks the communicative processes constituting patient-centered care; family-centered care; and medical education accreditation core competencies of interpersonal and communication skills, patient care, and professionalism. These processes include interviewing, information sharing, decision making, having difficult conversations, and expressing empathy. Throughout the course, attention will be given to the cultural significance of the patient-provider relationship; conversation, relational, and health outcomes associated with clinical encounters; and health care disparities and inequalities. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53578	Lecture-Discussion	3	2:00PM -4:50PM	R	4007 Lincoln Hall	Barley, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Qualitative Field Methods Section Info: This is an applied course examining the practice of qualitative field methods, with an emphasis on the study of knowledge intensive contexts. Students will approach this subject by: 1) reviewing exemplars of grounded qualitative inquiry, 2) surveying methods texts, and 3) gaining their own experiences in the field. Enrolled students should come prepared with an idea of a qualitative field project they would like to perform throughout the semester. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Communication department.
53580	Lecture-Discussion	4	2:00PM -4:50PM	R	4103 Lincoln Hall	Bigsby, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Message Design & Effects Section Info: This course explores current research, theory, and methods used in the study of message design and message effects. The course will consider individual factors (e.g., need for cognition, attitude) and message factors (e.g., content, style, structure) that influence message design, expected effects from such factors, and quantitative methods used to assess message effects. Readings will include research from mass, interpersonal, health, and political communication, as well as social psychology and advertising. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53579	Lecture-Discussion	8	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	4007 Lincoln Hall	Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 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.