• COMM 3360: Mediation and Negotiation

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Course prepares students to knowledgeably understand and participate on a basic level in the process of mediation and negotiation in a legal context. Focuses on conceptual knowledge of both process and practical skills and effectiveness as a mediator and negotiator. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss and devise solutions related to the processes of mediation and negotiation. 2. Construct and apply interpersonal conflict resolution skills. 3. Generate conceptual knowledge of both processes and improves practical skills and effectiveness as a mediator and negotiator. 4. Discuss the fundamental theories and concepts of conflict and conflict resolution. 5. Investigate a hands-on, learning approach to conflict resolution by using an interactive workshop format that blends theory with simulated class role-play. FA
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• COMM 3400: Gender Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  This course critically examines gender as a social construct that impacts our world and everyday engagements. Operating from a position that moves beyond a binary understanding of sex and gender, this class will engage lived experiences and will critically exam societal understandings of gender. Throughout the course we will research how ideas about gender inform our communication practices, and in turn, how our communicative practices produce gender. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply and demonstrate to the importance of foundations and contributions of communication in both historical & contemporary contexts. 2. Identify and evaluate ethical communication in personal, professional, and societal contexts. 3. Illustrate how communication concepts and theories are used to understand communication behaviors in a variety of contexts, including small groups, organizations, interpersonal and professional relationships, and public discourse. 4. Synthesize and apply communication theory and skills to solve problems, manage personal and professional relationships, and overcome communication barriers. 5. Integrate critical reasoning into the formulation and delivery of effective and ethical personal, social, professional, and public oral and written messages for a variety of audience compositions in numerous contexts. 6. Analyze and critique messages from personal, social, professional, and public sources to determine message effectiveness, ethics, appropriateness, and strategies utilized by the message designer. 7. Apply effective and appropriate written & oral communication skills when exposed to intercultural settings, and cross-cultural environments to achieve a cultural sensitivity to diversity, as well as to navigate and overcome potential communication differences. Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Standing. FA, SP
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• COMM 3460: Critical and Rhetorical Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors, and open to all students interested in improving their critical evaluation of public communication. Designed to enable students to be responsible consumers of public messages through introduction of the criticism of communication messages and media. Students will be introduced to the analysis of public address advertising, television, film, and literature as sites for critique. Introduces students to a range of methodological approaches to analyzing messages in linguistic and critical traditions. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the relationship between canonical and critical modes of rhetorical inquiry. 2. Describe and analyze the relationship between rhetorical texts and their respective socio-political and socio-cultural contexts. 3. Synthesize and draw connections between critical, rhetorical forms of inquiry. 4. Identify and apply modes of critical, rhetorical criticism to chosen artifact/phenomenon. 5. Develop critical thinking skills. SP
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• COMM 3510: Ethics in Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Required of all Communication majors, and open to other interested students. Requires students to become well-informed about communication strategies and skills that will develop an ethical sensitivity applicable to all walks of life through an intensive examination and evaluation of how well or how poorly ethical standards are formed, articulated, applied, and defended. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. List and explain the major theories of ethics in both communication and media studies. 2. Describe the historical development of ethical standards in both communication and media, as well as demonstrate why these trajectories matter within the discipline. 3. Explain why ethical standards are critical to all forms of communication. 4. Identify and analyze (un)ethical conduct and strategies used by influential contemporary communicators, as well as propose solutions to ethical shortcomings. 5. Identify ethical communication dilemmas, isolate and examine the significant issue(s), and then choose or create an appropriate method of resolution. Prerequisites: COMM 1010 OR COMM 2110. FA, SP
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• COMM 3550: Organizational Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors, and all other interested students. Especially complementary to business students or those who seek leadership positions during their careers. Examines organizational communication theories and concepts in detail, particularly with a view toward modern applications within a range of current professional settings. Course will advance students' abilities to understand the dynamics of communication within and across organizations, apply appropriate theories and concepts in analyses of intra- and inter-organizational interactions, and evaluate human behavior in large groups, comprehend organizational policies, and the positive and negative consequences of communication decisions within businesses and other organizations. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Locate and describe organizational communication fundamentals in relation to the social contexts experienced in both everyday and professional lives. 2. Identify the theories of organizational communication and relate them to everyday interactions. 3. Demonstrate active listening and effective communication production in the organization setting. 4. Distinguish the needs, goals, and visions of different organizations by correctly applying ethical, practical, and effective communication strategies.
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• COMM 3850: Organizational Communication and System Dynamics

