COM 105
COM 200
COM 301
COM 305
Misc.
100

Many individuals outside the COM major tend to butcher this key piece of information. What is the correct way to say this major?

Communication Studies or COM Studies

100

What are the two types of research papers required to write in this class?

Quantitative and Qualitative

100

In Rhetorical Theory, student learn about the three artistic proofs. What are they?

Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

100

One type of approach is objective, while the other is?

Subjective or Interpretive

100

In video production, there is a rule about framing objects and people in order to find balance for the shot. What is this rule called?

Rule of Thirds

200

In COM 105, students learn about the concept of Tikkun Olam. What is Tikkun Olam?

Contributing to the repair of the world.

200

In COM 200, Dr. Olsen stresses the four dimensions that a Forte profile provides. Name one of these dimensions. 

Dominant/Non-Dominate, Patient/Impatient, Extrovert/Introvert, and Conformist/Non-Conformist

200

There are five cannons of Rhetoric. In order they are invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and what?

Memory

200

According to Dr. Weber, what is communication?

Managing mutual responding

200

In Broadcast Journalism, numerous news stations will utilize this graphic as a way to provide the audience something to look at during long anchor reads. This graphic is directly to the right of left of the anchor. What is this graphic called? 

Over-the-shoulder (OTS)

300

There are two parts of an argument, one is claim and the other is?

Reason

300

In COM 200, statistics can play a crucial role. One type of statistics is inferential and the other is?

Descriptive

300

Although many individuals are involved in the discovery and construction of Rhetoric. Who is considered the father of rhetoric?

Aristotle

300

What theory was created by our very own Dr. Cronen?

Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)

300

In the COM capstone, students are assigned to discuss future career possibilities with individuals in the specific field. What is this assignment called? 

Informational Interview

400

Dr. Weber has five unbreakable rules about public speaking, what is one of the rules?

Never bore your audience, every choice must be purposeful, rehearse and fine tune, compose a powerful opening and closing, and mister silence is your friend.

400

Dr. Olsen may love his tests, but those aren't the tests we are talking about. What is one of the three types of tests for difference?

Chi Square, T-test, and ANOVA

400
The word Rhetoric is used quite frequently in this course; however, many individuals are unaware of its origin. What is it?

Latin

400

In the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), created by Richard Petty and John Cacioppo, what are the two routes of processing?

Central Route and Peripheral Route

400

In IMC curriculum, the past several cohorts in the introductory class have defined the unofficial brand personality of UNCW. What is that personality? 

Chill or Relaxed

500

According to Dr. Weber, what is the biggest mistake a person can make in communication?

Framing communication as good or bad.

500

In Research Methods, there is a concept known as the four P's. What are the four P's?

Paradigm, Purpose, Process, and Product

500

What is one of the three works on rhetoric that Plato wrote?

The Apology, The Gorgias, and the Phaedrus

500

Theories are told to be similar to three things. They are nets, lenses, and?

Maps

500

In the COM Media area of communication studies, we have several pieces of professional grade video equipment. Name the brand and model number of the professional video camcorders COM Media uses. 

Panasonic DVX200

M
e
n
u