Jun 26, 2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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The course information (including course titles, descriptions, credit hours, requisites, repeat/retake information, OHIO BRICKS, and active status) contained in this catalog is effective as of Fall Semester 2021-22. This information is subject to change at the discretion of Ohio University.

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Communication Studies
	COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures The purpose of this course is to explore the role of communication in understanding, accepting, and appreciating cultural differences. Students in this course will understand that culture includes not only issues of nationality, ethnicity, and race, but also issues such as gender, socioeconomic status, and age. Using a number of co-cultural, cross-cultural, and intercultural examples, students will explore how communication is a key component of bridging cultural differences. Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Foundations: Intercultural Explorations General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to explore the interconnected relationship between culture and communication. Students will be able to understand that culture and communication are both theoretically rooted in the idea of a socially constructed reality. Students will be able to understand the relationships among culture, language, and communication. Students will be able to examine how our communicative practices, verbal, non-verbal, mediated, and so on, shape and sustain our cultural realities. Students will be able to facilitate an understanding of culture as a process that we co-create as we communicate. Students will be able to understand the relationship between culture and communication by looking at communicative practices in various contexts: gender, class, race, disability, sexuality, sexual orientation, and so on.
	COMS 1100C - Communication Among Cultures The purpose of this course is to explore the role of communication in understanding, accepting, and appreciating cultural differences. Students in this course will understand that culture includes not only issues of nationality, ethnicity, and race, but also issues such as gender, socioeconomic status, and age. Using a number of co-cultural, cross-cultural, and intercultural examples, students will explore how communication is a key component of bridging cultural differences. Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Foundations: Intercultural Explorations General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to explore the interconnected relationship between culture and communication. Students will be able to understand that culture and communication are both theoretically rooted in the idea of a socially constructed reality. Students will be able to understand the relationships among culture, language, and communication. Students will be able to examine how our communicative practices, verbal, non-verbal, mediated, and so on, shape and sustain our cultural realities. Students will be able to facilitate an understanding of culture as a process that we co-create as we communicate. Students will be able to understand the relationship between culture and communication by looking at communicative practices in various contexts: gender, class, race, disability, sexuality, sexual orientation, and so on.
	COMS 1170 - Beginning Forensics Students prepare for competition in oral interpretation, public speaking, and/or debate as part of the Ohio University Forensics Team. Travel to a weekend tournament at another university is required to earn credit. Number of credits depends upon number of performances prepared for competition. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to develop an understanding of the history of intercollegiate forensics. Students will be able to select speech topics and performance selections appropriate for tournament competition. Students will be able to prepare manuscripts and performance cuttings for tournament competition. Students will be able to develop practice strategies to enhance performance at forensics tournaments. Students will be able to evaluate comments from critics and make appropriate changes to manuscripts and performances.
	COMS 2020 - Communication and Persuasion Process of communication and attitude change, survey of general theories and typical research, and analysis of contemporary persuasion problems. Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Gaining a working knowledge of persuasion–theories, mechanisms, and practices–in micro- (interpersonal), meso- (group), and macro- (media) level contexts. Recognizing persuasion efforts in our environment and applying persuasion theory to understand how they work. Utilizing knowledge of persuasion to create a persuasive message.
	COMS 2040 - Principles and Techniques of Interviewing Methods used in two-party, face-to-face oral communicative situations commonly encountered in organizational and professional environments. Intensive practice through role-playing and real-life interviews in and out of class, emphasizing skills involved in giving and getting information, persuasion, and job-employment situations. Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn how to conduct themselves as interviewer and interviewee in a variety of contexts. Students will learn about various types and uses of interviews. Students will gain a richer understanding of the complexity of interpersonal and relational dynamics in interviewing. Students will learn how to compose questions, construct question series, and evaluate the relational and informational success of interview behaviors. Students will learn how to probe for rich information and to analyze the attributes of effective interviews.
	COMS 2050 - Techniques of Group Discussion Study of structure and dynamics of small groups, nature and functions of leadership, group participation, problem solving, and decision making; frequent participation in group discussion activities. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Course Transferability: TAG course: OCM003 Small Group Communication College Credit Plus: Level 1 Learning Outcomes: Define and explain basic terms, principles, and theories of small group communication. Analyze, adjust, and improve own communication behaviors in groups. Demonstrate understanding of various types of group participation (leadership, roles, goal achievement, conflict, decision making, problem solving). Develop critical thinking and observation skills for the group process. Competently report group outcomes.
	COMS 2060 - Communication in Interpersonal Relationships Provides experience in study of communication in social interaction. Exploration of communication variables and skill development in message generation in one-to-one informal settings. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Course Transferability: TAG course: OCM002 Interpersonal Communication College Credit Plus: Level 1 Learning Outcomes: To survey the major issues, concepts, and theories related to the study of interpersonal communication. To develop communication competence in interpersonal relationships and settings. To establish potential for improved communication. To provide students with a practical hands-on application of the principles of interpersonal communication. To experience working with, and learning from others.
	COMS 2150 - Argumentative Analysis and Advocacy Basic principles of argumentative discourse including concepts of presumption, burden of proof, rhetorical forms of reasoning, and evidence. Practice in applying these principles. Requisites: C or better in COMS 1030 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and forms of argumentation. Research, prepare, and deliver well-organized oral persuasive presentations that apply the theory and forms of argumentation as an individual speaker. Debate, as a member of a team, on controversial topics through critical thinking and persuasive presentation in interactive contexts. Research, prepare, and deliver well-organized written persuasive presentations that apply the theory and forms of argumentation. Demonstrate skills in the areas of: reasoning, organization of ideas and materials, researching a topic in depth, and the use of supporting materials in the form of proof for conclusions.
	COMS 2170 - Advanced Forensics Students prepare for competition in one or more individual events and/or debate as part of the Ohio University Forensics Team. Attendance at tournaments is expected. Requisites: COMS 1170 Credit Hours: 1 - 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Select speech topics and performance selections appropriate for tournament competition. Prepare manuscripts and performance cuttings for tournament competition. Develop practice strategies to enhance performance at forensics tournaments. Develop effective peer coaching strategies. Travel to and compete at a minimum of three forensics tournaments. Evaluate comments from critics and make appropriate changes to manuscripts and performances.
	COMS 2200 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Techniques of oral interpretation and development of adequate intellectual and emotional responsiveness to the meanings of literature. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Understand the history and development of Performance Studies as part of Communication Studies. Develop multiple voices and skills for performance. Apply ethnographic methods in the production of texts for performance. Develop voice production and movement skills to enhance the performance of literature. Apply performance studies criteria to the evaluation of performance. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and theories of Performance Studies. Select and prepare literature appropriate for performance.
	COMS 2350 - Introduction to Communication Theory To identify the purposes, history, and application of key social and rhetorical theories of communication through reading and discussing classic works of communication theory. To understand issues of epistemology, ontology, and axiology when discussing the goals and methods related to relevant theories. Requisites: COMS major and (Soph or Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Course Transferability: TAG course: OCM001 Introduction to Communication Theory College Credit Plus: Level 1 Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of elements of the communication process. Define and explain basic terms, principles, and assumptions of major historical approaches to communication theory. Critically apply communication theories to a variety of contexts. Identify major theorists in the field of communication. Demonstrate understanding of the foundation of communication theory in preparation for advanced study.
	COMS 2400 - Communication for Innovation In this course we explore the role communication plays in fostering innovation and creativity in organizations. This course surveys theories from both organizational communication and behavioral sciences in order to demonstrate the ways that communication and innovation are inextricably intertwined. Students analyze real-world cases that give them the knowledge and ability to recognize ways to improve innovation in the organizations in which they will work. Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify key theories, scholars, and major findings focused on the relationship between communication and innovation. Students will be able to explain their understanding of how communication influences the production of new ideas in organizational contexts. Students will be able to analyze real-world scenarios to reveal pitfalls that may hinder innovation. Students will be able to construct specific strategies, informed by theory, designed to overcome these challenges. Students will be able to draw on their knowledge of organizations to identify communication skills needed in the modern workforce.
	COMS 2500 - Organization Communication for Nonmajors It is through organizations that members of a society achieve their collective goals, from making laws and building bridges to the local and international trade of goods and services. Organizational communication is the study of how organizations accomplish these goals via the ongoing, mutual exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages. This course provides students with a firm grounding in organizational communication theory, while at the same time highlighting the very practical nature of this endeavor. Requisites: WARNING: Not BC5363 or BC5364 and no credit for this course and COMS 3500 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Differentiate between the major schools of thought and basic concepts in organizational theory Compare the usefulness of various theoretical perspectives in organizational settings and situations Interpret the role that communication plays in our organizational lives Reflectively apply organizational theory to current events in the world Improve academic writing skills through written assignments
	COMS 2900 - Special Topics in Communication Studies Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Communication Studies.
	COMS 2970T - Communication Studies Tutorial A survey of topics and research traditions in Communication Studies, with emphasis on current issues in the student’s areas of interest. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To provide students with a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study. To equip students to communicate effectively orally and in writing within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 2971T - Communication Studies Tutorial In-depth study of a topic in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 2980T - Communication Studies Tutorial In-depth study of a topic in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 2981T - Communication Studies Tutorial In-depth study of a topic in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of communication studies.
