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  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course provides practical experience for students interested in producing student publications such as a student newspaper or newsletter, a magazine or a web page. Areas for participation include writing, editing, photography, design and layout depending upon the medium. The goals are 1) to provide the student with hands-on training and instruction in the various areas of production; and 2) to produce a student publication. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course provides practical journlistic experience for students interested in producing the college newspaper. Areas for participation include newswriting, editing, photography, advertising sales and design, and layout. The goals are 1) to provide the student with hands on training and instruction in the various areas of production, and 2) to produce a quality college newspaper. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will introduce students to various principles of effective public speaking. Students will be taught the different purposes of written, oral, and digital messages in public rhetoric, as well as how to employ appropriate organizational strategies (e.g. purpose statements, visual aids). Students will learn to both build and critique public messages, and they will also learn how to utilize research to provide credible evidence to support their claims. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 1.00 Credits

    Develops basic skills in competitive and public speaking by refining the speaking and thinking competence of students. This course requires attendance at three competitive tournaments per semester in parliamentary debate and/or interpretive events. Students of this course must be a member of the WWCC Forensics Team. Course may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide instruction and assessment in research, study, and competition in speech events. Focus in this course will be on the research and development of interpretive and original (oratory) speeches to be used in college competition. Course may not be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to the vocabulary, structure, and strategy of competitive parliamentary debate. The student will show development of basic skills in competitive debate and public speaking by refining their speaking and thinking competence through this debate style. This course requires attendance at three competitive tournaments per semester in parliamentary debate. Course may not be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will focus on studying theory and research in persuasion. Students will learn to define persuasion, and they will come to understand attitude formation, as well as the often misunderstood relationships between attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and values. Students will also learn of prominent persuasion theories and their practical applications to the real world. Finally, students will discuss several of the ethical considerations one should make while designing and implementing persuasive messages. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide students with an intensive introduction to basic media writing, reporting, and editing. Good writing, meeting deadlines, speed, accuracy, sound news judgement, sound ethical practices, sensitivity, and an appreciation of our pluralistic society are expected. This course will teach skills necessary for various media careers including reporting, strategic communication, magazine writing, public relations, and advertising. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide students with an overview of contemporary research findings regarding the study of nonverbal communication. Students will explore topics relating to physical appearance, touch, distance, face and eye behavior, scent, time, gestures, and other nonverbal cues. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of nonverbal communication's impact in our daily lives, specifically in our various human relationships. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    The course explores the role of gender in communication processes. Students will examine the personal and social nature of gender, including how it shapes communication and how communication creates, reproduces, sustains, and sometimes challenges and changes the meaning of gender. Attention will be given to how gender impacts and is impacted by friendships, family relationships, education, media, and organizations. Learning experiences include work with both verbal and nonverbal communications as they apply to perception, stereotyping, gender and socialization, processing information, differences in communication styles, in a variety of environments. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available