COMM 381 Public Relations Principles

General

• Analyze and evaluate contemporary public relations practice using above knowledge.
• Apply learning to enhance students' abilities to work with peers and decision-makers in campaign development.
• Apply learning to the improvement of students' presentation and writing skills (including introduction and use of Associated Press style).
• Be able to identify, analyze and evaluate developing trends within the public relations field.
• Create and evaluate a student-developed public relations campaign with sample tactics, budget and evaluation plan for a specified client.
• Evaluate their career choices within the public relations field by familiarizing them with the public relations field, its culture and careers and analyzing their own skill set.
• Know and understand public relations, campaign, and communication theories that can be used to inform, mobilize, and activate publics.
• Know and understand the descriptions, definitions, and processes that serve as the underpinnings of public relations practice.
• Know and understand the historical development of the public relations field.
• Understand analyze and evaluate the legal and ethical considerations involved in the practice as advocated by organizations such as the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).