| Course ID: | ALDR 7400E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Communication in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences |
Course
Description: | Communication research related to social science theoretical
frameworks and applied communication practices. Establishes
communication research within social sciences, focuses on the
development of communication research in the agricultural and
environmental sciences, and critically examines current
communication research in agricultural and environmental
sciences. Exercises on academic writing in APA style. |
| Oasis Title: | Comm in Ag Environ Sciences |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 7400 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | AGCM 3200 or COMM 3500 |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students will:
Understand communication research and how it fits within the
broader realm of social science research.
Distinguish and differentiate between and among communication
research paradigms and the placement of select theoretical
constructs.
Understand agricultural communication research, past and present.
Critically examine and respond to current research in the
discipline.
Understand the general rules and guidelines to writing in APA
style. |
| Topical Outline: | Planning organizational communication strategies
Building community partnerships to promote ag/environmental
sciences organizations' goals
Working with special interest groups
Targeting audiences, stakeholder groups, and other constituents
Creating an organizational identity through use of communication
strategies
Effects of national and international policy development
on organizational affairs
Events planning
Role of technology in contemporary ag/environmental sciences
organizations
Role of communication in change process |