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CMS 332K: Theories of Persuasion

Semester: Spring

Year: 2025

A study of motivational factors involved in persuasive speaking to secure belief and action.

Instructor: Prof. Brendon Bankey

CMS 346: Using Communication Technology at Work

Semester: Fall

Year: 2024

This course will explore the use of communication technologies in the workplace—examining specific communication tools and their effective use, theory and research underlying that use, and some of the opportunities and challenges associated with these communication technologies in the contemporary workplace. The class carries the Independent Inquiry flag.

Instructor: Prof. Craig R. Scott

CMS 307K/370K: Internship (TA)

Semester: Summer

Year: 2024

Students are required to find their own internships and are encouraged to utilize resources such as the Moody College of Communication Career Services Center or the Vick Center for Strategic Advising and Career Counseling.

Instructor: Prof. Dawna Ballard

CMS 344K: Lying and Deception (TA)

Semester: Spring

Year: 2024

Deception occurs in communication behavior across species and lying (i.e., intentional deception) is a pervasive phenomenon in human communication. This course explores the varieties of deceptive communication, their causes and consequences in a wide range of contexts (advertising, art, interspecies contact, family and romantic relationships, journalism, mass media, politics, etc.), and the strategies used to detect their occurrence (behavioral cues, interrogations, integrity testing, polygraphs, etc.).

Instructor: Prof. Matt McGlone

CMS 344K: Lying and Deception (TA)

Semester: Fall

Year: 2023

CMS344K examines lying and deception as civil, strategic, and manipulative behavior. Secrets, privacy, disclosures, and confidentiality are examined in a variety of contexts.

Instructor: Prof. Joe Cutbirth

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