Genders and CommunicationCOMS 420--Four Quarter Hours Sheida Shirvani, Ph.D |
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Please refer to the complete final course syllabus available on the course Website once the course begins.
Course
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This course introduces students to the field of gender and communication. The lectures and activities are designed to take you on a journey through the principal concepts and issues that define the field of gender and communication. The areas we will discuss in this class will include: gender communication; nonverbal communication; language verbal communication; communication in family and gender communication in class room. Course objectives include your increased ability to: explore the roles that communication plays in presentation, and understand the gender roles and gender identities; increase awareness and understanding of communication within and between genders in variety of formal and informal contexts; develop and analytical attitude toward gender and communications in everyday life. |
Prerequisites
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Methods of Course Instruction | All course content is presented on the World Wide Web; e-mail is used for submission of assignments, as well as for the instructor's evaluation and comments. |
General Course Requirements |
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Required | Text(s) Wood, J. T. (2007). Gendered lives Communication, gender and culture (7th edition). United State: Thomson Wadsworth.
Note: Books for the course are in stock at the Zane State/OUZ Campus Bookstore or College Book Store in Athens, (740) 594-3505. Click here for online ordering. |
Exams
| 2 exams Dates of Exams Midterm - August 8-9, 2008 Final - August 28-29, 2008 |
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