Organizational

Learn about leadership, decision-making, interviewing, supervision, and teamwork in business and other organizations. A must for future managers, administrators, entrepreneurs, or professionals in training and development.

Sample Courses

CAS 252: Business and Professional Communication (3) Interviewing, briefing, conferring, and decision making; analyzing and evaluating formal and informal patterns of communication in organizations.

CAS 250: Small-Group Communication (3)
Participation in decision-making groups. Emphasis on skills of group discussion, leadership, organization, and evaluation.

CAS 283: Communication and Information Technology I (3)
Introduction to Communication Technology and information management; intended for students in the Liberal Arts.

CAS 352: Organizational COmmunication (3)
Interviewing, briefing, conferring, and decision making; analyzing and evaluating formal and informal patterns of communication in organizations.

CAS 404: Conflict Resolution and Negotiation (3)
Elements, assumptions, and issues relevant to the conceptualization, development, and management of conflict negotiation, and third-party intervention; communication emphasis.
Recommended preparation course: CAS 100.

CAS 450W: Group Communication Theory and Research (3)
Selected theories of problem solving through group discussion emphasizing participation and leadership.
Recommended preparation course: CAS 100 or 350.

CAS 452W: Organizational Communication Theory and Research (3)
Explores the nature and function of communication in organizations; emphasis on concepts, tools, and skills for effective management of communication.
Recommended preparation course: CAS 230 or 352.

CAS 483: Communication and Information Technology II (3)
Theory and application of interactive internet-based communication and information management. Intended for students in the liberal arts.
Recommended preparation course: CAS 283.

CAS 495: Internship (1-18)
Directed and supervised practicum in organizational communication.
Prerequisite: approval of the department.