Subject:
Rhetorical Communication
Credit units:
3
Offered:
Either Term 1 or Term 2
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College:
Engineering
Department: School of Professional Dev
Description
Examines leadership as communication, and in particular as a form of rhetorical activity. Drawing on both traditional and contemporary scholarship, it will combine theoretical understanding with practical strategies for improving skill across several dimensions of the leadership dynamic: interpersonal, rhetorical, social, ethical, and political. Through reading, discussion, and a variety of practical case studies and exercises, students will be challenged to develop their ability to guide, motivate, and support others toward common goals. Topics include leadership as rhetoric; the ethics of leadership; face-saving, conflict resolution, and listening; community and team-building; group loyalty and identity formation; and persuasion.
Prerequisite(s): RCM 200 or 60 credit units of university level courses.
Note(s): Students with credit for RCM 804 cannot receive credit for this course.
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