SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Calendar Information:
Course Number: CMNS 332
Credit Hours: 4
Course Vector: (Lecture: 3; Seminar: 0; Tutorial: 1; Lab: 0)
Course Title: Communication and Rhetoric
Course Description (for Calendar):
Attach a course outline to this proposal.
An examination of rhetoric and persuasion in the context of communication studies. Several classical accounts of persuasion and rhetoric are examined in order to develop a fuller understanding of the promotional ethos of the modern age. How different institutional modes of persuasive discourse have been shaped by a variety of research agendas and underlying theories about human nature is also studied.
Prerequisite(s):
60 credit hours including 2 of CMNS 220, 221, or 223.
Co-requisite(s) (if any):
None.
Special Instructions (if any):
None.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved (if any):
None.
Rationale for Introduction of this Course;
will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum;
probable enrolment when offered?
This is an elective. It has been successfully offered in Summer 2003
(as CMNS 286-3) with enrollment of 66. It is now proposed as a 300-level course to reflect the degree of difficulty of the course.
Scheduling and Registration Information. Indicate semester and
year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of
offering thereafter.
First offered Summer Semester 2007. Normally offered annually thereafter.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer
this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited-term
instructors?
G.McCarron, M.Laba, C.Murray; R.Hackett; D.Gutstein; S.Gunster
are all regular CMNS faculty who are qualified to teach this course.
This course will not normally be taught by sessional or limited-term instructors.
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course
other than tuition fees? None.
Does this course duplicate the content of a previously approved
course to such an extent that students should not receive credit for
both courses? If so, please specify.
Effective date:
2006/07 Calendar.
Resource
Implications:
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new
course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed
for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be
accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation
that funding arrangements have been addressed. Provide
details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed
to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be
eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be
reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that
allow for this additional course offering.
We believe this course will not require significant new resources.
It fits in with the Media and Culture stream already established in the School.
Does this course require specialized space or
equipment not readily available in the department or university, and
if so, how will these resources be provided? No.
Does this course require computing resources? (e.g. hardware, software,
network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe
how they will be provided.
Not required.
Approvals:
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