COMM 407 - Communicative Perspectives on Interviewing

Units: 3

Prerequisite(s): COMM 300 and COMM 350. Admission to a major or minor in the School of Communication.

Application of communicative theory to interviewing situations. Emphasis on perception, source, message, and receiver variables, defensive communication, feedback. Phrasing of questions, ways to enhance respondent participation, and formulation of behavioral objectives. Classroom simulation, supplemented by out-of-class interviews.