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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
C COMM 15 Critical Decision-Making in Groups
(Formerly SPCH 15.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 15H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; COMM 1, 1H, 10 or 10H.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Study in communication and critical decision making in the context of effective group problem solving with an emphasis on principles of sound reasoning to make a well-reasoned decision. This course explores theory, application, and evaluation of group communication processes, including problem solving, conflict management, decision making, and leadership, with the goal of understanding different points of view in an increasingly diverse and interconnected global society.
COMM 15H Critical Decision-Making in Groups - 5 Units HONORS
(Formerly SPCH 15H.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 15.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; COMM 1, 1H, 10 or 10H.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
A study in communication and critical decision making in the context of effective group problem solving with an emphasis on principles of sound reasoning to make a well-reasoned decision. This course explores theory, application, and evaluation of group communication processes, including problem solving, conflict management, decision making, and leadership, with the goal of understanding different points of view in an increasingly diverse and interconnected global society. As an honors course students will be expected to complete additional assignments to gain deeper insight in critical decision making and group problem solving.
COMM 16 Interpersonal Communication
5 Units
One hour lecture for each unit of credit (12 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter). Complete a minimum of three hours work outside of class for each unit/ hour in class.
Examination of selected topics relating to the Communication Studies discipline. Subject matter will vary. Some courses may involve a service learning component.
Computer Information Systems
CIS 2 Computers and the Internet in Society 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A critical examination of the capabilities and uses of the Internet, computers and cellular communications, and how they are changing business, law, politics, health, education, entertainment, and society.
CIS 3 Business Information Systems 4 1/2 Units
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Four hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (66 hours total per quarter). This is an introductory course to business information systems, systems design and development life cycle, data communications, data management, office automation, computer hardware and software concepts. The use of common software packages for business applications including word processing, spreadsheets, database, and internet web tools will be covered.
CIS 4 Computer Literacy 4 1/2 Units
(Formerly CIS 93.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (66 hours total per quarter). An introduction to basic computer literacy concepts. History of the computer, hardware, software, operating system mechanics, system management utilities, basics of networking, Internet and explore HTML web pages. The social impact and future of computers for communication systems are discussed along with an overview of basic security and privacy concerns. An integrated software package for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, e-mail, Internet and presentations are introduced.
CIS 5 Swift Programming 4 1/2 Units
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273; MATH 114 or equivalent. Four hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (66 hours total per quarter). Swift is Apple's open source language used to develop native iOS and Mac OS apps. Swift was designed to be beginner friendly. Topics covered include: native and collection data types, operators and statements, loops and branching, functions and variable scoping, modules and packages, object oriented programming, file handling, regular expressions and exception handling.
CIS 9 Introduction to Data Science 4 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: CIS 41A.
Four hours lecture, one and one-half hours hours laboratory (66 hours total
per quarter).
This course is an introduction to data science, which covers data analytics and machine learning. Topics covered include data gathering and data wrangling, data assessment and visualization, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, natural language processing.
(Formerly SPCH 16.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 16H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; COMM 1, 1H, 10 or 10H.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Study of interpersonal communication principles with an emphasis on developing the self concept through listening, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and cultural knowledge as a means of maintaining effective relationships in an increasingly diverse and interconnected global society.
COMM 16H Interpersonal Communication - HONORS 5 Units
(Formerly SPCH 16H.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 16.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; COMM 1, 1H, 10 or 10H.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
A study of interpersonal communication principles with an emphasis on developing the self concept through listening, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and cultural knowledge as a means of maintaining effective relationships in an increasingly diverse and interconnected global society. As an honors course students will be expected to complete additional assignments to gain deeper insight in communication studies.
5 Units
A study of contemporary concepts relevant to the meanings and functions of communication in organizations. Impact of communication, leadership, information technology, ethics, and globalization on organizational effectiveness. Students develop and apply research strategies to analyze a specific organization. Emphasizes development of communication skills useful for working productively in dynamic, collaborative, multicultural work environments. As an honors course students will be expected to complete additional assignments to gain deeper insight in organizational communication.
COMM 77W
Special Individual Projects in Communication Studies
1 Unit
COMM 77X
COMM 77Y
COMM 77Z
(Formerly SPCH 77, 77X, 77Y and 77Z respectively.)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and division dean.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Three hours laboratory for each unit of credit (36 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter).
Individual special reading, writing, research, presentation, facilitation, teaching assistant, and/or community service/civic engagement leadership projects in Communication Studies as determined in consultation with the instructor.
COMM 78W
COMM 78X
COMM 78Y
COMM 78Z
(Formerly SPCH 78W, 78X, 78Y and 78Z respectively.) Advisory: COMM 1, 1H, 10 or 10H.
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units
Special Topics in Communication Studies
2 Units 3 Units 4 Units
COMM 70 Effective Organizational Communication
5 Units
(Formerly SPCH 70.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 70H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
A study of contemporary concepts relevant to the meanings and functions of communication in organizations. Impact of communication, leadership, information technology, ethics, and globalization on organizational effectiveness. Students develop and apply research strategies to analyze a specific organization. Emphasizes development of communication skills useful for working productively in dynamic, collaborative, multicultural work environments.
COMM 70H Effective Organizational Communication - HONORS
5 Units
(Formerly SPCH 70H.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in COMM 70.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
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