Fall 2020  |  COMM 3601 Section 001: Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (14146)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (123 of 150 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Theoretical systems to explain/direct creation of public discourse. Traditional rhetoric to contemporary perspectives. Using theory to explain practice of public discourse.
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times.
Class Description:
This course introduces students to rhetorical theory by accounting for the different forms of political, cultural, and economic persuasion that permeate everyday life. To orient ourselves to these forms of persuasion, the class highlights the philosophical disagreements about the value of rhetoric to education, democracy, and morality. To explore the contemporary relevance of these philosophical disagreements to our experience of persuasion, the class will investigate Presidential speechmaking, advertising, movies, and video games.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 4 tests each one builds on the other. Roughly 70%. Participation assignments (quizzes, homework, in class participation) 30%.
Exam Format:
Multiple choice; True-False
Class Format:
70% Lecture
10% Film/Video
10% Discussion
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
4 Exam(s)
7 Homework Assignment(s)
6 Quiz(zes)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14146/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 November 2016

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