Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ACADEMIC WRITING & ARGUMENT

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMM 103 provides students the opportunity to strengthen their writing and their overall communication abilities in the academic disciplines in preparation for more advanced work. In this course, students will learn to develop essays of various types, construct logical arguments, identify argumentative patterns and fallacies, use online research tools, revise and edit papers according to the conventions of formal written English, deliver academic presentations, and use standard documentation systems, such as MLA AND APA. Enrollment is open to all Rice undergraduates.

Long Title: COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): COMC TST OR COMM 103 OR ENGC TST

Description: Students will develop writing skills by maintaining a blog, generating Webpage content, and using social media. We will also produce video and audio content while remaining aware of how the form of the work impacts its content. Open to students who have successfully completed the Composition Exam or COMM 103.

Long Title: COMMUNICATION AND THE COMMUNITY

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): COMC TST OR ENGC TST or placement test

Description: Students learn how to communicate within a community, working with local organizations to understand and take action to meet identified social needs. Service inspires all coursework: a service journal, blog, and assignments fulfilling course goals and organizations' needs. Open to students who successfully complete the Composition Exam or COMM 103.

Long Title: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): COMM 103 OR COMC TST OR ENGC TST or placement test

Description: Technical Communication serves students who are preparing for careers that require the creation of technical documents and presentations. The course teaches the communication strategies and skills that scientist, engineers, and others in technical fields need. Open to all students who have successfully completed the Composition Exam or COMM 103.

Long Title: LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Leadership Communication emphasizes the core communication capabilities needed to be an effective leader. The course will provide instruction and practice in written and spoken individual and team communication and allow students the opportunity to develop the important interpersonal skills they need to communicate in diverse professional contexts and across different cultures. Cross-list: LEAD 321.

Long Title: APPLIED LEADERSHIP: POWER, INFLUENCE, AND PERSUASION

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applied Leadership is a leadership skills development course focused on practical applications in negotiation, organizational communication, and consulting. The course explores power, influence, and persuasion in organizational contexts and allows students to practice advanced leadership skills, such as conflict management, change management, and negotiation, with an emphasis on persuading and motivating others. Course work assumes competence in fundamental communication skills, such as are developed in LEAD 321 - Leadership Communication, BUSI 296 - Business Communication, or one of the HUMA or other COMM courses focused on writing and speaking. Students completing this course will be prepared to exercise strategic influence from any point in an organizational hierarchy, whether interacting with supervisors, peers, or subordinates. Cross-list: LEAD 325.

Long Title: MEDICAL COMMUNICATION

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): COMC TST OR COMM 103 OR ENGC TST

Description: Students will develop their communication skills by researching, writing, and presenting on current issues in the medical field; participating in seminar discussions on the ethics of medical communication; and practicing techniques in medical interviewing. Restricted to junior-level students or above who have successfully completed the Composition Exam or COMM 103.