Adjunct Instructor - CA105 Introduction to Human Communication

Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. This is a face to face course. Local applicants only.
 
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Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in communication or master’s in a closely related field with 18 graduate hours in communication. Previous teaching experience at the college level.

Course Description

This course focuses on the most frequently used communication skills. The course demonstrates the natural relationships between communicating one-to-one and in public, group, and meditated contexts, showing that skills in one can be employed in the other and given practice in both. Students will be introduced to the communication process, listening, concepts of self, language, perception, small group and workplace communication, intercultural communication, mediated communication, the speech process (including topic selection and audience analysis, organization, development and support of speeches, delivery) and informative and persuasive public speaking.