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Communication Management (CMGT)
- D class assignments for graduate students available in ASC140; Phone: (213) 740-0900.
- All graduate students (excluding PhDs) will be assessed a $150 per semester "ASCJ Technology fee. There is no technology fee charged for the summer term. Phone (213)740-5297, or email asctech@usc.edu for questions. All graduate students (excluding PhDs) will be assessed a $150 per
Production and distribution of information within large organizations; information networks, organization structure, control and decision-making functions. Resources necessary for effective organizational communication systems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21701D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 45 of 90 | Kimberlie Stephens,Jane MacOubrie, Cynthia Martinez | ONLINE |   |
Roles, responsibilities and requirements of communication functions within corporations; design and implementation of communication plans; strategic message production for internal and external audiences.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21704D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Rebecca Weintraub | ASC331 | Word (235267 KB) | |
| 21705D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 57 of 80 | Rebecca Weintraub, Jessica Neff, Julia Matthews | ONLINE | |
Communication consulting skills including facilitation, training,presentation coaching, benefits writing, speech writing, and communication organizational change; consulting basics, proposals, cost estimating, and final reports.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21706D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Thursday | 24 of 28 (2 on waitlist) | Rebecca Weintraub | ASC204 | PDF (531578 KB) | |
How work settings determine communication: basic structures of communication, influence of technology, social contexts, and physical space. Applications to management.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 21708D | 001 | Lecture | 5:30-8:20pm | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Colleen Keough | ASC328 | PDF (911702 KB) | |
Examines images and image manipulation in communication, management and social control. Synthesizes work ranging from cognition and interpersonal behavior to mass media and popular culture.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21710D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 20 of 25 (3 on waitlist) | Daniel Durbin | ASCG34 | PDF (123602 KB) | |
Theory and research on value and attitude formation and change; consequences for communication and behavior.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21715D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 7 of 12 | Sheila Murphy | KER202 | PDF (362727 KB) | |
| 21716D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Thursday | 25 of 28 (1 on waitlist) | Michael Cody | ASC231 | |
Analysis of the innovation dynamics fueled by the information and communication technology revolution; economic, technological, institutional and personal underpinnings of innovation and entrepreneurship
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21721D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:50pm | Thursday | 10 of 24 | Lian Jian | ANN405 | Word (127018 KB) | |
How mass media shape public images of groups, channel political power, promote consumption of goods. Social and political theoriesas tools in evaluating media impact.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21722D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 8 of 25 | Peter Clarke | ASCG34 | PDF (95108 KB) | |
Students learn to assess organizations' online needs, to examine the use of the Internet in terms of electronic commerce and global pressures, and design web page strategies.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21723D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Wednesday | 33 of 35 | Frederick Nager | ASC204 | PDF (143226 KB) | |
History, social dynamics, and cultural impact of video games; developments in technology and design; issues confronting the video game industry and organizations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21730D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 26 (2 on waitlist) | Dmitri Williams | ANN309 | PDF (155532 KB) | |
Applications of both data and interpretation in communications management. Topics include: audience ratings, surveys, experimental tests of programs and campaigns, formative evaluation, secondary data sources.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21732D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Monday | 159 of 200 | Mathew Curtis, Courtney Pade,Brad Shipley,Liuning Zhou | ASCG26 | Word (50483 KB) | |
| 21734D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 90 | Mathew Curtis, Nithya Muthuswamy | ONLINE | |
Communication strategies for product marketing and advertising; communication's role in developing domestic and international marketplaces; practical applications of persuasion theory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 21735D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Thursday | 18 of 21 (2 on waitlist) | Andrea Hollingshead | ANN210 | PDF (356517 KB) | |
Use of rhetorical theories and communication models to create organizational identification with internal and external audiences; the role of values and ethics in creating identities.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 21739D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 22 of 25 (1 on waitlist) | Simon Uwins | ANN409ABC | PDF (432481 KB) | |
| 21740D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 25 (2 on waitlist) | Jeffrey Hirsch | ANNL116 | Word (52242 KB) | |
Focuses on management, production and distribution of scripted film, television and web stories to understand visual storytelling as a communicative strategy for advertising and education.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21748D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Thursday | 26 of 29 (1 on waitlist) | David Craig | ASC328 | PDF (146029 KB) | |
Foundational and advanced practices for copywriting and related design incommunication; integrated analysis of concepts and pragmatics surrounding creativity forcommunication effectiveness