	COMS 3060 - Interpersonal Conflict Management Analysis of the communication dynamics involved in managing interpersonal and organizational conflicts. Examination of theory and research related to conflict management. Emphasis on case studies and role-playing conflicts in various interpersonal and group settings. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define and explain basic terms, principles, and theories of conflict resolution. Analyze, adjust, and improve own communication behaviors in conflict situations. Demonstrate understanding of various factors involved in resolving conflicts constructively (interests and goals, interpersonal perception, power, styles and tactics, negotiation practices, third party intervention, forgiveness & reconciliation). Develop critical thinking and observation skills for interpersonal and organizational conflicts. Competently describe and analyze conflict interactions in oral and written forms.
	COMS 3200 - Communication and New Technology Explores the ways in which communication is facilitated by new technologies. Accordingly, this course fosters theoretically informed practice. In the journey through various theories related to computer-mediated communication and new communication technology, students explore opportunities for applying those theories in both professional and personal contexts. Requisites: (Jr or Sr) and WARNING: No credit for this course if COMS 480 was taken winter 2012 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Apply principles of computer-mediated communication to various situations and demonstrate competent communication practices that respect diverse perspectives. Define and explain basic communication terms and principles that serve as a basis for computer-mediated communication/new communication technology. Demonstrate appropriate, ethical use of technology in research and everyday situations. Demonstrate knowledge of theories related to computer-mediated communication and new communication technologies. Explain how computer-mediated communication and new communication technologies function to establish, develop, and maintain interpersonal relationships that serve as a basis for community.
	COMS 3250 - Communication Technology and Organizing This course explores the ways technology shifts traditional conceptions of organizations and organizing. Specifically, the course explores three themes: 1) Ways organizations use social media for communication with external stakeholders, 2) Ways organizations use technology to facilitate internal communication processes, and 3) Ways that technology creates and sustains new forms of organizing. Discussion and readings address the social, technical, and psychological factors related to the use and adoption of communication technologies. Students are encouraged to draw on personal experiences with organizations and explore opportunities or threats organizations may face while adjusting to the challenges posed by online technologies. Requisites: (COMS 2500 or COMS major) and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Apply theories of communication to better understand the use of social media by organizations. Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to the use of social media by organizations. Identify elements that may influence the success of social media initiatives and identify common misconceptions about social media use. Discern ways that social media technologies facilitate forms of organizing and organizations that are different from those supported by other media. Recognize different ways that social media may be used to achieve specific organizational goals. Recognize the influence of social media in organizational hiring decisions.
	COMS 3300 - Environmental Communication Introduces students to theories and concepts in environmental communication. Students engage in a theoretical and applied exploration of a wide range of voices (e.g., Citizen and community groups, Greens, corporations and lobbyists, scientists, anti-environmentalists, public officials and regulators, journalists) and a variety of environmental issues (e.g., climate change, water and air quality, genetic engineering and nanotechnology, mountaintop removal, logging, endangered species and extinction). Topics might include the social construction of nature; human relationships with nature through discourse, rhetoric, and communication practices; critical and cultural approaches to environmental discourse; communication about environmental issues in organizational, mass media, political, and international contexts; communication around environmental controversies; stakeholder dialogue and conflict; public understanding of environmental issues; public participation in environmental decision-making; environmental risk communication; environmental campaigns; and environmental advocacy, deliberation, and public relations. Main aim is to engender understanding of how communication constructs nature, threats to the natural environment, disputes about threats, and ways of living in the natural world. Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real environmental issues and the analysis of environmental communication situations. Ability to critically analyze environmental discourse from multiple standpoints. Ability to identify and understand diverse voices in the environmental public sphere (e.g., citizens, environmental groups, scientists, corporations, anti-environmentalists, journalists, government). Ability to integrate environmental communication knowledge and skills with other aspects of communication studies major and various allied fields. Knowledge of and ability to utilize avenues for citizen participation in environmental discourse (e.g., right to know, right of public comment, right of standing in courts). Practical and critical understanding of environmental campaigns, green marketing, and scientific communication about the environment. Understanding of and ability to utilize various environmental communication media. Understanding of communication theories relevant to environmental communication. Understanding of the study and practice of environmental communication.
	COMS 3350 - Managing Risk and Crisis Communication Communication plays a central role in crisis planning, response, and resilience. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental theories, principles, and practices surrounding crisis communication. Students examine real-life case studies on organizational crises, natural disasters, accidents, terrorism incidents, health crises, and major crises of credibility. By the end of this course, students can strategize, plan, execute, and evaluate crisis communication. Requisites: COMS 2500 or COMS major Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define crisis communication and understand misconceptions related to crisis communication. Identify phases in the life cycle of a crisis; and understand approaches in each of these phases. Distinguish between effective and ineffective crisis communication strategies and select an appropriate response to each situation. Recognize the factors that place certain organizations at a higher risk for a crisis or disaster. Enact communication strategies to minimize the damage to organizational reputation caused by a crisis. Prepare risk communication programs.
	COMS 3400 - Introduction to Health Communication Concerned with issues in the theory and practice of health communication. Topics include provider-patient communication; organizational communication in health care delivery systems; communication in community/consumer health education; information technologies in health communication; communication in support systems for the elderly, disabled, and terminally ill; and, communication training for health care professionals. Writing is integrated into this course in several ways. First, students will write regularly throughout the term. Course assignments will require that students engage with the content of the course while simultaneously attending to principles of writing. Second, we will devote class time to learning about writing via lectures, discussions, and activities. Writing topics will focus on macro, mezzo, and micro issues in writing including ideas, organization, paragraphs, sentences, and grammar. Third, students will produce several short and/or one longer piece of writing that comprises at least 10-15 pages of original writing. Fourth, students will revise and resubmit at least one writing assignment based on peer and/or instructor feedback. Fifth, as appropriate, students will provide their peers with feedback on writing assignments and will use the feedback from their peers for revisions . Requisites: (C or better in COMS 2350) and (ENG 1510 or 151A) and Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 1JE Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define the field of health communication. Explain the symbolic negotiation of health, illness, and healing in a variety of contexts including healthcare training, provider-provider, patient-provider, patient socialization, family/friends-patient, organizational and media contexts. Develop an understanding of significant theories and forms of health communication. Experience the application of the theories and forms of health communication in written communication. Integrate health communication skills with knowledge in students’ major area of study and/or to personal experience in health care situations.
	COMS 3410 - Women and Health Communication This course focuses on the unique communication issues for women in health-related settings. Topics include the accomplishment of relational, informational, and medical goals for women health care seekers, as well as the challenges of offering and seeking social support in contemporary society. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Explain the social construction of health and illness. Identify communication phenomena relevant to women’s health. Describe and evaluate historical conceptualizations of women’s health. Apply health communication theory and research to analyze discourse about women’s health.
	COMS 3420 - Qualitative Inquiry in Communication Discussion and application of communication data collection methods such as focus group and individual interviewing, participant observation, questionnaire design, sampling procedures, and case studies. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Isolate worthy problem statements, research questions, and/or hypotheses. Distinguish, criticize, and evaluate different types of applied communication research. Understand the essentials of theories and their importance in the research process. Use the library and other resources to gather primary and secondary sources of information. Understand methods to design and execute rigorous and sound applied communication research. Understand methods to analyze different sorts of research information and data. Propose and produce applied communication research. Articulate research findings in oral and written forms.
	COMS 3500 - Introduction to Organizational Communication Analysis of traditional and contemporary theories of communication in context of modern complex organizations (government, industry, education, etc.). Consideration and explication of such pertinent concepts and variables as message, channel, networks, information, information flow, communication climate, and communication audit. Writing is integrated into this course in several ways. First, students will write regularly throughout the term. Course assignments will require that students engage with the content of the course while simultaneously attending to principles of writing. Second, we will devote class time to learning about writing via lectures, discussions, and activities. Writing topics will focus on macro, mezzo, and micro issues in writing including ideas, organization, paragraphs, sentences, and grammar. Third, students will produce several short and/or one longer piece of writing that comprises at least 10-15 pages of original writing. Fourth, students will revise and resubmit at least one writing assignment based on peer and/or instructor feedback. Fifth, as appropriate, students will provide their peers with feedback on writing assignments and will use the feedback from their peers for revisions . Requisites: (C or better in COMS 2350) and (ENG 1510 or 151A) and Soph or Jr or Sr Warning: no credit for this course and COMS 2500 Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 1JE Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to evaluate different organizational theories/theorists and compare their underlying assumptions about organizing and communication. Students will be able to describe and analyze relevant communication processes that have been studied (and are being studied) in organizations. Students will be able to articulate how relevant communication processes are studied differently based on diverse theoretical assumptions (e.g., message, channel, networks, information flow, climate, culture). Students will be able to recognize one’s role in enacting theory and impacting organizational communication dynamics. Students will be able to demonstrate critical thinking about the political, social, and cultural aspects of organizational life in their written and oral presentations. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how issues such as technology, diversity, and new organizing strategies impact communication in the workplace.
	COMS 3501 - Advanced Organizational Communication This course builds upon, and extends, the conceptual foundations of organizational communication through analysis and critical examination of case studies. Students will read, discuss, and write about advances in contemporary organizational communication thought, practices, and research orientations. Requisites: COMS 3500 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Build on the foundation of theory developed in COMS 3500. Investigate major, contemporary topics in organizational communication through various analytical lenses. Applying knowledge gained to case studies. Demonstrating ability to work with the course material both individually and within collaborative, team environments.
