Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
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COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG<br />
CommUniCAtions<br />
Co 102—interpersonal Communication<br />
An introductory course that blends<br />
research and theory to help students build<br />
effective interpersonal communication<br />
skills. The course explores such basic<br />
topics as self-concept and self-disclosure,<br />
listening, verbal and nonverbal messages,<br />
perception, emotions, and confict<br />
management. Other communications<br />
topics include sexual harassment, sex and<br />
gender roles, cultural differences, power<br />
and relationships, assertiveness training,<br />
and communication ethics. (3 semester<br />
hours) Fall/Spring<br />
Co 104—Public Communication<br />
Strategies and techniques for making<br />
informative and persuasive public<br />
presentations. Topics include audience<br />
analysis, issue framing, patterns of<br />
development, visual aids, and oral<br />
delivery. Classroom instruction<br />
emphasizes presentations based on<br />
simulated situations in public forums,<br />
panel discussions, symposia, briefngs, and<br />
debates. (3 semester hours) Fall/Spring<br />
Co 106—introduction to film<br />
This course will familiarize students with<br />
the different artistic elements of cinema,<br />
including cinematography, editing, music<br />
and sound, and screen writing. These<br />
elements of flm will be discussed and<br />
viewed in a mix of clips and full-length<br />
flms. (3 semester hours) Spring<br />
Co 115—introduction to Journalism<br />
This course examines the principles and<br />
practices of mass-media news in the United<br />
States. Topics include: news gathering and<br />
news reporting routines, reporters’ rights,<br />
the relationship between reporters and<br />
sources, editorial gate-keeping, journalistic<br />
ethics, accessing information, libel law, and<br />
the impact of emerging media technologies.<br />
Prerequisite: EN 101 (3 semester hours)<br />
Fall<br />
190<br />
Co 120—digital Communication<br />
This is an introductory course which<br />
studies the nature of computer mediated<br />
communication. This course will explore<br />
topics such as the uses of and issues<br />
pertaining to digital communication, what<br />
makes for effective digital communication,<br />
how to build and manage a digital<br />
identity, how to infuence perception of<br />
digital identity, and evaluation of existing<br />
computer mediated communication. By<br />
the end of the semester, students are<br />
expected to be more perceptive, aware,<br />
and confdent communicators in any<br />
computer mediated setting. (3 semester<br />
hours) Fall/Spring<br />
Co 205—intercultural Communication<br />
This course introduces students to the<br />
theories, concepts, research fndings and<br />
practical skills of communicating with<br />
people from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural<br />
and national backgrounds. Activities<br />
and readings are designed to develop<br />
cultural self-awareness in students, and<br />
build upon this to increase sensitivity<br />
and communication competence in an<br />
international world. An in-depth research<br />
project focusing on a non-Western culture<br />
is required. Prerequisite: EN 101 (3<br />
semester hours) Spring<br />
CO 207—media and Society<br />
This course explores the many<br />
relationships between media and<br />
contemporary society. Topics include<br />
the effects of media on human behavior,<br />
media ethics, media content, specifc<br />
media industries operations, the<br />
convergence of media technologies,<br />
political uses and abuses of media,<br />
advertising practices, and media law.<br />
NOTE: Repeat of CO 103. Prerequisite:<br />
EN 101 (3 semester hours) Spring