COMM 100:
THEORIES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION

Spring 2008 California State University, Fresno
Dr. John A. Cagle

THEORIES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION. Survey of major theories of human communication, philosophical issues, and applications; theories include interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, linguistic, and persuasion.

Course Links

Syllabus ...  Research Links ...  Paper Assignments ... University Policy Statements ... Cagle's Homepage

Final Examination Study Guide ... Kaplan's Styles of Thinking ... Cagle Notes

PowerPoint Slides on Writing and Scholarly Style,
as well as a few tips for finding research articles (text) online

Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online  
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

PowerPoint Slides for Lectures

  1. COMMUNICATION THEORY:  (a) Its Nature, (b) Seminal Theories, & (c) Diversity in Theories

  2. COMMUNICATION THEORY:  Its Scientific Nature  

  3. CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

  4. COMMUNICATION, SYMBOLS, AND MEANING

  5. SOCIAL CHANGE AND MOVEMENTS

  6. PERSUASION, POLITICS, AND COMMUNICATION

  7. MASS COMMUNICATION

  8. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

  9. SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION

  10. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  11. INFORMATION THEORY