CMST 1545H - Honors Communication Foundations
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41491,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Cary Wecht
Email: clwecht01@ysu.edu
Course Description
1545H. Honors Communication Foundations. Theories, strategies, and skills for competent participation in interpersonal, group, and public communication situations. Application exercises in interpersonal, group, and public communication. Prereq.: ENGL 1550. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Experience Communication (Looseleaf) - With Connect, 3rd Ed. Child, Jeffrey . McGraw Hill |
Required Text: Experience Communication (Looseleaf) - With Connect, 3rd Ed. Child, Jeffrey . McGraw Hill
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Chapter 1 | intro to comm | intro speech |
| 8/31 | chapters 9 and 13 | topics, audience, informing | topic approval |
| 9/7 | chapter 10 | organizing | |
| 9/14 | chapters 2 and 11 | language and research | audience analysis |
| 9/21 | chapter 3 | nonverbal comm | |
| 9/28 | chapter 12 | apprehension and delivery | outline |
| 10/5 | chapter 14 | persuasion | pers. topic approval inform. speech |
| 10/12 | chapter 4 | listening | peer assessment |
| 10/19 | chapter 8 | group comm | individ. RTM |
| 10/26 | chapter 5 | interpersonal comm | pers. audience analysis |
| 11/2 | chapter 6 | intercultural comm | persuasive outline group rtm |
| 11/9 | chapter 7 | mediated comm | pers. speech |
| 11/16 | chapter 15 | comm in the workplace | |
| 11/23 | no reading | work on group project | |
| 11/30 | no reading | group project assessment of group |
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| 12/7 | no reading | all quizzes completed final course survey |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.