Purdue CJ526 Entire Class

CJ526: Academic and Professional Communications in Public Safety

Effective and appropriate communication is essential for success in the academic and professional worlds. Academic and Professional Communications in Public Safety is designed to prepare you for the rhetorical challenges found in your coursework, professional career, and final capstone/research paper. You will learn to clearly communicate complex and sophisticated materials to a wide variety of expert and nonexpert audiences using written techniques. This course will introduce the basic elements of academic and professional writing at the holistic and paragraph levels. You will learn about audience and purpose as well as the graduate research, writing, and formatting process. These skills are coupled with an additional focus on the context, delivery, and medium through which you will communicate. Emphasis is also placed on accurately citing and quoting primary materials, organizational strategies, and grammar, editing, and usage skills.

Note: This entire class includes discussions, assignments, course projects, and exams