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Publication Date: 2021
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A Curricular View of Communication Course Offerings of National Communication Association Department Members
Myers, Scott A.; Goodboy, Alan K.; Kromka, Stephen M.; Shin, Matt; Pitts, Sara; Bertelsen, Dale A.
Communication Education, v70 n4 p421-434 2021
The purpose of this study was to continue the trend of identifying the course offerings of National Communication Association (NCA) department members started by Wardrope (1999). A curricular profile of U.S. communication departments. "Communication Education," "48"(3), 256-258. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1080/03634529909379173 and followed by Bertelsen and Goodboy (2009). Curriculum planning: Trends in communication studies, workplace competencies, and current programs at 4-year colleges and universities. "Communication Education," "58"(2), 262-275. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1080/03634520902755458. Supported by an Advancing the Discipline grant obtained by the NCA in 2019, this third iteration identifies the Top 30 course offerings across 322 NCA Department members as of May 2020. The results indicate that over the past three decades, the most currently offered communication courses have remained relatively stable, with the interpersonal communication course remaining the most currently offered course by NCA department members, followed (in this study) by the persuasion, introductory, intercultural, public speaking, organizational, group, research methods, argumentation and debate, and theory courses. Future researchers might extend this line of research by inquiring whether these offered courses are required for the undergraduate degree in communication, a department major or area of emphasis, a department minor, or institutional graduation as well as probe the graduate courses offered by communication departments.
Descriptors: Communications, Course Descriptions, Departments, Universities, Grants, Professional Associations, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Introductory Courses, Public Speaking, Debate, Undergraduate Students, Required Courses, Graduation Requirements, Graduate Students, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Work Environment, Business Communication, Group Membership, College Faculty
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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