	COMS 3520 - Quantitative Inquiry in Communication Provides principles and basic skills necessary to critically analyze research literature; develop basic proficiencies in structuring designs basic to descriptive and experimental studies, including data collection, analysis, and presentation techniques in communication research. Requisites: (Jr or Sr) and MATH 1200 or higher and WARNING: No credit for this course if the following is taken (keeps credit for the following course, as defined by department): MATH 2500 or PSY 2110 or QBA 2010 or LET 3555 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Understand the role of statistics in communication research and everyday life. Articulate and apply the basic principles in descriptive and inferential statistics. Calculate scores needed for descriptive and inferential statistical procedures, including the following: measures of central tendency, probability, distribution, z-scores, t-statistics, ANOVA, correlation, and regression. Appreciate the ethical issues in the conduct of communication research.
	COMS 3600 - Introduction to Communication in Public Advocacy Introduces students to the theoretical, philosophical, and methodological influences integral to legal and political communication research. Aid in the development of students’ understanding of those sources through readings, class discussions, writing assignments, examinations, and presentations. To provide a theoretical and technical vocabulary of legal and political communication research that will establish a foundation for successful advancement in the major. Writing is integrated into this course in several ways. First, students will write regularly throughout the term. Course Assignments will require that students engage with the content of the course and recognize their own positions and those of others on controversial issues, while simultaneously attending to principles of writing. Second, we will devote class time to learning about substantive writing through lectures, discussions, and in-class activities. Writing assignment topics will include personal position statements, argument analysis, and argument development. Writing instruction will focus on idea generation, essay organization, use of divers sources for support (including source citations), and ownership. Third, students will write a maximum of 15 pages of text, including three/four 2-3 page response essays and one 5-6 page research paper. Fourth, each assignment will require students to revise and resubmit their work, using peer assessment and/or instructor assessment practices, depending on the nature of the assignment. Requisites: (C or better in COMS 2350) and (ENG 1510 or 151A) and Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 1JE Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define and explain basic communication terms and principles related to legal communication research and practice. Define and explain basic communication terms and principles related to political communication research and practice. Become familiar with and apply principles of public deliberation. Apply principles of public deliberation when critically evaluating activities of public advocacy. Enhance the previous outcomes with improved written skills.
	COMS 3601 - Courtroom Rhetoric Famous cases and methods of communication of masters of courtroom and judicial oratory. Cases and trials including Cicero, Strafford, Charles I, Erskine, Hastings, Marshall, Webster, Darrow, Sacco-Vanzetti. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2SS Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate knowledge of communication theory as applied to the legal field. Explain the role of communication in the legal system and general trial procedures. Exploit the judicial system’s constraints and opportunities that guide the flow of communication. Demonstrate how verbal and nonverbal communication is influenced by and influences the legal process, legal negotiations, the jury selection process, jury deliberations, and witness examinations. Apply narrative and exposition theory as they pertain to opening and closing statements. Perform methods of gathering evidence and building a case through oral and written legal argumentation.
	COMS 3602 - Political Rhetoric Rhetorical techniques found in political discourse are examined. Topics covered include symbolic politics, the place of myth in politics, and the political elements of film, literature, and television. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2SS Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Develop an understanding of the role of rhetoric in shaping the modern presidency. Understand and explain why presidential rhetoric falls into well-recognized forms of speaking. Apply the forms of rhetorical analysis and the history of rhetoric in written and oral communication. Demonstrate specific skills in the areas of reasoning, organization of ideas and materials, researching a topic in depth, and the use of supporting materials in analysis of political speech.
	COMS 3603 - Contemporary Culture and Rhetoric Explores the relationship between rhetoric and contemporary culture. Contemporary theories of rhetoric are examined and used to study communication in contemporary cultural issues. Issues involving identity and power, in particular, will be discussed. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2SS Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define and explain basic principles underlying a critical approach to rhetoric. Define and explain what constitutes “hate” speech. Define and explain the critique of whiteness. Develop critical thinking and observation skills in evaluating discourse. Demonstrate code differences across cultural groups in evaluating discourse.
	COMS 3610 - Advanced Argument and Debate Advanced argumentation and debate course with legal issues used as basis for arguments. Requisites: C or better in COMS 2150 and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the six primary parts of an argument. Evaluate the quality of others’ arguments. Engage in the thoughtful, critical self-assessment of one’s own arguments. Craft and present arguments designed to appeal to specific audiences. Demonstrate ability to argue through traditional and narrative forms. Develop skills of comparison and refutation in deliberative settings.
	COMS 3620 - Rhetorical Inquiry and Criticism Studies the approaches and methods of modern rhetorical critics. Emphasizes research and writing skills for a critical evaluation of rhetorical artifacts. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Explain the rhetorical situation in a variety of rhetorical works and contexts, including types of political discourse and genres of popular culture. Demonstrate understanding of concepts for analyzing rhetorical works. Use library tools to conduct research relevant to the analysis of rhetorical works. Apply relevant concepts to rhetorical works for purposes of analysis. Write a detailed analysis of a rhetorical work. Demonstrate understanding of relations between reality and representations (e.g., symbolic expression in verbal, visual, performative forms). Demonstrate understanding of the role of rhetorical criticism in evaluating symbolic artifacts and forms.
	COMS 3660 - Cultural Studies and Beer This course is designed to provide a cultural studies approach to beer, a common commodity in the United States and abroad. Specifically, this course examines how communication influences and is influenced by the production, consumption, representation, and distribution of beer, and how communication intersects with issues of identity in beer choices in the processes. Students study multiple theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches to understanding this intersection of communication and an important artifact of public culture. The course requires students to think critically about their own and others’ interaction with beer. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze commodity production of beer through a cultural studies analysis. Students will be able to examine the nature and function of messages regarding common commodities or beer at the individual, interpersonal, community, and social levels. Students will be able to demonstrate the capacity for independent, reflective thought in writing in the analysis of communication surrounding commodities of beer. Students will be able to explain how messages influence our worldviews, behaviors, and choices on a daily basis in the realms of production, distribution, representation, consumption, and identity of beer.
	COMS 3920 - Practicum in Communication Education Students will receive instruction and hands-on experience in practicing skills related to human communication pedagogy, including leading planned discussions over communication theories, facilitating hands-on activities, and providing students with feedback on their communication skills. Students enrolled in this course will learn general fundamentals of communication pedagogy by serving as undergraduate discussion leaders for COMS 1010. Requisites: Permission required and (COMS 1010 or COMS major) Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 practicum Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Gain experience in effectively preparing, facilitating, and evaluating small group discussions in an educational setting. During discussions and activities with small groups of students, display competent communication behaviors that can be applied to a wide variety of academic and career-oriented contexts. Engage in critical analysis and thoughtful reflection of interactions, discussions, and activities undertaken by students. Demonstrate ability to translate your practical experiences as a discussion leader into applicable career oriented skills through the creation of a professional portfolio.
	COMS 3970T - Communication Studies Tutorial In-depth study of a topic in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To enable students to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 3980T - Communication Studies Tutorial In-depth study of a topic in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To enable students to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in Communication Studies. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 4030 - Advanced Presentations This course will build on the knowledge and skills developed in COMS 1030. Students will learn how to make presentations that require extensive research, longer presentation times, and/or adaptation to diverse audiences. Particular attention will be given to developing competence with presentation technology. Requisites: C or better in COMS 1030 and COMS major and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Identify several public presentation skills that you would like to develop or improve, and work individually and with others to reach those goals. Develop competency with various forms of delivery (i.e., manuscript and extemporaneous). Become comfortable giving impromptu presentations. Improve skills in evaluating public presentations.
	COMS 4050 - Meeting and Conference Planning Theoretical and methodological approaches to principles of group and conference leadership. Emphasis on leadership methods and skills as they apply to group and conference situations. Requisites: C or better in COMS 2050 and (Jr or Sr) and WARNING: No credit for this course if taken after RHT 3620 or REC 3620 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and theoretical foundations of communication in terms of conferences and meetings. Plan two events (one in a group and one individually) and prepare a professional portfolio that showcases your work. Identify and demonstrate the content knowledge and leadership skills needed to be an effective meeting and conference planner. Understand how meetings and conferences function within an organization. Write organizational and learner outcomes for a conference and assess whether those outcomes have been met. Develop a realistic event budget that accounts for all potential expenses. Choose a location and plan for housing, transportation, food, and other hospitality and amenities for attendees. Use space to develop a comfortable environment and facilitate the successful achievement of all event goals and objectives. Communicate effectively with attendees and staff before, during, and after an event. Develop a program and schedule that facilitates a successful event.
	COMS 4060 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication An examination of communication theories relevant to the study of interpersonal communication. Attention will be given to communication involved in initiating, developing, maintaining, repairing, and disengaging from interpersonal relationships. Requisites: C or better in COMS 2060 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define and explain basic terms, principles, and theories of communication in interpersonal relationships. Analyze, adjust, and improve own communication behaviors in interpersonal relationships. Demonstrate understanding of various factors involved in initiating, developing, sustaining, and disengaging from interpersonal relationships. (Practicing dialogue, dealing with physical distance and conflict, communicating commitment and love.) Develop critical thinking and observation skills for effective communication in interpersonal relationships. Competently describe and analyze predicaments and possibilities of interpersonal relationships in oral and written forms.
