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  • COMM 241: Visual Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Introduces students to a broad base of visual communication, graphic concepts, and tools used to create specific messages for identified audiences. Students are taught the fundamentals of typography, design, layout, visual imagery, and digital media for communication messages. In addition, students are taught design strategies for creating communication messages for intended audiences by utilizing emerging technology. Prerequisite: Completion of all developmental reading and writing courses required as a result of the College Testing and Placement program. Prerequisite:    (( ENGL 003 or ENGL 007 ) & ( ENGL 051 ) ) or ENGL 057 or ESL 070 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 Corequisite:    ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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  • COMM 251: Small Group Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides an overview of the communication process involved in small group interactions. This course investigates the theories of leadership, decision-making, and problem solving. This course allows students to develop competencies for future challenges. Prerequisite: Eligibility for enrollment into ENGL 101. Prerequisite:    (( ENGL 003 or ENGL 007 ) & ( ENGL 051 ) ) or ENGL 057 or ESL 070 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 Corequisite:    ENGL 007, ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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  • COMM 252: Business and Professional Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Focuses on the development of oral skills in the business setting. Students study interpersonal relationships in the workplace, basic leadership and team communication, resume writing, interviewing, oral reporting, and the use of electronic media in professional presentations. Emphasis is placed on the development of communication habits that demonstrate professionalism. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and COMM 101 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 ) & ( COMM 101 or SPCH 101 )
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  • COMM 253: Intercultural Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Explores global communication and culture, as well as examines how culture is reflected through languages, behaviors, rituals, and worldviews. This course investigates communication practices and attitudes that enhance communication between members of different cultures and co-cultures. In addition, students are to examine and describe their own cultural heritage and how they may respectfully interact with individuals of another culture. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or higher. (S&BS) Prerequisite:    ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106
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  • COMM 253H: Honors Intercultural Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Explores global communication and culture, as well as examines how culture is reflected through languages, behaviors, rituals, and worldviews. This course investigates communication practices and attitudes that enhance communication between members of different cultures and co-cultures. In addition, students are to examine and describe their own cultural heritage and how they may respectfully interact with individuals of another culture. Using a seminar of discussion-based approach, this course encourages independent, creative and critical inquiry and prepares students for the practical application of information by emphasizing, effective research strategies and technologies congruent with the field of study. (S&BS) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106
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  • COMM 261: Public Relations Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides an overview of the skills needed for effective public relations (PR) writing. This course teaches students to write informatively and persuasively for diverse audiences using a variety of PR formats. These PR Formats include press releases, Public Service Announcements (PSA's), interviews, Media Alerts, Fact Sheets, features, public presentations, etc. used for a variety of media outlets such as print, broadcast, and the Internet. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or higher. It is recommended that students complete COMM 211 prior to enrolling into COMM 261. Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 ) & COMM 211
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  • COMM 271: Workshop in News Writing and Reporting

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Continues to provide students with first-hand experience in the demands of a journalism or broadcasting career. Students select a specific area of mass communication - advertising or journalism, including writing for media in print, video, or the Internet - to explore. The workshop experience involves the student's participation as a staff member on the College's student newspaper, web page, or video podcasts for one semester. Prerequisite: Eligibility for enrollment into ENGL 101 and completion of any reading courses required by the College Testing and Placement Program. Prerequisite:    (( ENGL 003 or ENGL 007 ) & ( ENGL 051 ) ) or ENGL 057 or ESL 070 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 Corequisite:    ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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  • COMM 272: Workshop in News Writing and Reporting

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Continues to provide students with first-hand experience in the demands of a journalism or broadcasting career. Students select a specific area of mass communication - advertising or journalism, including writing for media in print, video, or the Internet - to explore. The workshop experience involves the student's participation as a staff member on the College's student newspaper, web page, or video podcasts for one semester. Prerequisite: Eligibility for enrollment into ENGL 101 and completion of any reading courses required by the College Testing and Placement Program. Prerequisite:    (( ENGL 003 or ENGL 007 ) & ( ENGL 051 ) ) or ENGL 057 or ESL 070 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 Corequisite:    ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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  • CPS 113: Python Programming Using Microcomputers

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Covers the fundamentals of programming. This course introduces a beginner-level programming language to the new programmer, who defines and writes simple programs. Throughout the course, program design techniques are developed to enable the student to write more complex programs in an efficient manner. These programs incorporate numeric and string processing, file access, peripheral device control, subprograms, single dimension array processing, and basic object oriented programming. Prerequisite: MATH 033 & 044 (or MATH 051) or MATH 045 with grades of C or higher; placement through the College Testing and Placement Program. Prerequisite:    ( & ( MATH 033 ) & ( MATH 044 ) ) or MATH 045 or MATH 051 or MATH 070 or MATH 080 or MATH 090 or MATH 101 or MATH 102 or MATH 119 or MATH 121 Corequisite:    MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 119, MATH 121
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  • CPS 121: Computer Science I - Introduction to Computer Programming JAVA

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Covers the defining and writing of simple programs that emphasize object-oriented programming (OO). This course explores programming concepts such as algorithms, data types, classes, methods, looping, decision-making, arrays, and files. JAVA Applications are developed using an appropriate development environment, as well as program design techniques to enable students to write more complex programs from a variety of fields in an efficient manner. This course is geared towards the computer science major but would also benefit the general college student. Prerequisite: MATH 103 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    MATH 091 or MATH 103 or MATH 104 or MATH 110 or MATH 113 or MATH 114 or MATH 119 or MATH 121 or MATH 122 or MATH 125 or MATH 221 or MATH 222
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