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21749D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Monday | 27 of 27 (3 on waitlist) | Gary Wexler | ANNL101 | |
Analysis and development of online communication and marketing campaigns; exploration of current Internet best practices in social media, SEM, privacy, location-based marketing, and online measurement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21751D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 35 of 40 (1 on waitlist) | Mayanna Framroze | ASC204 | PDF (190693 KB) | |
| 21752D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 56 of 80 | Mayanna Framroze, Courtney Pade,Andrew Schrock | ONLINE | |
Communication strategies in a global marketing environment; analysis of global ??? local challenges and opportunities; effective global integrated communication to create and sustain competitive advantage
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21754D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 66 of 80 | Paolo Sigismondi,Jane MacOubrie, Terrence Chmielewski | ONLINE | |
Specialized writing for persuasive and strategic communication contexts. Intensive focus on public relations writing for print, online, broadcast, and social media.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the PR department but may qualify for major credit in CMGT. To register, enroll in PR 562.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21599D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 80 | Jennifer Floto | ONLINE | |
Communication strategies for effective negotiation, mediation and facilitation of disputes; structures for public interventions; emergence of online dispute resolution systems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21769D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-5:50pm | Monday | 7 of 25 | Colleen Keough | ASC328 | Word (36381 KB) | |
The political economy of communications and information in China's broader process of development and re-entry into global capitalism; particular media and communication conditions and policies
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21772D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Theoretical foundations of social marketing and entertainment education; uses of dramatic serials, telenovelas and animation to promote human rights; program design, evaluation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21775D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Paula Patnoe-Woodley | ANN406 | |
Theory, structure and effects of culture on narrative. Story in non-profit and health organizations; new fields that recognize the importance of storytelling; storytelling in diverse media.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21780D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 16 (4 on waitlist) | Doe Mayer | ASC236 | PDF (707166 KB) | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the school. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21781D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | Ben Lee | OFFICE | | |
| 21782D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 25 | David Craig | OFFICE | | |
| 21783D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 25 | Daniela Baroffio | OFFICE | | |
| 21784D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE | | ||
| 21785D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE | | ||
| 21786D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE | | ||
| 21787D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE | |
Field experience in applying communication principles to settings in organizations, campaigns, or other contexts; analysis and assessment of issues and problems. Open to master's degree students in the School of Communication.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication Management, Digital Social Media, Global Communication, Public Diplomacy (Practitioner and Mid-Career Professional),, Public Diplomacy
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21795D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 33 of 80 | Ben Lee | OFFICE | | |
| 21796D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 20 | Patricia Riley | OFFICE | | |
| 21797D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | Nick Cull | OFFICE | | |
| 21798D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | OFFICE | | |
| 21799D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 21800D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 21801D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Students design and produce an original project appropriate for their emphasis area within the Master of Communication degree. Open to Master of Communication Management students only. Prerequisites: CMGT 501 and CMGT 540. Duplicates credit in former CMGT 597.
- Prerequisite: CMGT 501 and CMGT 540
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication Management
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21812D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:00pm | Wednesday | 9 of 20 | Ben Lee | ASC240 | Word (325632 KB) | |
| 21813D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-8:30pm | Wednesday | 4 of 20 | Ben Lee | ASC236 | Word (325632 KB) | |
| 21814D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:00pm | Wednesday | 7 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | ASC240 | Word (325632 KB) | |
| 21815D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-8:30pm | Wednesday | 6 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | ASC236 | Word (325632 KB) | |
| 21822D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | ONLINE | |
Students design and produce an original project appropriate for their emphasis area within the Master of Communication degree. Open to Master of Communication Management students only. (Duplicates credit in former CMGT 597).
- Prerequisite: 1 from (CMGT 597a or CMGT 597)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication Management
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21823D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | OFFICE | | |
| 21833D | 169 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Daniela Baroffio | ONLINE | |