	COMS 4061 - Communication, Dialogue, and Creativity This course investigates the theoretical, existential, practical, and ethical interrelations of communication, dialogue and creativity. It examines practices and ideals of dialogue in pursuing our everyday lives as creative communicative endeavors accomplished with others. Students are encouraged to become humane communicators who use their imagination and creativity to solve problems that arise in personal, civic, professional interactions. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to explain dialogue as a communicative stance, array of practices, and set of ideals for interaction with others. Students will be able to examine and report on the nature of everyday life as a creative endeavor undertaken with others. Students will be able to describe the capacities of dialogue for cultivating creativity in commucation across a variety of contexts. Students will be able to explain the importance of active listening in dialogical communication and fostering creativity. Students will be able to apply concepts for encouraging creativity and expanding one’s creative efforts as a communicator. Students will be able to explain concepts for assessing one’s own creative practices, performances, and products as a communicator in everyday life. Students will be able to describe and compare positive and negative capacities of emerging technologies for cultivating creativity.
	COMS 4070 - Effective Classroom Communication for Teachers and Trainers Course focuses on interpersonal communication in classroom environment, with particular emphasis on communication between students and teachers. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Understand/appreciate the importance of effective communication in the classroom and in training environments. Investigate how communication operates in the classroom and in training environments. Examine how communication impacts on student learning and satisfaction. Although indirectly, improve the communication of your students. Experience working with and learning from others.
	COMS 4071 - Nonverbal Communication for Teachers and Trainers Course focuses on the nonverbal behaviors used by students and teachers/trainers, and the impact of those behaviors on student/teacher relationships. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will understand nonverbal communication behaviors that are present in the classroom/organizational environment. Students will understand the impact of these behaviors on students’/employees’ affective and cognitive learning. Students will understand and identify nonverbal communication behaviors that will enable them to be more immediate with students/trainees. Students will be provided with the opportunity to discuss their own experiences using and interpreting nonverbal behaviors, as well as developing criteria for enhancing their ability to engage in and interpret various nonverbal categories.
	COMS 4072 - Communication in Your Workplace: Strategies for Teachers and Administrators Course focuses on the organizational communication variables that operate within the classroom, school, community, and state. Increases the abilities of teachers and administrators to understand and respond to the various organizational constituencies to which they are accountable. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To familiarize teachers, administrators, and future organization employees with major variables in the organizational communication process. To investigate the ways those variables operate in the organization, especially the educational organization. To examine the impact of these variables on various relationships: superior:subordinate, peer:peer, and employee:constituencies. To provide the tools/information needed to modify the impact of these variables in the educational institution/organization for increased student learning and employee satisfaction.
	COMS 4073 - Effective Listening and Small Group Communication for Teachers and Trainers Course focuses on steps to more effective listening and working in small groups for teachers and trainers. Designed to familiarize teachers and trainers with the keys to active listening, the stages of group development and decline, how to manage groups, and improving their cooperation and productivity. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Distinguish between types of listening and provide an example of each (e.g., reasons, product, and process). Distinguish the stages of group development/decline and provide an example of each stage. Produce a contemporary, viable lesson plan to teach a facet of listening or small group behavior. Distinguish between effective and ineffective strategies in improving listening and small group behavior in the classroom or training context. Apply principles of effective instruction in practicum environment.
	COMS 4074 - Family Communication for Teachers and Trainers This course explores issues of family communication for classroom teachers and organizational trainers. The definition and nature of contemporary families are explored. Children’s views of the family and peer relationships are highlighted. Conflict, stress, decision making, and problem solving are discussed. Special activities for the teacher and trainer are provided. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To get a broad overview theories of family communication. To train teachers to understand classroom issues related with family. To train trainers to understand issues of work and family stress in organizational settings.
	COMS 4075 - Instructional Communication Assessment for Teachers and Trainers Examination of test construction and grading practices, procedures, and formats. Analysis of underlying assumptions and philosophies of assessment in education. Emphasis on the alignment among objectives, testing practices, and evaluation procedures. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate competency in developing and critiquing methods of assessing student achievement, including selected-response assessments, essay assessments, performance assessments, and personal communication assessments. Understand and evaluate grading practices in terms of what they measure, what they tell you, and how the information can be used in assessments. Increase awareness of the forces influencing changes in assessment practices based on current knowledge of historical, political, social, and cultural influences. Become critical consumers of assessment information. Experience working with and learning from others.
	COMS 4076 - Children’s Conflict and Mediation for Teachers and Trainers This course focuses on the design and implementation of peer dispute mediation programs within elementary and secondary school systems. Course content includes discussion of children’s communication development and development of conflict management ability, the rationale underlying and challenges involved with implementing peer mediation programs, and approaches to training youngsters in mediation and conflict management communication skills. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Identify the major sources of the conflicts that appear within the school/community environment, the ways in which those conflicts are played out, and the effect of those conflicts on the learning environment. Describe the development of conflict management skills and the communication skill deficits that one might expect to find with children as they age/mature. Describe the dynamics of dispute mediation as that process is practiced within elementary and secondary schools within the United States. Describe the different communication skills that serve crucial roles in training students as mediators and demonstrate an understanding of how one might approach training the students in those skills. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and communication dilemmas that confront peer mediators. Describe the factors that contribute to and/or undercut successful peer mediation programs.
	COMS 4077 - Communicating with Diverse Students This course is designed to explore issues relevant to enhancing communication competence and effectiveness between individuals of diverse backgrounds. Specifically, the class will address interactions between people from a variety of backgrounds including gender, age, religious, geographical, ethnic or racial differences. The focus will be on examining the impact of variables such as communication apprehension. Students will have the opportunity to explore the underlying patterns that influence their own, as well as others’, communication behaviors and discuss strategies to improve understanding of, and appreciation for, differences. Taught in intensive format only during summer session. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Describe the key factors influencing communication style and different understandings of communication competence. Identify the major sources of difference with respect to communication patterns and discuss the possible positive/negative effects of those differences. For each age group (broadly defined as pre-school, early elementary, later elementary, junior high school, and high school), describe 2-4 activities and/or teaching strategies for enabling diverse groups of students to work together. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and communication dilemmas that confront students who are part of a diverse student body. Describe the factors that contribute to and/or undercut the ability of diverse student groups to work collaboratively.
	COMS 4080 - The Dark Side of Organizational Communication This course provides an in-depth study of the dominant theories, principals, and practices of the dark side of communication within organizations. Students examine topics such as toxic workplace personalities, backstabbing, gossip, international turmoil, stress and burnout, and dysfunctional uses of technology at work. Students learn how to survive and thrive when faced with toxic organizational situations. Additionally, this course offers a framework for thinking about organizations that are anonymous, hidden, or intentionally disruptive to society. Requisites: (COMS 2500 or COMS major) and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to recognize, apply, and explain the major theories and perspectives of organizational communication. Students will be able to articulate the importance of communication in organizations at the macro-, meso-, and micro- levels. Students will be able to identify communication problems within organizations and apply organizational communication concepts, models, and theories to resolve these issues. Students will be able to demonstrate competent oral, written, and analytical communication skills.
	COMS 4082 - Communication Ethics and Leadership Theorizes leadership as a collaborative and communicative process with inherent ethical dimensions. Communication is integral to all aspects of leadership, so students must develop expertise in communication approaches and skills. This course examines concepts, frameworks, and theories related to skills that are integral to ethical, effective leadership. Topics include communication ethics, motivation and engagement of others, leadership emergence and development, power and influence, communicating with diverse stakeholders, and ethical approaches to leading change. Requisites: (COMS 2500 or COMS major) and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify ethical dimensions of communicative action Students will be able to explain communication concepts related to leadership Students will be able to compare different theoretical approaches to leadership Students will be able to apply ethical principles to examples of leadership in organizational or community settings Students will be able to analyze and evaluate leadership communication practices Students will be able to evaluate and enhance their own leadership communication practices
	COMS 4085 - Diversity and Inclusion in Organizational Life This course theorizes diversity from a meaning-making perspective and explores the role of communication in fostering diversity and inclusion in organizational life. Difference, in this course, is conceived of broadly to include race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, class, and age. Topics to be discussed include communication processes of exclusion (e.g., micro-aggressions, harassment, discrimination) and inclusive communication practices at four levels: within the organization, community, state/federal programs, and in transnational contexts. Requisites: (COMS 1100 or 1100C) and (COMS 2500 or COMS Major (BC5363, BC5364)) and Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to articulate a meaning-making perspective on diversity and inclusion in organizational life Students will be able to express an understanding of the role of communication in fostering diversity and inclusion in organizational life Students will be able to recognize how macro-societal forces impact diversity and inclusion in organizational life Students will be able to identify communication processes of exclusion Students will be able to identify inclusive communication practices in organizational life Students will be able to enhance communication skills as these relate to inclusive work environments
	COMS 4100 - Cross-Cultural Communication Analysis of processes and problems of communication as affected by national cultures; effects of differences in language, values, meaning, perception, and thought. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the reciprocal relationship between communication and culture. Identify the beliefs, values, and knowledge systems that underlie cross-cultural communication practices. Investigate problems in cross-cultural communication exchanges. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary theories that challenge traditional assumptions about cross-cultural communication practices. Critically analyze incidents of cross-cultural communication in a variety of contexts.
