Top Three Course Takeaways
- Understanding communication theories and their connection to organizational contexts
- Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of communication theories
- Applying theory to everyday organizational communication contexts
Course Topics
- Why Use Communication Theory?
- Interpersonal Theories
- Mass Communication Theories
- Theory and Culture
- Applying Communication Theory
Course Intensity:
Course Description
Introduction to major communication theories, with emphasis on the applicability of these theories in organizations.
Students will learn how to apply communication theory to workplace situations and their everyday life to achieve their personal and professional goals, how to use theories and concepts to create solutions to workplace and task-related problems, and will, ideally, set a foundation to navigate the elective courses in the program and apply course-specific theories and concepts to their workplace.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the components of well-known communication theories
- Describe how to apply communication theories in the workplace
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of communication theories
- Understand the value of communication theory in everyday life
- Analyze workplace situations to select appropriate communication theories that may be useful