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College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COM 285 Communication Ethics: Truth and Deception

Credits: (3)
This course analyzes the principles and practices of ethical communication, truth and deception as speech acts, and theories and techniques of verbal and nonverbal deception detection as applied to a variety of interpersonal, public, and professional contexts. We all face ethical dilemmas related to communication situations in our educational, personal, and professional lives on a daily basis. This course seeks to explore the complexity of those situations, and to help develop critical thinking and analytical skills through a communication perspective.

Designation(s): Liberal Arts