	COMS 4110 - Communicating with People with Disabilities Examines the implications of communication between the physically disabled and able-bodied individuals/groups. The course utilizes simulated exercises, video presentations, field trips, and outside guest lecturers to give the student reasonable exposure to the disabled community. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The main objective of this course is for each of us to critically examine how able-bodied individuals in an able-bodied culture communicate with people with physical disabilities. Identifying the negative communication patterns typically employed by able-bodied persons when communicating with a person with a disability. Identifying appropriate communication skills when interacting with people who have visual, auditory, or mobility disabilities. Creating greater awareness of the physical and attitudinal barriers faced by people with disabilities. Reducing the uncertainty about interacting with people who have physical disabilities.
	COMS 4200 - Gender and Communication Explores variations in communicative behaviors related to biological sex and psychological gender. Examines gender communication in intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public, and organizational settings. Requisites: COMS 1010 or C or better in 2060 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Identify and describe prominent theories related to gender and communication. Articulate your personal standpoint on issues relevant to gender and communication. Evaluate and interpret research on gender and communication. Analyze cultural representations of gender based on the scholarly literature.
	COMS 4300 - Health Communication in Neglected Tropical Disease Contexts Effective communication is a core competence for responses to neglected tropical disease (NTD) threats. This course seeks to build capacity to allow systematic and coherent communication, response and management to NTDs. This course introduces a conceptual approach to tropical disease communication that emphasizes community listening and engagement, relationship building, creating supportive environments, and coordinating with other social and knowledge communities to reduce risk of exposure to tropical diseases and to create sustainable social change that ameliorates the impacts of NTDs on individuals and communities. Students may benefit from having already completed HLTH 2000 - Introduction to Public Health or COMS 3400 - Introduction to Health Communication. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to define neglected tropical diseases and articulate the differences between an NTD and other disease categories. Students will be able to design information gathering processes to collect and analyze insights from individuals and communities affected by NTDs. Students will be able to strategize relationship building processes in development, planning, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation in NTD communication. Students will be able to construct supportive communication environments for NTD communication.
	COMS 4410 - Communication in the Family Examination of the communication concepts basic to understanding interaction in the family. Provides a framework for analysis of family communication. Explores communication issues that relate to family interaction, including conflict, power, intimacy, and the development of relationships. Presents a model of effective communication in the family. Consideration of verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors. Requisites: COMS 1010 or C or better in 2060 and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Review major theoretical concepts that have shaped the study of the family. Examine concepts and methodologies that have been used to look at communication within the family. Understand the family broadly and travel to different social and geographical locations to examine its intricacies. Examine the intricate and entwined relationship between family and communication.
	COMS 4501 - Communication & Nonproft Organizing This course explores how membership is created, lived, and understood in non-profit organizations. We also discuss the unique communication challenges and opportunities in the non-profit sector. Possible topics include: paid vs. unpaid labor, socialization, volunteer management, interorganizational collaboration, identification, corporatization of the nonprofit, and professionalism, amongst others. Requisites: (COMS 2500 or COMS major) and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to define and critique traditional and contemporary models of organizational membership Students will be able to apply knowledge learned in the course on volunteers, volunteerism, and nonprofits organizations Students will be able to understand the operations of local nonprofits Students will be able to apply knowledge of effective group discussion in an engaged learning environment Students will be able to analyze and critique scholarly journal articles Students will be able to create a seminar paper or creative project that details a volunteer experience or research/write a scholarly paper on a voluntary context, concept, or construct
	COMS 4510 - Instructional Training and Development in Communication Provides opportunity to design instructional training programs beginning with the needs assessment and continuing through the evaluation phase. Combination of lecture/discussion and student presentations. Requisites: 9 hours in COMS and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Define and explain various learning styles and the strategies used in making connections with different styles. Describe the characteristics of adult learners that make them distinct from and similar to college-aged learners. Explain the importance of training and development programs in various contexts including but not limited to private and public sector organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and community service groups. Work with a training team to prepare lessons for training and development programs. Enact components of a training program that have been planned and agreed upon by you and other members of your training team.
	COMS 4530 - Communication and the Campaign Theory and practice of persuasion and management in campaign situations (political, religious, information, fund-raising, advertising, etc.). Students may participate in local, state, or national campaigns, or do an in-depth research paper. Requisites: COMS 2020 and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Understand the scope of a campaign in a range of contexts. Design a plan for a political, awareness, or social campaign. Implement the plan for a political, awareness, or social campaign either during the course or in the following semester. Investigate the sources available to understand campaigns and their operation.
	COMS 4604 - Responsibilities and Freedom of Speech in Communication Ethical and rhetorical implications of constitutional guarantees on political, social, and religious speech; analysis of effects of famous legal cases on freedom of speech. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Summarize the historical development of free speech and press in the United States. Identify the strains and potential conflicts between “rights” of speech and press as developed in U.S. law and the less well articulated, but equally basic, rights to have personal freedom of religion, equal opportunities, and privacy. Articulate a personal code of communication ethics to guide the personal and professional communication decisions they will make in functioning as members of a free society.
	COMS 4630 - Rhetoric and Electronic Media Examines meaning-making via the electronic symbol, verbal and graphic. Classes will alternate between the analysis of theories and close examination of radio, hypertext (online via the World Wide Web and stored on CD-ROM), email, word processing, and television–especially in contrast to print and speech. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the body of theory on the relation of communication technologies to meaning-making. Apply those theories to examples of various electronic media (radio, television, e-mail, the World Wide Web, and interactive CD-ROM), including a project of the student’s choice and development. Demonstrate ability to evaluate, both orally and in writing, the utility and relevance of existing knowledge on meaning making in electronic media.
	COMS 4800 - Capstone Seminar in Communication This course presents a seminar treatment of current or topical interest in communication studies. The topic will vary with instructor expertise and research interests. During the seminar, students will synthesize and integrate concepts from multiple areas of communication. Requisites: (C or better in COMS 2350) and 27 hours in COMS and COMS major and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Broaden and deepen understanding of the relevance of communication to some of the most important and challenging life processes (what to believe and what to value). Deepen understanding of the relevance of specific prior coursework to the pursuit of health, happiness, and the good life. Refine and strengthen understanding of the importance of a liberal education to individual happiness and community well-being. Sharpen listening skills, as well as reflective and critical capacities. Provide multiple opportunities for students to reflect on the ethics of the sort of life they want to live communication experts.
	COMS 4900 - Topics in Communication Studies Course structure varies by instructor, but readings, classroom discussion, and demonstration of understanding through written work is typical. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Increase exposure to a range of topics within the Communication Studies discipline. Expose students to visiting scholars and professionals. Continue development of synthesis and integration skills.
	COMS 4910 - Communication Studies Internship Supervised practical training and experience in selected professional environments for COMS undergraduate students. Students should consult with the Internship Coordinator (or refer to the COMS website) about the courses required before an internship can be taken for academic credit. Requisites: Permission required and COMS major and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 1 - 15 OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 8.0 internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Adapt to the requirements of the on-site intern sponsor. Apply communication principles to increase understanding of the organization. Identify specific communication theories for analysis during the internship. Consider whether organization is the kind of place where intern would like to work for a career. Complete scholarly paper analyzing communication theories operant in the organization.
	COMS 4911 - Health Communication Internship This course will provide students with a supervised, guided practical experience relevant to their Health Communication concentration. Requisites: Permission required and COMS major and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Adapt to the requirements of the on-site intern sponsor. Apply communication principles to increase understanding of the organization. Prepare a professional portfolio reflecting extent of mastery of COMS Core competencies.
	COMS 4912 - Organizational Communication Internship This course will provide students with a supervised, guided practical experience relevant to their Organizational Communication concentration. Requisites: Permission required and COMS major and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Adapt to the requirements of the on-site intern sponsor. Apply communication principles to increase understanding of the organization. Prepare a professional portfolio reflecting extent of mastery of COMS Core competencies.
	COMS 4913 - Communication in Public Advocacy Internship This course will provide students with a supervised, guided practical experience relevant to their Communication and Public Advocacy concentration. Requisites: Permission required and COMS major and (Jr or Sr) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Adapt to the requirements of the on-site intern sponsor. Apply communication principles to increase understanding of the organization. Prepare a professional portfolio reflecting the extent of mastery of COMS Core competencies.
	COMS 4920 - Practicum in Communication Studies Students assume roles in an internal real-to-life organization and engage in a consulting or training project with an external client. Opportunity to apply theories and skills developed in major. Requisites: (COMS 3400 or 3500 or 3600) and COMS major and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 practicum Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Apply theories studied as a COMS major. Participate in a consulting project that will affect the quality of life of Ohio University students, staff, or faculty, and/or Athens city or county residents. Cope with strategic ambiguity embedded in the experience to mirror the non-classroom work place. Refine decision-making and conflict management skills. Test ability to work cooperatively with others on a time-sensitive project.
	COMS 4930 - Independent Study Content varies. Individual contract between student and instructor required. May be repeated for maximum of 9 hours; 3 may be counted for COMS Electives. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Increase knowledge about an area of the Communication Studies discipline. Refine research and writing skills. Develop ability to assess communication occurrences.
	COMS 4970T - Communication Studies Tutorial Thesis in Communication Studies. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To enable students to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in Communication Studies. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
	COMS 4980T - Communication Studies Tutorial Thesis in Communication Studies Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 14 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of a topic in Communication Studies. To equip students to pursue independent research. To enable students to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in Communication Studies. To teach students to communicate effectively within the field of Communication Studies.
