Communication for Success: Advanced ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This is an advanced level communication course which helps students enhance their skills in academic communication through critical reading, writing, research, and visual presentations. The premise of this course is to enable students to learn, think and express themselves critically. Assignments and exercises focus on logical thinking, reflection, understanding and coherence, as well as how to find and use evidence to support ideas and shape written and oral arguments. Students will work on topics such as paraphrasing, summarizing, developing strong theses and topic sentences, researching topics and citing references, as well as crafting both personal and research essays which will be presented orally. Students will develop visual and oral communication strategies to present their ideas and research topics effectively. This course is specifically intended for non-native English speakers.