Communication
COMM 100Z Introduction to Communication |
| COMM 100Z is a survey course offering an overview of the communication discipline that emphasizes the development of best communication practices in different contexts. This course is part of the Oregon Common Course Numbering System. |
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COMM 105 Listening and Critical Thinking |
| This course is designed to develop an understanding and appreciation for listening as a vital element in the communication process. We expect students to improve proficiency through practice in a variety of settings and through exercises with diverse speakers and subjects. |
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COMM 111HZ Public Speaking-Honors |
| COMM 111HZ emphasizes developing communication skills by examining and demonstrating how self-awareness, audience, content, and occasion influence the creation and delivery of speeches and presentations. This honors class delves deeper into course topics and requires a high level of student motivation; the pace may be faster than non-honors courses. See lanecc.edu/honors for information. Students cannot receive credit for both COMM 111Z and COMM 111HZ. This course is part of the Oregon Common Course Numbering System. |
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COMM 111Z Public Speaking |
| COMM 111Z emphasizes developing communication skills by examining and demonstrating how self-awareness, audience, content, and occasion influence the creation and delivery of speeches and presentations. This course is part of the Oregon Common Course Numbering System. |
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COMM 112 Persuasive Speech |
| This course is designed help students understand the persuasive communication process so that they can prepare effective persuasive presentations and evaluate persuasive messages. Students will develop their proficiency through speech preparation and presentation, written analyses, and debate. |
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COMM 115 Introduction to Intercultural Communication |
| This course examines the exchange of information between people who are culturally unalike. The essence of intercultural communication is the way in which different cultural values, beliefs, rituals, behaviors, artifacts, experiences, and worldviews – the sets of variables which form the differences between cultures – affect the ways in which people process information. This class discusses how people from different cultures come to see things differently, and how those perceptual differences effect their communication. Class experiences will include lectures, group discussions, activities, and intercultural simulations. While course material is theoretical, course assignments and discussions are designed for application to your everyday encounters with individuals from other countries, therefore, student participation is essential to learning the course materials. |
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COMM 130 Business and Professional Communication |
| Business and Professional Communication is designed to increase student understanding and implementation of effective communication behaviors and skills. Throughout the term, students will learn to recognize, understand, and perform communication in settings common to business and the professions. Instruction includes interpersonal communication, small group communication, interviewing, technical communication, proposal presentation, and more. In addition, attention will be given to presentational aids, both traditional and computer generated. |
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COMM 218Z Interpersonal Communication |
| COMM 218Z increases the knowledge and use of competent communication skills to better understand oneself, others, and the role of communication in interpersonal relationships. This course is part of the Oregon Common Course Numbering System. |
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COMM 219 Small Group Communication |
| The purpose of the course is to provide a setting in which students may increase their knowledge about the function and role of small group communication both in and out of the workplace. Students will consider the unique challenges found only in group communication setting. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of small groups activities as well as an on-going group that presents a solution to a problem. |
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COMM 220 Communication, Gender and Culture |
| This course is intended for people who are interested in increasing their knowledge and awareness of differences in feminine and masculine communication styles. We will explore how communication, gender, and culture interact to influence perceptions and expectations of gender roles. This course is designed to develop students’ ability to think critically and analyze issues of gendered communication. |
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COMM 260 Introduction to Conflict Management |
| This course emphasizes understanding conflict as a communication phenomenon and provides a summary and synthesis of social science research and theory on conflict. This course highlights the interactive nature of conflict and demonstrates the value of collaborative models for resolving conflict. |
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COMM 265 Environmental Communication |
| Environmental Communication will prepare students for today’s rhetorical challenges as they seek to communicate about environmental issues in ways that will promote sustainability of communities and ecosystems. This course will be useful for anyone who intends to understand the persuasive strategies used by advocates to defend their outlooks about the environment. Students will apply these principles in papers and oral presentations. |
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COMM 285 Mediated Communication |
| The use of computers and other technologies in our daily lives has evolved from simple computer calculations to allowing us a personal space in which to share our innermost thoughts and feelings on a large network with others. This course explores the impact of technology on human communication in a variety of contexts including information goals, relational goals, persuasive goals, and entertainment goals. |
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COMM 296 Communication in Healthcare Settings |
| This course explores the ways communication shapes health and health practices. The course examines interpersonal communication about health within the contexts of clinician-patient, family, and social support. Mass communication and health will also be covered, including health communication campaigns, public relations, and advertising for health organizations and how the media and technology present and affect health information. |
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COMM 298 Independent Study: |
| A variable credit course based on independent study contracted between an instructor and a student. |
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