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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

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