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Discipline: zHumanities & Social Sciences: Communications Unit

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
Introduction to Public Speaking	COMM C1000	Students will incorporate strategies to reduce speech anxiety. Students will construct a keyword and full sentence outline using a speech organizational pattern, with credible research and attribution. Students will critically evaluate public speeches, including perspectives, evidence, and arguments with reasoning and support. Students will engage in audience adaptation. Students will perform basic speaking skills using a variety of delivery methods.
Argumentation and Debate	COMM 20	Students will perform in front of a live audience.
Forensics: Debate Team	COMM 17	Students will apply techniques from multiple genres of speech communication
Forensics: Fundamentals of Contest Speech and Debate	COMM 15	Students will compete in an intercollegiate forensics tournament.
Forensics: Reader's Theater Team	COMM 18	Students will collaborate to stage and perform multiple selections of literature as a group. Students will perform for a live audience.
Group Communication	COMM 6	Students will perform a group presentation in front of a live audience.
Intercultural Communication	COMM 7	Students will feel more confident. Students will define culture.
Interpersonal Communication	COMM 26	Students will evaluate their self concept.
Introduction to Communication Theory	COMM 30	Students will conduct research using a communication database. Students will evaluate theoretical components of communication theories. Students will construct a literature review on one aspect of communication studies. Students will assess various areas of the communication field and choose one specific area for further study. Students will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior.
Introduction to Persuasion	COMM 9	Students will ethically apply persuasive techniques in message development. Students will correctly identify and evaluate the use of classical persuasive techniques.
Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors	COMM C1000H	Students will critically evaluate public speeches, including perspectives, evidence, and arguments with reasoning and support. Students will perform basic speaking skills using a variety of delivery methods. Students will engage in audience adaptation. Students will construct a keyword and full sentence outline using a speech organizational pattern, with credible research and attribution. Students will incorporate strategies to reduce speech anxiety.
Performance of Literature	COMM 4	Demonstrate effective use of voice, body, facial expressions, focal points, emphasis, and integration of manuscript during performance Students will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.
Professional and Organization Speaking	COMM 8	Students will understand the need to adapt communication style to acknowledge the differences in others Students will conduct an employment interview.
Professional and Organizational Speaking - Honors	COMM 8H	Students will feel more confident.
Special Projects in Speech	COMM 99	Students will plan informative meetings for Communication Majors Students will feel more confident in their event planning abilities Students will feel more confident in their leadership abilities. Students will act as emcee of the Communication Major meetings Students will create and distribute marketing material for the Communication Major meetings
Survey of Communication Studies	COMM 2	Students will evaluate their self concept Students will solve a problem as a group. Students will perform three speeches Students will examine the relationship between culture and communication.
Voice and Diction	COMM 3	Students will examine the relationship between culture and communication. Students will demonstrate vocal expressiveness.

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