TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Minimum Course Content Guide
Course
Number: COM 520
Course
Name: Philosophy of Communication
Prerequisite(s): BA
Course
Description: This course surveys the
genealogy of communication and how communication creates shared experiences
between people. Through a collection of readings, students will examine how and
why society thinks about communication the way that it does. Philosophy of Communication is generally
concerned with analytical, theoretical, and political issues that cross
different disciplinary boundaries. It explores how people live their lives and
deal with the conflicts that are inevitable whenever communication occurs in a
society, whether in person, in groups, electronically, or through the mass
media. Throughout the course, students are exposed to the broader study of the
field and how it relates to contemporary philosophical arguments, positions,
and concerns. By studying the historical and social contexts for communication,
students will come to understand and appreciate how meaning is created through
human interaction and more about themselves and how they relate to others. Offered every Summer. (3 hour)
Master of Humanities
Intended Outcome 2:
Students
will develop/further develop the ability to engage in honest, courteous,
intelligent, scholarly discourse. Courses involved: All MA HUM courses.
Activity Statement: Weekly threaded discussion will be
required of all courses in the Master of Humanities program. Participation and
quality of content will be evaluated as determined by the context of the
course.
Assessment Criteria:
80%
of the students will achieve a
score of 80 percent or better on threaded discussions.
Intended
Outcome 3:
Students will learn to
create a coherent, useful synthesis of knowledge from different domains by
demonstrating familiarity with and knowledge of the fields contained within the
humanities. Courses involved: ART 623, COM 520, COM 630, CUL 530, HUM 592, and
HUM 680.
Activity Statement: Through a critical analysis,
students will examine a work of scholarship or arts in the humanities. In
addition to learning about the work of scholarship or art and its role in the humanities,
students will apply critical theory to the work. Students will develop and
demonstrate graduate-level ability in analytic and evaluative skills.
Assessment Criteria:
80%
of students in will achieve a score of 80 or better on their final papers,
based upon the WIC Rubric.
Goals:
Increase understanding of the assumptions and
processes of human interaction, and how this understanding applies to other
fields of thought.
Student
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify your own
assumptions about people and interaction, and articulate these assumptions.
2. Describe the predominant theories in the field
communication, and how they emerged.
3. Describe the connections among other fields of
behavioral science and communication.
4. List the major theorists and philosophies that have
influenced how communication is understood.
5. Apply the theories developed in communication to
various contexts, such as organizations and small groups.
6. Research a topic or theorist in communication and
report findings following the conventions and form of academic writing.
7. Enhance your writing and critical thinking skills
through discussions, writing, peer reviewing and rewriting.
Minimum
Topic Outline:
Mind - body/brain problem
Conduit metaphor
Toolmakers’ paradigm
Other minds
Rationality
Intentionality
Models of competence
Behaviorism, phenomenology, and post-modern
orientations
Potential
Textbooks:
- Miller, K. (2005). Communication
theories: Perspectives, processes, and contexts, 2nd ed. Boston:
McGraw-Hill. ISBN# 978-0-07-293794-7
- Robinson, D. & Groves, J. (2006). Introducing political philosophy. Cambridge, UK: Totem Books.
- Radford. On Philosophy of
Communication 5th
Ed., Cengage L, WAD ISBN# 978-534-59574-6
Lead Instructor: Jan Samoriski
Revised: November 2009
Reviewed: Fall 2010
Reviewed: May 2012
Updated: Sept. 2012
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