Computer Science
	CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Computing This course covers fundamental concepts in computing. These concepts include computational thinking and problem solving, algorithms, data analysis, and computer programming. This course prepares students without prior computer programming experience for CS 2400, Introduction to Computer Science I. Requisites: (MATH 1200 or concurrent or math placement level 2 or higher) and (CS placement level 1) and WARNING: No credit for this course if taken after the following: CS 2300 or 2400 or ET 2100 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to develop code modules in a high level programming language. Students will be able to interpret algorithms that enable essential computing infrastructure. Students will be able to apply computational thinking and problem solving skills. Students will be able to recognize contemporary issues in computer science.
	CS 2300 - Computer Programming in JAVA Intended as a stand-alone class for students who want to learn about computer programming for their use in various fields. Basic programming and program structure. Primitive data types. Structured programming and control structures. Object oriented programming and classes. Command line and graphical user interfaces. Computer solution to a variety of problems using the Java programming language. Requisites: MATH 163A or 1200 or 1350 or math placement level 2 or higher Credit Hours: 4 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2AS Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to create a graphical interface using standard controls Students will be able to use Java library classes and methods. Students will be able to employ basic flow of control structures, including basic iterative and branching structures. Students will be able to create applications to solve problems. Students will be able to create a class with constructors, getters, setters, and a toString method.
	CS 2400 - Introduction to Computer Science I Introduction to computer science, the discipline of computing, and the programming language C++. Topics include elementary C++, computer algorithms, flow of control, procedural abstraction, functions, streams, arrays, strings, objects and classes, polymorphism and operator overloading. Requisites: (MATH 1200 or Math Placement level 2 or higher) and (CS 1400 or 2300 or ET 2100 or Computer Science Placement level 3) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to develop an algorithm in pseudo code or English and then to convert it into C++. Students will be able to use basic C++ concepts including data types, variables, input and output streams, and control structures. Students will be able to produce void and value-returning functions. Students will be able to use a debugger to find and correct errors. Students will be able to describe how arrays are stored and referenced in memory. Students will be able to analyze elementary sorting techniques. Students will be able to design and implement an abstract data type using structures and classes with a full set of operators.
	CS 2401 - Introduction to Computer Science II Continuation of C S 2400 with emphasis on design of software and more advanced features of the objected oriented programming language C++. Topics include design of software using UML, generic programming (templates), linked lists, stacks, queues, container classes and iterators, inheritance, derived classes, virtual functions, tree data structures, and recursion. Requisites: CS 2400 and (MATH 1300 or 2301 or Math Placement Level 3) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to construct a container class that stores objects in a dynamic structure. Students will be able to design a hierarchy of classes consisting of a single base class and a group of related derived classes. Students will be able to explain the difference in the efficiency of different search techniques. Students will be able to apply stacks, queues and priority queues as appropriate for different programming projects. Students will be able to formulate the nodes and pointers that constitute single and doubly linked lists.
	CS 2650 - Professional and Ethical Aspects of Computing Examines the professional, ethical, and legal issues that are likely to be encountered by computing professionals, both locally and globally. Topics include privacy, information security issues, freedom of speech, intellectual property, software licensing, regulations pertaining to computing professionals, copyright, and broader issues on the impact of computers on society. Covers professional ethics and responsibilities as well as general theories of normative ethics. Requisites: CS 2400 Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to illustrate an understanding of current issues dealing with intellectual property. Students will be able to defend an argument in an orderly fashion in a short research paper. Students will be able to express an understanding of issues dealing with privacy in multiple environments. Students will be able to apply their oral presentation skills in a presentation of an assigned topic to the rest of the class. Students will be able to employ their interpersonal skills to address an ethical scenario as part of a team.
	CS 2653 - Professional and Ethical Aspects of Computing Examines the professional, ethical, and legal issues that are likely to be encountered by computing professionals, both locally and globally. Topics include privacy, information security issues, freedom of speech, intellectual property, software licensing, regulations pertaining to computing professionals, copyright, and broader issues on the impact of computers on society. Covers professional ethics and responsibilities as well as general theories of normative ethics. Issues of diversity and practice related to computing and engineering are explored as well, including algorithmic bias. Students explore cultural self-awareness, cultural worldwide frameworks, empathy, verbal and non-verbal communications, curiosity, and openness in the context of a practicing professional in the discipline. Requisites: CS 2400 Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Diversity and Practice, Bridge: Ethics and Reasoning Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to illustrate an understanding of current issues dealing with intellectual property. Students will be able to defend an argument in an orderly fashion in a brief document. Students will be able to express an understanding of issues dealing with privacy in multiple environments. Students will be able to apply their oral presentation skills to convey an idea to a large and diverse audience. Students will be able to employ their interpersonal skills to address an ethical scenario as part of a team. Students will be able to employ their their intercultural knowledge and competence to reason about issues related to computing, e.g., algorithmic bias. Students will be able to explain the importance of empathy, verbal and non-verbal communications, curiosity, and openness in the context of a practicing professional in the discipline.
	CS 2900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 2970T - Computer Science Tutorial First-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 2971T - Computer Science Tutorial Second-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: CS 2980T and HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 2980T - Computer Science Tutorial First-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: CS 2970T and HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 2981T - Computer Science Tutorial Second-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: CS 2971T and HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 3000 - Introduction to Discrete Structures Discrete mathematics and its application to computer science explored. Foundational mathematical techniques used in computer science are explored in depth: propositional logic, number theory and proofs, sequences and mathematical induction, set theory, counting and combinatorics, discrete probability, functions, recursion, simple analysis of algorithms, and orderings and relations. Applications of these structures to various areas of computer science also covered. Requisites: CS 2400 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 recitation Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to express an understanding of the classical facts of elementary number theories. Students will be able to analyze sequences and to employ mathematical induction to demonstrate their correctness. Students will be able to express their understanding of basic set theory through both element and algebraic proofs. Students will be able to apply their understanding of the logic of quantified statements to construct a proof of the logical truthfulness of a statement. Students will be able to analyze the probability of certain outcomes with an understanding of combinatorics.
	CS 3200 - Organization of Programming Languages A hands-on introduction to the science of programming and programming languages, including topics such as: structured data and pattern-matching, recursive and polymorphic data, recursion and higher-order functions, lazy evaluation and streams, automated and equational reasoning about programs, concrete and abstract syntax, grammars, interpreters, desugaring, types and type-checking, type safety, mutable state, references, and objects. Over the course of the semester, students build interpreters and type checkers for a series of increasingly complex languages. Requisites: CS 2650 and (CS 3000 or MATH 3050) and C or better in CS 2401 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design, implement, and analyze structured data types to solve computational problems. Students will be able to analyze and reason equationally about the correctness of small functional programs. Students will be able to apply understanding of grammars and syntax trees to implement a parser for an extended arithmetic expression language. Students will be able to apply understanding of structured data types, pattern-matching, recursion, and programming language semantics to implement an interpreter for an extended arithmetic expression language. Students will be able to apply understanding of type systems, type judgments, and inductively defined typing rules to implement a type checker for an extended arithmetic expression language.
	CS 3560 - Software Engineering Tools and Practices Covers current software engineering tools and practices. Topics include software architecture, integrated development environments, source code control systems, build and make systems, debuggers, static analysis tools, dynamic analysis tools, design tools, program verification, and design patterns. Experiences in multiple environments (Windows and a UNIX-based environment, i.e., MAC OS, Linux, or Solaris). Requisites: CS 3610 or concurrent Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to employ integrated development environments on practical projects. Students will be able to apply build systems on medium-sized programming projects. Students will be able to apply collaborative source code control systems to build or maintain medium size software systems. Students will be able to apply design tools such as UML to produce practical software designs. Students will be able to explain program verification and list the tools used for verification. Students will be able to describe and use design patterns. Students will be able to describe basic software architecture in both the UNIX and Windows environments. Students will be able to apply dynamic analysis tools to identify software defects. Students will be able to apply various static analysis tools and describe their strengths.
	CS 3610 - Data Structures Various data structures, algorithms associated with data structures, and analysis of algorithms are explored. Topics include analysis of algorithms, dynamic arrays, tree structures, heaps, balanced trees, dictionaries, graphs and graph algorithms, and the complexity of sorting. Graph algorithms for depth first and breadth first search, shortest path, minimum cost spanning trees, and others are covered. Coverage of built in data structures and algorithms in modern programming languages included. Requisites: (CS 3000 or MATH 3050) and C or better in CS 2401 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 recitation Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop the ability to analyze simple iterative and recursive functions. Students will develop the ability to solve simple summations and recurrence relations. Students will develop the ability to use graphs and graph algorithms in programs to solve practical problems. Students will develop the ability to use tree traversal techniques for practical applications (e.g., evaluating expressions). Students will gain an understanding and ability to use the basic terminology concerning asymptotic analysis. Students will gain an understanding of basic graph algorithms for searching (breadth first, depth first), finding shortest paths (Dijkstra’s algorithm and Bellman-Ford), and finding minimum cost spanning trees (Kruskal’s and Prim’s algorithm). Students will gain an understanding of the average and worst case analysis of the standard sorting techniques. Students will gain an understanding of the basic data structures and algorithms associated with hash tables and their asymptotic running times. Students will gain an understanding of the basic data structures and operations on heaps and their implementations. Students will gain an understanding of the basic data structures for storing trees (arrays, linked data structures, left-child/right sibling approaches). Students will gain an understanding of the basic graph data structures and terminology. Students will gain an understanding of the basic operations on binary search trees and their asymptotic running times. Students will gain an understanding of the basic operations on graphs and their running times. Students will gain an understanding of the basic tree traversal techniques (pre, post, and in order traversals) and their asymptotic running times.
