Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

MCOM 2110 Professional Communication & Effective Decision-Making

This course introduces professional communication, its components, practices, and theories across multiple contexts. Students will also engage in self-assessment of communication competence and learn strategies for enhancing their decision-making abilities.

Registration Name

Prof Comm & Effective Decision

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Identify, demonstrate, and apply current professional communication theories as they relate to a variety of contexts (e.g. intrapersonal, interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and public settings).
  2. An increased communication competence by identifying, explaining, and applying effective professional communication skills in a variety of contexts (e.g. intrapersonal, interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and public settings).
  3. Identify and develop a repertoire of strategies for improved communication effectiveness and effective decision-making.
  4. Critical thinking by identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the communication behaviors of others and themselves in a variety of contexts (e.g. intrapersonal, interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and public settings).