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| Course ID: | COMM 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Government | Course
Description: | Communication strategies and activities in the executive and legislative branches of local, state, and national government. Case study approach incorporated into the class. | | Oasis Title: | Comm Strategies in Government | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H or INTL 3300 or ADPR 3860 or AGCM 3200 or HIST 4060/6060 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | This course is designed to help students understand the flow of communication within
the U.S. governmental institutions and the way in which those flows shape our lives.
The course will highlight the circulation patterns of communication within and
between legislatures, executive branches, legal systems, and residents at the
national, state, and local levels. It will provide a critical understanding of the
ways in which different components of the rhetorical flow of discourse function and
the ways in which different interests shape those flows to produce the society in
which we live. Students will apply their learning via written work and examinations. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Review of communication fundamentals
2. Review of government fundamentals
3. Communication in the Executive branches: The Presidency, The Executive Bureaucracy,
State Governors, Local Regulatory Bureaucracies
4. Communication in Legislative Branches: House and Senate Hearings, Athens-Clarke
County Commission
5. Judicial Communication: The Supreme Court, Local/State Courts and the Police
6. International Communication: Nongovernmental organizations, Intergovernmental
organizations
7. Interviewing Skills Overview
8. Free Speech Issues: From Flag Burning to Hate Speech
9. Direct Democracy in a Web-based era | | Honor Code Reference: | Academic honesty is – defined broadly and simply – the
performance of all academic work without cheating, lying,
stealing, or receiving assistance from any other person or
using any source of information not appropriately authorized or
attributed” (From the Preamble to “A Culture of Honesty”). The
University, the Department of Communication Studies, and I
personally take academic honesty very seriously. Every student
at the University of Georgia should be familiar with the
booklet, “A Culture of Honesty: Policies and Procedures on
Academic Dishonesty.” If you are not, please obtain one of
these booklets and read it carefully. This document has a
thorough presentation of four types of academic dishonesty,
including plagiarism, unauthorized assistance, lying/tampering,
and theft, as well as the procedures that are in place to
adjudicate alleged incidents of academic dishonesty. The
policies and procedures described in “A Culture of Honesty”
will be strictly followed. University Mandated Statement
Concerning the University Honor Code & Academic Honesty All
academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture
of Honesty.” Students are responsible for informing themselves
about those standards before performing any academic work. More
detailed information about academic honesty can be found at
http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm. | |
| Course ID: | COMM 4310E/6310E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Government |
Course
Description: | Communication strategies and activities in the executive and
legislative branches of local, state, and national government.
Case study approach incorporated into the class. |
| Oasis Title: | Communication Strat in Govt |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4310 or COMM 6310 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to help students understand the flow
of communication within the U.S. governmental institutions and
the way in which those flows shape our lives. The course will
highlight the circulation patterns of communication within and
between legislatures, executive branches, legal systems, and
residents at the national, state, and local levels. It will
provide a critical understanding of the ways in which different
components of the rhetorical flow of discourse function and
the ways in which different interests shape those flows to
produce the society in which we live. Students will apply their
learning via written work and examinations. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Review of communication fundamentals
2. Review of government fundamentals
3. Communication in the Executive branches: The Presidency, The
Executive Bureaucracy, State Governors, Local Regulatory
Bureaucracies
4. Communication in Legislative Branches: House and Senate
Hearings, Athens-Clarke County Commission
5. Judicial Communication: The Supreme Court, Local/State
Courts and the Police
6. International Communication: Nongovernmental organizations,
Intergovernmental organizations
7. Interviewing Skills Overview
8. Free Speech Issues: From Flag Burning to Hate Speech
9. Direct Democracy in a Web-based era |
| Honor Code Reference: | Academic honesty is–defined broadly and simply-"the performance
of all academic work without cheating, lying, stealing, or
receiving assistance from any other person or using any source
of information not appropriately authorized for attributed”
(from the Preamble to “A Culture of Honesty”). The University,
the Department of Communication Studies, and I personally take
academic honesty very seriously. Every student at the University
of Georgia should be familiar with the booklet, “A Culture of
Honesty: Policies and Procedures on Academic Dishonesty.” If you
are not, please obtain one of these booklets and read it
carefully. This document has a thorough presentation of four
types of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, unauthorized
assistance, lying/tampering, and theft, as well as the
procedures that are in place to adjudicate alleged incidents of
academic dishonesty. The policies and procedures described in “A
Culture of Honesty” will be strictly followed. All academic work
must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.”
Students are responsible for informing themselves about those
standards before performing any academic work. More detailed
information about academic honesty can be found at
http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm. |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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