CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Jean Parker/SUNY
Last modified by: Stephanie Thomas/SUNY
Composed: 01/29/1998 08:43 AM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 01/06/2016
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Course Number: (prefix) CUL (number) 223314 ESC 2.0 Course number: COMM-3005 COMM-3005Communication Analysis

Name: Communication Analysis
Datatel Title: (30char) Communication Analysis

Area Coordinator: Cindy Conaway Department Code: 10MC Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 10. Basic CommunicationFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 1, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 1, Fall 1
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes:
AC Changes: Per Cindy Conaway, not retiring this course in fall of '13. Will continue to run until further notice. LWait
BK Number: 25

Description: Develop skill in comprehending underlying meanings in public communications. Develop the ability to spot flaws and strengths in others' arguments, detect manipulative communication strategies and recognize mythic/narrative dimensions in everyday communication. Conduct critiques of rhetoric and research propaganda campaigns. Sources for analysis include student-selected items such as speeches, editorials, films, advertisements, or magazine articles.

Work with basic principles of argumentation and debate, rhetorical criticism, the narrative paradigm, social influence and propaganda analysis. Develop critical skills for responding competently to the multi-mediated, corporately-managed communication that exists in the current communication environment.

Prerequisite: students should have the ability to do upper-level work.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Basic Communication.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies		Minor Course Area
Communications and Media		SLN Disciplines
Communications
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


0


Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:
OPTIONAL:

Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 10^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Basic Communication