Apr 16, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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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.



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