COMM 1101

COMM 1101

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

This course will provide an introduction to the study of Communication. Topics include the functions, foundations, models, and modes of communication. Students will be introduced to research methods and begin to master the research and study skills required to be a successful scholar of communication. An overview of concepts and processes related to the functions of communication will be examined through current theoretical and empirical research.

When Offered Fall, Summer.

Distribution Category (SBA-AG)

Outcomes
  • Students will be able to express a thoughtful awareness of the role of communication in their own life.
  • Students will be able to identify how communication processes shape human thoughts and actions.
  • Students will be able to articulate the difference in how evidence is used in various social-scientific approaches to understanding communication phenomena.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an evidence-based perspective on the structures, processes, and effects of communication.
  • Students will be able to identify and apply theoretical perspectives to understand and ask communication-related research questions.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and limitations of communication theories.
  • Students will be able to find, summarize, and synthesize quality communication research publications.
  • Students will be able to identify gaps in what is known about human communication.
  • Students will be able to begin to critically evaluate how inferences are made from observations.
  • Students will be able to critique inappropriate citation and methodological choices, formulate a high quality APA style research paper investigating a specific communication phenomenon in depth from a unique perspective.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1223 COMM 1101   LEC 001

    • T Bailey Hall 101
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    For Fall 2020 ONLY: LEC 001 is IN-PERSON and seats are reserved for first-year COMM majors only. LEC 002 is the synchronous, online offering for all other students.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 19986 COMM 1101   LEC 002

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For Fall 2020 only: LEC 2 is the synchronous, onlinr offering of COMM 1101. It is offered at the same time as LEC 001. To qualify for a spot in the online version of 1101 (which will be held T 11:30-2:30), the student should: 1) be registered as a Comm Major AND be one or more of the following: - a transfer student new to Cornell - needing the class to graduate Dec 20 or May 21 - not living in Ithaca and attending courses remotely from home - has a risk factor preventing them from attending in person If there are spaces available, priority all go to 1) students planning to transfer into comm from another major at Cornell 2) students working on the comm minor To apply for a seat in this section, please fill out the Qualtrics survey: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cO2inTKvc46xAoZ.

  •  3124 COMM 1101   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  3125 COMM 1101   DIS 202

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  3126 COMM 1101   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  3127 COMM 1101   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  3128 COMM 1101   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  3129 COMM 1101   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Byrne, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online