• COMM 2085: INTRODUCTION TO PARLIMENTARY DEBATE

  2.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course introduces students to the vocabulary, structure, and strategy of competitive parliamentary debate. The student will show development of basic skills in competitive debate and public speaking by refining their speaking and thinking competence through this debate style. This course requires attendance at three competitive tournaments per semester in parliamentary debate. Course may not be taken twice for credit.
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• COMM 2090: INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASION

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course will focus on studying theory and research in persuasion. Students will learn to define persuasion, and they will come to understand attitude formation, as well as the often misunderstood relationships between attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and values. Students will also learn of prominent persuasion theories and their practical applications to the real world. Finally, students will discuss several of the ethical considerations one should make while designing and implementing persuasive messages.
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• COMM 2100: REPORTING & NEWSWRITING I

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course will provide students with an intensive introduction to basic media writing, reporting, and editing. Good writing, meeting deadlines, speed, accuracy, sound news judgement, sound ethical practices, sensitivity, and an appreciation of our pluralistic society are expected. This course will teach skills necessary for various media careers including reporting, strategic communication, magazine writing, public relations, and advertising.
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• COMM 2110: NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course will provide students with an overview of contemporary research findings regarding the study of nonverbal communication. Students will explore topics relating to physical appearance, touch, distance, face and eye behavior, scent, time, gestures, and other nonverbal cues. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of nonverbal communication's impact in our daily lives, specifically in our various human relationships.
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• COMM 2135: GENDER, COMM & CULTURE

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  The course explores the role of gender in communication processes. Students will examine the personal and social nature of gender, including how it shapes communication and how communication creates, reproduces, sustains, and sometimes challenges and changes the meaning of gender. Attention will be given to how gender impacts and is impacted by friendships, family relationships, education, media, and organizations. Learning experiences include work with both verbal and nonverbal communications as they apply to perception, stereotyping, gender and socialization, processing information, differences in communication styles, in a variety of environments.
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• COMM 2200: BROADCAST PRODUCTION

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course focuses on producing broadcast media with emphasis on actual experience with equipment and understanding of its operation. Students will learn how to create news for broadcasting by utilizing the on-campus radio station, campus monitors, and the webcasting system. Students will produce audio and/or video news stories for radio and television broadcast as well as Web distribution. Incorporated into this class is broadcasting Mustang Athletic events for live Internet feed. Course may be taken twice for credit.
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• COMM 2270: PUBLIC RELATIONS

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  COURSE DESCRIPTION CHANGED 11/22/04 This course is designed to introduce students to the field of public relations- the profession, its processes, its publics, the kinds of organizations in which it is practiced, and the critical issues that confront it. It also addresses a variety of public relations theories, case studies, and tactics, including those involving print, broadcast, and electronic media. It is designed to increase competence and build confidence in students interested in the public relations field, and to build skills in writing, speaking, listening, research, critical thinking, and creative thinking. Lectures, videos, issue and case study debates and analyses, practice exercises and projects, readings and discussions are incorporated into the class.
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• COMM 2300: GRAPHIC DESIGN I

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course introduces the fundamentals of graphic design to students interested in desktop publishing. Students learn to use type, layout and other design elements to produce effective ads, brochures, newsletters and other documents on personal computers. Adobe PageMaker is used to design visually appealing and communicative artwork for print.
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• COMM 2330: GRAPHIC DESIGN II

  3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course builds on the fundamental design principles and practices introduced in Graphic Design I. The purpose of this course is to develop confidence and competence in creating computer generated art based on sound design principles, strong original concepts, and polished execution. In completing five art projects, students are encouraged to take risks, to develop their own voices as designers, and to build on software, art technique, and presentation skills.
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• COMM 2370: PUBLICATIONS PRODUCTION III

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Western Wyoming Community College

  
  This course provides practical journalistic experience for students interested in producing the college newspaper. Areas for participation include newswriting, editing, photography, advertising sales and design, and layout. The goals are 1) to provide the student with hands on training and instruction in the various areas of production, and 2) to provide a quality college newspaper.
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