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The Purdue Institute for Civ ic Communication The Purdue In stitute for C ivic
Comm unication The Pur due Institute fo r Civic Com m unication
THE PURDUE
INSTITUE FOR CIVIC
COMMUNICATION
COM 491
HELP TAKE THE
PULSE OF THE
NATION…
Critical Thinking and Measures of Civic
Competence: The PICC National Poll
WORK WITH NATIONAL
EXPERTS AT LEADING
ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING:
C-SPAN
Penn Schoen
Berland
Meets Mondays, 10:30 am to 1:20 pm  3 Credit Hours
In this applied and translational learning course, made possible by
the partnership between the Purdue Institute for Civic
Communication, C-SPAN, the university’s Office of Institutional
Assessment, and the nationally respected polling firm Penn Schoen
Berland, students will create a series of national polls to take the
pulse of American civic competence. They will then analyze the
results and present their findings in an open forum.
For the Fall 2015 semester, Brian Lamb, founder and executive
chairman of C-SPAN -- and a Purdue alumnus – will join as a
contributing instructor guiding students on current issues and
challenges.
Purdue Institute for Civic Communication
http://www.purdue.edu/picc  Young Hall, room 455  765-494-1892
COM 491  FALL 2015
Instructor:
Ambassador
Carolyn Curiel
Admission to class is by
instructor permission.
Please e-mail:
picc@purdue.edu