Description:
This course examines types and qualities of civic infrastructure, civic engagement, and community leadership. Students are introduced to the methods and nature of community communication in varied contexts.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain important types and dimensions of community.
- Explain features of the communication that plays a role in facilitating, disrupting, and creating community and that are markers of weak and strong community communication.
- Analyze key elements of "civic infrastructure" and the individuals, roles, and careers in communities who contribute to and create infrastructure.
- Examine real life cases of community communication and evaluate the aspects that are healthy, dysfunctional/problematic, and challenging for those involved.