STUDENT CURRICULUM VITA
Course Overview for Comprehensive Examination
Name: ___________________________________
Thesis Option/Project:______________________________________
Courses Completed:
Spring 1991
Foundations Seminar – Mass Communication
Comm-8570 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Cohen, A .A., Adoni, H., & Bantz, C. R. (1990). Social conflict and television news. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
McQuail, D. (1987). Mass communication theory: an introduction (2nd. Ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.
Papers:
Abstract: Individual Differences in Television Viewing in Early Childhood: Nature as Well as Nurture
Abstract: Public Expectations of Media Versus Standards in Codes of Ethics
Abstract: The Gossip Tabloid as Agent of Social Control
Abstract: Education Coverage in Award-Winning and Non-Award-Winning Newspapers
Abstract: Comparing Decisions on Releases by TV and Newspaper Gatekeepers
Abstract: Why Teenagers Do Not “Read All About It”
Abstract: Television News Viewing by Older Adults
Abstract: The Role of the Media in a Changing South Africa
Abstract: Reader Use and Understanding of Newpaper Infographics
Final Paper: Familial and Social Influences on Adolescent Media Use
Fall 1991
Seminar in Communication Theory
Comm-8500 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Littlejohn, S. W. (1989). Theories of human communication (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Papers:
The Feminist Theory of Communication: Searching for the Lost Voice of Women
The Feminist Theory of Communication (Preliminary paper)
Critical Analysis Paper
Spring 1992
Introduction to Research in Communication
Comm-8010 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Babbie, E. (1992). The practice of social research (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Williams, F. (1992). Reasoning with statistics (4th ed.). Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers.
Papers:
Male Language Domination
Female Communication Strategies
Thesis Proposal Introduction
Thesis Proposal Methodology
Thesis Proposal Statement of Purpose
Abstract and Critique: Classroom Communication Satisfaction: Extension and Replication
Fall 1992
Organizational Communication
SPCH-8176 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Conrad, C. (1990). Strategic organizational communication (2nd ed.). Fort Worth, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
Papers:
Informal Communication Networks: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Journal: Hi-Fi Fireworks Company
Spring 1993
Nonverbal Communication
SPCH-8556 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Richmond, V. P., McCroskey, J. C., & Payne, S. K. (1991). Nonverbal behaviors in interpersonal relations (2nd ed.).
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Papers:
Poor Interaction Management
Cultural Differences in Communication Behavior
Fall 1993
Public Relations
JOUR-8236 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Wilcox, D. L., Ault, P. H., & Agee, W. K. (1992). Public relations, strategies and tactics. New York, NY: Harper
Collins Publishers, Inc.
Papers:
Public Relations Proposal to Increase the Number of Personal and Business Banking Customers at Enterprise Bank
The Role of Public Relations in Today’s Business World
Public Relations Proposal to Increase the Percentage of Individuals Who Work in Downtown Omaha Who Patronize the
Old Market Sports Bar and Grill
Spring 1994
Topics in Speech Communication (Communication Competence)
Comm-8180 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Babbie, E. (1993). The practice of social research (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Frey, L. R., Botan, C. H., Friedman, P. G., & Kreps, G. L. (1991). Investigating communication: an introduction to
research methods. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Smith, M. J. (1988). Contemporary communication research methods. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Spitzberg, B. H., & Cupach, W. R. (1989). Handbook of interpersonal competence research. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.
Papers:
Correlates of Competence: Woman Managers and Communication Competence
Competence in Education: Competence in Teaching
Communication Competence: Conceptual and Operational Review
Communication Competence in 1993/1994
Fall 1994
Human Behavior in Organizations
BSAD-8310 (Instructor’s Name)
Text:
Hammer, M., & Champy, J. (1993). Reengineering the corporation. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.
Robbins, S. P. (1994). Essentials of organizational behavior (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Strasser, J. B., & Becklund, L. (1991). Swoosh. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Javanovich.
Papers:
Integrative Paper: The Relationship Among Various Organizational Behavioral Theories
Critique: Reengineering the Corporation
Review: Reengineering the Corporation
Examination and Analysis of Organizational Behavioral Theory (Optimizing Model of Decision Making)
Examination and Analysis of Organizational Behavioral Theory (Schein’s Organizational Culture Theory)
Examination and Analysis of Organizational Behavioral Theory (Path-Goal Theory of Organizational Behavior)
Examination and Analysis of Organizational Behavioral Theory (Locke’s Goal-Setting Theory of Organizational Behavior)
Examination and Analysis of Organizational Behavioral Theory (Socialization Theory of Organizational Behavior)