PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION (PC)

PC 1500. Introduction to Web Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
This course is an introduction to the internet and its function as well as a hands-on workshop on how to build a basic webpage.

PC 2300. Web Site Design: Dynamic Sites. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: PC 1500, CIW certification, evidence of having passed CIW. Exam ID0-410; or consent of the instructor. This course focuses on authoring sites, creating content, creating digital media and effectively employing standards and technologies for effective site design.

uPC 2500. Communicating in the Professions. Lec 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 and 1020; 1020 may be taken as a corequisite. Overview of skills and principles related to oral communication in various professions

PC 2700-3. Professional Communication Lab. Lab. 4. Credit 1.
Practical introductory experience in various technologies used in professional communication settings. At least one hour is required for credit towards major or minor in Professional Communication; additional one-hour labs may be taken for elective credit.

PC 3250. Professional Communication I. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
The preparation of effective technical and professional reports; the preparation and delivery of effective oral reports. (Same as ENGL 3250.)

PC (WEBD) 3500. Web Site Construction/The Rhetoric of Internet Publishing. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Instruction in web site analysis and document design, including background in rhetorical theory and principles.

PC 3700. Technical Documents in the Professions. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and 1020. Practical experience in developing various technical documents required of persons working in professional communications. Students will focus in depth of these documents and in the technologies used to develop and publish such documents.

PC 3750. Ethics in the Professions. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and 1020. Overview of multidisciplinary ethical issues that affect all disciplines, including privacy, social responsibility, informed consent, morality, responsibility, and professional codes of ethics. The course focuses on case studies of ways these issues apply in various professions.

PC (JOUR) 4230 (5230). Free Lance Writing.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.  
Writing and marketing of feature stories, commentaries and articles.

PC (JOUR) 4360 (5360). Magazine Production and Design.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Current trends in magazine production and design.

PC (JOUR) 4460 (5460). Public Relations--Cases and Practices.--Fall (O). Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3460. Practical aspects of public relations emphasized. Case studies considered. Builds on knowledge and expertise acquired in JOUR 3460.

PC (JOUR) 4830 (5830). Free Lance Writing.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3220. Recommended: JOUR 4820. Writing and marketing of feature stories, commentaries and articles.

PC 4840 (5840). Special Problems. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Independent work in mass media research and report writing, or internship programs in print or electronic media, public relations and other areas.

PC 4850 (5850). Internship. Credit 3, 6, 9.
Part-time or full-time employment in a business, industrial or institutional communications setting related to student academic and career goals.

PC (JOUR) 4940 (5940). Technical Editing.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: PC 4970. Principles and practices of technical editing.

PC 4950. Advanced Web Page Design. Lec. 3.  Credit 3.
Prerequisite: PC 3500. The development of web pages as documents using advanced tools.

PC (ENGL) 4970 (5970). Professional Communication II.--Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
A continuation of PC 3250 with emphasis on more complex reports.

PC 4990. Seminar in Professional Communication. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Integrative course focusing on major concepts of professional communication.