CMNS 498

Under the supervision of an instructor, students engage in a work placement in some area of professional communication practice. Students will keep an ongoing journal of their work experience, produce two brief mid-term site reports, and present a final report linking their work experience to their program-based learning. CMNS 498 requires students to complete 240 hours of off-campus work at a placement with an organization where they can apply their communication skills in addition to three hours of class time, plus an hour delivered through on-line or other activities for a 15-week semester. Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>Under the supervision of an instructor, students engage in a work placement in some area of professional communication practice. Students will keep an ongoing journal of their work experience, produce two brief mid-term site reports, and present a final report linking their work experience to their program-based learning. CMNS 498 requires students to complete 240 hours of off-campus work at a placement with an organization where they can apply their communication skills in addition to three hours of class time, plus an hour delivered through on-line or other activities for a 15-week semester.<br/><strong>Note: </strong>CMNS 498 is an approved Capstone course for Cap Core requirements. CMNS 498 is an approved Experiential course for Cap Core requirements.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong> Restricted to students in Communication programs.<br/><strong>