COMS 8285 - Topics in Advanced Organizational Communication

• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the major theories within organizational communication addressing the specialized topic of the seminar.
• Students will be able to define and explain basic communication terms and principles that serve as a basis for inquiry in the focal domain.
• Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the relevant theories of organizational communication.
• Students will be able to apply principles of organizational communication to pertinent situations and demonstrate competent communication practices that respect diverse perspectives.
• Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate, ethical use of organizational communication practices in research and everyday situations.
• Students will be able to synthesize bodies of relevant literature in order to build, evaluate, and critique theory addressing a specific topic of organizational communication inquiry.
• Students will be able to apply knowledge in an independent research project/proposal.
• Students will be able to synthesize research, design research studies, and analyze data.
• Students will be able to explain their theoretical and methodological assumptions concerning a specific topic area of interpersonal communication inquiry and how these assumptions guide their own interpersonal communication and their own research.