Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 8220 - Public Deliberation


Course addresses theoretical and practical dimensions of the public, private, civil, and technical spheres of human discourse, with an emphasis on the content, structure, suasiveness, and social cultural implications of the speech and action emerging from and contributing to those spheres.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Demonstrate understanding of key issues at the heart of current deliberative practice and research.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the primary theoretical traditions in the field of public deliberation and dialogue.
  • Design a research project addressing a key problematic in deliberation theory or practice.
  • Explain how the dialogue and deliberative theories are put into practice through local, national, and global public engagement initiatives.



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