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors, required in the Applied Leadership emphasis, and open to all interested students. Especially complementary to business or communication students or those who seek leadership positions during their careers. Focuses on complex processes inherent in organizations, including theoretical, conceptual, and applied research and scholarship that reviews why organizations succeed and why they fail, especially how organizations come to be, analysis of organizations to identify strengths and weaknesses, and identification of successful personal roles. Offers insights into organizational structure and cross-communicative patterns within organizations as well as an understanding of organizations from a Systems Dynamics perspective. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of attending and listening to the other person, and portray listening behaviors that demonstrate your understanding. 2. Transfer an understanding of organizational communication fundamentals to the social contexts experienced in both your everyday and professional lives. 3. Recognize the important, meaningful roles that non-spoken behaviors fulfill during our communication interactions within the organizational setting. 4. Understand the axioms of organizational communication as well as its principles and ethics. 5. Evaluate the various strategies by which organizations function. 6. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the perceptual process of communication within the rubric of organizational communication. 7. Apply active listening and its principles in your organizational communication. 8. Explain the nature of trust and be able to define and build that trust both within and across organizations. 9. Distinguish between different organizations by correctly analyzing their needs, values, general tendencies, goals, strategic design, and all ethical considerations applicable to a specific audience. SP
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• COMM 3990R: Special Topics in Communication

  0.50 - 3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Open to all students. Course that offers rotating special topics from faculty. Students may also request instruction on an area or topic that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in the Communication Studies discipline. Whether proposed by faculty or students, the seminar course must first be pre-approved by the department chair. It also must provide at least nine contact hours of lab or lecture for each credit offered, and it must include some academic project or paper (i.e., credit is not given for attendance alone). This course may include standard lectures, travel and field trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other traditional or nontraditional instruction methods. Note that this course fulfills Communication Studies emphasis electives or general upper division elective hours. Fees may be required for some seminar courses and instructor permission will be optional at the request of the instructor. Repeatable up to 6 credits subject to graduation restrictions. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Examine advanced concepts related to a specific and nuanced element of human communication. 2. Demonstrate knowledge surrounding the topic focused on in the class through written, oral and/or presentation formats. 3. Examine cultural, societal, and contextual elements that separate this particular area of communication from other topics and paradigms. 4. Illustrate theory and practice surrounding this special topic, including the recitation of theoretical axioms and practical applications.
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• COMM 4010: Persuasion

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors, required in the Health Communication emphasis, and open to all other students interested in learning to persuade. Develops awareness, understanding, and application of critical thinking and persuasive message design to achieve intended persuasive effects on specific audiences. Focuses on rhetorical, social scientific, conceptual, and applied research and scholarship that explores both traditional and modern persuasive processes in both oral and written persuasive messages. Critical thinking skills are developed through analysis of audiences and positional arguments and their construction. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the axioms of persuasive communication and its principles and ethics. 2. Distinguish between different audiences by correctly analyzing their needs, values, general tendencies, and all ethical considerations applicable to a specific audience. 3. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the perceptual process of communication. 4. Explain the importance of attending and listening to the other person, and demonstrate listening behaviors that display understanding in different contexts and cultures. 5. Apply and evaluate persuasion fundamentals and theories through written or oral works that address the social contexts experienced in both their personal and professional lives. 6. Evaluate the interplay between the persuasive source, the topic, the theory or framework, and the responsive audience. Prerequisite: COMM 1270. FA, SP
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• COMM 4020: Integrated Oral Presentations

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors, and other interested students. Develops theory-based skills integrating public speaking with technology by expanding presentational skills and message impact through production and incorporation of electronic images. Successful completers will understand integrated delivery strategies and develop a technological foundation to support this sophisticated form of public speaking. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate expertise related to concepts, theories, and practices related to effective, appropriate, and ethical public speaking. 2. Apply both written and orals skills in the preparation, execution, and aftermath of public speeches. 3. Use gained knowledge of cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts to master the art of speaking in various situations. 4. Integrate previous public speaking skills to build a more complete speaking portfolio throughout the semester. Prerequisite: COMM 1020. FA
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• COMM 4030: Applied Organizational Communication Research

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For Communication Studies majors and open to all students. Examines modern research initiatives in organizational communication theories and concepts in detail, particularly with a view toward modern applications within a range of current professional settings. Students will design and implement original research emerging from case study. Successful completers will increase their abilities to apply appropriate theories and concepts in analyses of organizations, human behavior, organizational policies and their consequences. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge related to the synthesis of organizational communication theory and how best to apply that to actual working organizations and professional entities. 2. Interact with and investigate the specific needs, goals, and flaws of one or more existing organizations related to the student's field of interest. 3. Demonstrate active listening and its principles in the form of interaction with a specific organization. 4. Produce a report detailing ongoing interaction(s) with an organization of your choice. 5. Investigate and apply the hyper-modern definitions of Leadership and High Performance Teams. Prerequisite: COMM 4450.
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