	CS 3970T - Computer Science Tutorial Third-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: CS 2981T and HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 3980T - Computer Science Tutorial Third-year tutorial studies in computer science for HTC students only. Requisites: CS 3970T and HTC Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
	CS 4000 - Introduction to Distributed, Parallel, and Web-Centric Computing Provides introduction to distributed, parallel, and web-centric computing, along with enabling technologies (e.g., networking). Introduces distributed and parallel models of computation, distributed and parallel computer architectures, multi-core designs, potential speed-up, threading, synchronization, and multi-core programming, parallel and distributed algorithms, sockets and client-server based software, web programming, accessing databases across the web, and web-security. Requisites: CS 3560 and 3610 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify potential race-conditions in parallel and/or multi-threaded code. Students will be able to design and implement race-free parallel (multi-threaded) code to solve a computing problem. Students will be able to design and implement parallel (multi-threaded) code to solve a computing problem that efficiently uses all parallel resources. Students will be able to describe and apply how Amdahl’s and Gustafson’s Laws limit parallel performance. Students will be able to design and implement client-server based distributed software. Students will be able to apply the principles of secure computing in distributed systems. Students will be able to analyze the impact of parallel/distributed computing solutions on a global workforce. Students will be able to describe how various issues related to parallel/distributed computing (e.g., intellectual property) are shaped in multinational and multicultural environments.
	CS 4040 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms Introduces modern study of computer algorithms. Topics include correctness of algorithms, analysis of iterative and recursive algorithms, worst-case, best-case, average-case, and amortized behavior, design of algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, the greedy method, graph searching, and dynamic programming techniques. Selected additional topics may include computational geometry or NP-completeness. Requisites: CS 3610 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze and solve computational problems using dynamic programming. Students will be able to design and analyze the complexity of divide and conquer algorithms. Students will be able to infer lower bounds for comparison based computational problems. Students will be able to design linear time algorithms for finding the kth element in an unsorted list. Students will be able to apply NP-completeness theory and produce a proof of NP-completeness for computational problems. Students will be able to compare complexity lower bounds of computational problems. Students will be able to design algorithms using greedy techniques. Students will be able to apply and analyze complexity notions, recurrence relations, and fundamental techniques in algorithm analysis.
	CS 4060 - Computation Theory Explores fundamentals concerning formal language theory and the theory of computation. Topics include basic models of computation, the Church-Turing thesis, Turing machines, decidability and undecidability, computational complexity, NP-completeness, and diagonalization. Requisites: CS 3000 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop the ability to prove that some languages are undecidable using the techniques mentioned in class. Students will develop the ability to show that a problem is computable in polynomial-time or NP-time. Students will develop the ability to show that certain numbers, such as the square root of 2, are computable real numbers. Students will develop the ability to show that certain problems are NP-complete. Students will develop the ability to show that various languages are decidable or recursively enumerable. Students will gain an understanding of precision issues in arithmetic computations. Students will gain an understanding of the Recursion Theorem, and Rice’s Theorem, and the ability to use these results to prove that certain problems are undecidable. Students will gain an understanding of the basic Turing machine model, and an ability to use the definition to solve tasks such as integer multiplication. Students will gain an understanding of the basic definition of a universal Turing machine and its construction. Students will gain an understanding of the basic definitions concerning computable real numbers. Students will gain an understanding of the basic definitions concerning polynomial-time reducibility and completeness. Students will gain an understanding of the basic definitions concerning polynomial-time, polynomial space, and nondeterministic polynomial-time computations. Students will gain an understanding of the basic definitions of decidable (recursive) and recursively enumerable. Students will gain an understanding of the basic nondeterministic model of computation, and how it differs from the deterministic model. Students will gain an understanding of the basic techniques that can be used to show that a language is undecidable. Students will gain an understanding of, and the ability to state, the Church-Turing thesis. Students will gain an understanding, and ability to use, the basic definitions concerning automata and grammars. Students will gain an understanding, and an ability, to use the basic mathematical notation concerning strings, languages, and functions.
	CS 4100 - Introduction to Formal Languages and Compilers A course on formal languages theory and compilers. Topics may include, but are not limited to: regular expressions; finite automata; context-free grammars; predictive parsing; LR parsing; abstract syntax; type systems and type-checking; stack layout and activation records; intermediate representations; control-flow graphs; static-single assignment (SSA) form; dataflow/liveness analysis; register allocation; garbage collection/runtimes; the LLVM compiler infrastructure. Over the course of the semester, students will implement a compiler for a small imperative programming language, targeting an intermediate representation such as LLVM. This course involves a significant amount of programming. Requisites: CS 3200 and 3610 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to determine whether a given language is recognizable (e.g., by a regular expression, deterministic finite automaton, or context-free grammar). Students will be able to construct a finite state machine to recognize a given language. Students will be able to apply computer science theory to determine whether a given grammar is parseable by recursive descent. Students will be able to appraise the tradeoffs, in terms of asymptotic complexity and precision, of distinct algorithms used in compiler construction (e.g., for garbage collection). Students will be able to construct a compiler, over the course of a series of course assignments, for a small programming language.
	CS 4120 - Parallel Computing I Studies different parallel structures to familiarize students with variety of approaches to parallel computing and the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Concentrates on understanding methods for developing parallel algorithms and analyzing their performance. Advantages and disadvantages of different methods for mapping algorithms onto several different paralllel architecture studied. Algorithms discussed include sorting, searching, matrix operations, and others. Requisites: CS 3610 and 4000 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Student will become familiarized with common parallel performance measures, including the granularity of parallel processing, speed-up, scalability, and efficiency. Student will become familiarized with common shared memory programming API’s and environments. Student will become familiarized with different parallel computing taxonomies. Students will gain an understanding of distributed message passing libraries and inter-process communication technologies. Students will gain an understanding of solutions to common shared memory programming problems. Students will gain an understanding of the basic concepts of different forms of parallel computing, including instruction level parallelism, shared memory multiprocessing, distributed memory multiprocessing, clusters and grid computing. Students will gain an understanding of the concepts of concurrency, parallelism and speedup. Students will gain an understanding of the concepts of distributed memory programming. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of shared memory programming. Students will gain the ability to develop and analyze solutions to specific computational problems in distributed memory multiprocessor systems. Students will gain the ability to develop and analyze solutions to specific computational problems on shared memory multiprocessor systems.
	CS 4160 - Problem Solving with Bioinformatics Tools Focuses on bioinformatics tools and biological databases; utilizing them to solve problems designed from current issues in biological, biotechnological, and biomedical research. Requisites: CS 3610 and WARNING: No credit for both this course and the following (always deduct credit for first course taken): PBIO 4160 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will become familiar with the capabilities of popular bioinformatics tools, and with the kind of information contained in popular biological databases. Students will develop the ability to employ state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools to collaboratively solve a set of biological research problems. Students will develop the ability to use bioinformatics to analyze data from an expression profiling (microarray) experiment. S Students will develop the ability to use bioinformatics to determine the phylogenetic relationships among a set of species, given DNA sequence data from each species. Students will develop the ability to use bioinformatics to determine the structure and function of a gene and the proteins that it encodes, given the DNA sequence of the gene. Students will develop the ability to use bioinformatics tools to perform searches for regulatory motifs, which control gene expression. Students will gain a detailed understanding of the course concepts is acquired by solving problems with a team. Students will gain insight into how bioinformatics tools and biological databases are used in multidisciplinary biological research and experimentation processes. Students will gain introductory knowledge about bioinformatics as a discipline and the genomic age. This includes the following specific topics: genome sequencing, genome annotation, types of genomic elements, sequenced genomes, etc.
	CS 4170 - Data Mining With Applications in the Life Sciences Uses Perl Programming language to develop custom software tools that solve problems in the life sciences. Topics covered include the Perl programming language, processing DNA sequences and protein sequences, restriction maps, GenBank, protein data bank, parsing BLAST output, Bioperl, data pipelines, and the Entrez programming utilities. Requisites: CS 3610 or PBIO 4160 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs that combine third party tools to form customized data analysis pipelines Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs that perform processing of biological sequence data Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs to parse GenBank files and libraries, protein data bank files, and BLAST output files Students will gain the ability to use the Perl programming language to architect and construct software packages that solve computational biology problems Students will learn about features of the Bioperl libraries Students will learn basic concepts of database management
	CS 4180 - Statistical Foundation for Bioinformatics Introduces statistics and stochastic process theory, and makes applications in the field Bioinformatics, i.e., the study and analysis of biological, and in particular genetic, data. Requisites: CS 4170 and EE 3713 and (CS 4160 or PBIO 4160) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an ability to solve problems involving probability and genomic sequences. Students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving finite Markov chain probabilities. Students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving random walks, estimation, and alignment.
	CS 4201 - Software Verification A course on programming languages and software verification, with hands-on exercise in an interactive theorem prover such as Coq. Topics may include, but are not limited to: logic; functional programming; inductive datatypes, recursion, and structural induction; operational, denotational, and axiomatic semantics; simply typed lambda calculus; polymorphic lambda calculus; type systems and type-checking. Requisites: CS 3200 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to apply principles of mathematics and computing such as induction to prove properties of programs written in a functional programming language. Students will be able to analyze the type system and operational semantics of a small imperative language to prove metatheoretic properties like type soundness. Students will be able to analyze a program to identify specifications such as Hoare-logic pre- and post-conditions that capture the program’s expected behavior. Students will be able to use an interactive theorem prover to construct a computer-checked proof of type soundness for a small arithmetic expression language. Students will be able to use an interactive theorem prover or some other formal methods tool to reason about a software system of their choosing, in the context of an open-ended final project.

