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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSCJ 350 Internship in Criminal Justice (1-5 SH)Internships are academic courses that take place in professionalwork settings and call for the application of concepts learned inthe classroom. Students gain on-the-job experience undersupervision by working directly with a professional in the field ofcriminal justice.CJ 400 Senior Practicum (4 SH)COMMUNICATIONS (CM)CM 105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 SH)Semester Offered: Fall and SpringAn introduction to the preparation and presentation of oralcommunications in a group setting. Emphasis will be placed onorganization, techniques of self-expression and the identificationof skills appropriate to audience and purpose.CM 160/260/360 Individual Investigation in Communication (1-5 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): Permission of the instructorCM 170-79/270-79/370-79 Special Topics in Communication (2-4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): Permission of the instructorCM 200 Introduction to Management (4 SH)This course introduces students to life in an organization.Organizational definitions, culture and relationships betweengovernment and society are covered. The focus of the course ison developing successful communication strategies withinorganizations. Verbal, written and team communications arestressed. The use of technology in aiding and enhancingcommunication is also covered. Cross-listed as MN 200.CM 202 Business Communication (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): EN 101This course provides students with the means to developeffective communication strategies and techniques and to applythem to the solution of management problems in the form ofwritten reports, memoranda, letters and oral presentations.Cross-listed as BA 201.CM 204 Sports Communication (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): MN 200, SA 101Sport has been described as “one of the most pervasive socialinstitutions in the United States” and its importance can easily beseen in terms of hourly news coverage, personal conversations,economic contributions, participant involvement, etc. This coursefocuses on how the communication of sports influencesperceptions of social reality and individual and group identity.Our understanding of various communication concepts andresearch techniques will be built through the discussions andapplications of the assigned reserved readings. Cross-listed as SA204.CM 215 Interpersonal Communication (4 SH)Semester Offered: FallThis course introduces the basic interpersonal theories andmodels examining and explaining the processes of interpersonalcommunication.CM 220 Small Group Communication (4 SH)Semester Offered: SpringSmall group communication is examined in terms of groupevolution and patterns leadership, roles, decision making andparticipation. Small group skills are addressed throughapplication.CM 225 Tower News (2 SH)The Tower News course is a hands-on course involving thewriting, editing and production of the student newspaper. Thenewspaper is an opportunity for all majors to develop theirprofessional skills by expressing their voices, practice theirwriting skills, engaging in interviews, developing their businessskills and recording history. Note: CM 225 and CM 325 arerepeatable up to a total of 12 semester credits towardsgraduation.CM 240 Language in America (4 SH)An examination of the nature and variety of the English languagein the United States. Among the topics to be considered are thesound system, aspects of grammar and syntax, regional dialectsand Black English and the social and psychological factorsaffecting the acquisition and use of language.CM 241 Mass Media (4 SH)A survey of the forms and uses of contemporary masscommunications and an introduction to some of the economic,political and cultural issues that have arisen in response to themedia.CM 250/350/450 Internship in Communication (1-5 SH)CM 303 Interviewing (4 SH)This course is intended for students who wish to understandinterviewing from a communication perspective. The focus is onreviewing and applying the theory and research related to themultifaceted process of interviewing and is designed to fulfill anumber of objectives. The basic objective is to create anawareness of interviewing as a method of investigation; amethod of acquiring information. The method may be asstandardized as surveying or as flexible as ethnography. A secondgoal is to help the student in developing the analytic andcommunication skills required for effective interviewing. Thesegoals may be achieved by applying the readings and discussionsto role plays, projects and tests.CM 304 Advanced Public Speaking (4 SH)Advanced techniques in oral persuasion with emphasis onrhetorical organization, research techniques and effectivepresentation.Page | 81Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook