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This course is designed for students participating in intercollegiate forensics. Students are actively involved in researching and writing speeches, debate cases, and oral interpretations.

Students study theories and pragmatics of interpersonal communication. Topics include perception, culture, language, self-concept, nonverbal messages, conflict, and the formation and maintenance of relationships.

Students examine the ways people communicate in organizations and the ways in which communication creates and sustains organizations. An underlying theme is organizational responsibility and ethics. Students develop knowledge of major organizational communication theories and explore the intersections among organizations, society, environment and other global impacts. The course also explores how organizations are often influential leaders at these intersections.

Credit arranged.

One to three credit hours.