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Course Descriptions

COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures

COMS 1100C - Communication Among Cultures

COMS 1170 - Beginning Forensics

COMS 2020 - Communication and Persuasion

COMS 2040 - Principles and Techniques of Interviewing

COMS 2050 - Techniques of Group Discussion

COMS 2060 - Communication in Interpersonal Relationships

COMS 2150 - Argumentative Analysis and Advocacy

COMS 2170 - Advanced Forensics

COMS 2200 - Oral Interpretation of Literature

COMS 2350 - Introduction to Communication Theory

COMS 2400 - Communication for Innovation

COMS 2500 - Organization Communication for Nonmajors

COMS 2900 - Special Topics in Communication Studies

COMS 2970T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 2971T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 2980T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 2981T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 3060 - Interpersonal Conflict Management

COMS 3200 - Communication and New Technology

COMS 3250 - Communication Technology and Organizing

COMS 3300 - Environmental Communication

COMS 3350 - Managing Risk and Crisis Communication

COMS 3400 - Introduction to Health Communication

COMS 3410 - Women and Health Communication

COMS 3420 - Qualitative Inquiry in Communication

COMS 3500 - Introduction to Organizational Communication

COMS 3501 - Advanced Organizational Communication

COMS 3520 - Quantitative Inquiry in Communication

COMS 3600 - Introduction to Communication in Public Advocacy

COMS 3601 - Courtroom Rhetoric

COMS 3602 - Political Rhetoric

COMS 3603 - Contemporary Culture and Rhetoric

COMS 3610 - Advanced Argument and Debate

COMS 3620 - Rhetorical Inquiry and Criticism

COMS 3660 - Cultural Studies and Beer

COMS 3920 - Practicum in Communication Education

COMS 3970T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 3980T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 4030 - Advanced Presentations

COMS 4050 - Meeting and Conference Planning

COMS 4060 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication

COMS 4061 - Communication, Dialogue, and Creativity

COMS 4070 - Effective Classroom Communication for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4071 - Nonverbal Communication for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4072 - Communication in Your Workplace: Strategies for Teachers and Administrators

COMS 4073 - Effective Listening and Small Group Communication for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4074 - Family Communication for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4075 - Instructional Communication Assessment for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4076 - Children’s Conflict and Mediation for Teachers and Trainers

COMS 4077 - Communicating with Diverse Students

COMS 4080 - The Dark Side of Organizational Communication

COMS 4082 - Communication Ethics and Leadership

COMS 4085 - Diversity and Inclusion in Organizational Life

COMS 4100 - Cross-Cultural Communication

COMS 4110 - Communicating with People with Disabilities

COMS 4200 - Gender and Communication

COMS 4300 - Health Communication in Neglected Tropical Disease Contexts

COMS 4410 - Communication in the Family

COMS 4501 - Communication & Nonproft Organizing

COMS 4510 - Instructional Training and Development in Communication

COMS 4530 - Communication and the Campaign

COMS 4604 - Responsibilities and Freedom of Speech in Communication

COMS 4630 - Rhetoric and Electronic Media

COMS 4800 - Capstone Seminar in Communication

COMS 4900 - Topics in Communication Studies

COMS 4910 - Communication Studies Internship

COMS 4911 - Health Communication Internship

COMS 4912 - Organizational Communication Internship

COMS 4913 - Communication in Public Advocacy Internship

COMS 4920 - Practicum in Communication Studies

COMS 4930 - Independent Study

COMS 4970T - Communication Studies Tutorial

COMS 4980T - Communication Studies Tutorial

CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Computing

CS 2300 - Computer Programming in JAVA

CS 2400 - Introduction to Computer Science I

CS 2401 - Introduction to Computer Science II

CS 2650 - Professional and Ethical Aspects of Computing