2090: Teams of students will research the audience for several UCCS technical documents and assess the usability of the products.

Students who complete this activity will demonstrate their ability to create usable content by adopting rhetorical communication strategies. This project requires research techniques and a grasp of how different audiences interact with content. This assignment assesses nine (9) departmental learning outcomes.

1: Develop rhetorical communication strategies that enable end user to take action

2: Hone writing process strategies to enhance communication

4: Develop basic skills in communication tech and the effects

6: Demonstrate knowledge of best practices for specific rhetorical situations

7: Demonstrate empathy of diverse audiences

8: Demonstrate critical consideration of ethical issues in decision-making

9: Collaborate productively in group writing projects

10: Strategically use technology to collaborate productively

11: Research library and online sources

This episode is the recorded lecture from 4/25/2022 for Public Relations Techniques.

This episode is the recorded lecture from Wednesday April 27, 2022 for the Public Relations Techniques course.

Recording of lecture from 4/22/2022

Recording of lecture on Wednesday 4/20/2022

Recording of class on Friday 4/15/2022 with a discussion and brainstorming of how to handle different PR scenarios (from real examples).

Recording of the lecture from 4/13/2022 discussing some elements of ethics, creativity, and leading teams in PR.

The audio is much dimmer on this episode because I didn't have the regular mic set-up. I also needed to cut out segments with videos we watched, linked in the slides below.

Slides

A recording from lecture on Friday, April 8 where we workshop and consider common interview questions.

This episode is the recording of lecture from April 6, 2022. We review tips and strategies for writing resume entries.