Dec 26, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 7220 - Communicative Process in Organizations


Interaction between organizational structure and communication within organizations. Emphasis on theoretical and methodological analysis. Primary focus on conducting major research project.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to compare and contrast various research paradigms for what they both reveal and conceal about organizational communication.
  • Students will be able to summarize and critique classic and contemporary scholarship in organizational communication.
  • Students will be able to identify and explain the historical roots of organizational communication.
  • Students will be able to identify and explain the philosophical issues involving theory, research, and practice in organizational communication.
  • Students will be able to use existing theory and research to propose a study of an organizational communication ‘problem’ that, if completed, would reveal theoretically and socially useful knowledge about organizational communication.



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