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COMM 1000 Survey of Communication Studies: Units

Communications 1000 OER site

Course Outline

Tentative Course Outline: (subject to change)

 

Unit

Topic

Text

1

What is Communication?

Survey of Communication Study, Ch. 1 & 4

2

Communicating with Words:

Verbal Communication

Survey, Ch. 2

3

Communicating without Words:

Nonverbal Communication

Survey, Ch. 3

4

Communicating in the Abstract:

Models, Theory & Methods

Survey, Ch. 5 & 6

5

Communicating in Close Relationships:

Intrapersonal & Interpersonal Communication

Survey, Ch. 9

6

Communicating Cultures:

Intercultural Communication

Survey, Ch. 12

 

Midterm

 

7

Communicating in Disagreement:

Conflict & Negotiation

 

8

Communicating Difference:

Gender Communication

Survey, Ch. 13

9

Communicating as and in the Collective:

Organizational Communication

Survey, Ch. 11

10

Communicating in Public:

Rhetorical Communication

Survey, Ch. 7

11

Communicating to the Public:

Mediated Communication

Survey, Ch. 8

12

Case Study:

Health Communication

 

 

Review

 

The class final exam is scheduled for:

Monday, December 17, 1-3 pm (subject to change)

Important Dates for the Fall 2018 Semester

Monday, August 27                        Weekday classes begin

Sunday, September 2                    Last day to add a course

Wednesday, September 5           Classes follow a Monday schedule                         

Last day to file for elective course Pass/Fail

Saturday, September 8                 Weekend classes begin

Sunday, September 16                 Last day to drop a course without a grade

Tuesday, November 6                   Last day to withdraw with a “W” grade

                                               

The full academic calendar, including many other important dates, and the undergraduate final exam “grid” are available on the Office of the Registrar’s website: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/administration/enrollment/registrar/bulletins/fall18.php