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I'm taking a Communication Intensive Course. What does this mean? Communication Intensive Courses (CICs) are designed to help you develop and apply the communication skills crucial to your success in whatever career path you choose. These courses emphasize at least two of three modes of communication: writing, speaking, and/or computer-mediated communication. Their purpose is to help you become a better writer, a more articulate speaker, and to be more effective in communicating electronically. What happens in a CIC? The short answer is that it depends upon the course. Each CIC is supported by one of our Communication Fellows who help your professor integrate communication intensive activities into the curriculum and to help you with your writing or oral communication skills in a variety of ways -- whether individually or through group work. However, Communication Fellows do different things in different classes. Frequently, Fellows run course-specific workshops in a number of disciplines, including Music, English, Business Policy and Anthropology. These workshops are designed to help you develop the communication skills necessary for success in your chosen field of study and for whatever career you choose to pursue after graduation. For example, for Business Policy 5100, Fellows help students prepare oral presentations by recording and reviewing their rehearsals. By videotaping practice runs and assessing the results with students, Fellows can help BPL 5100 students create dynamic and articulate presentations. In Music 1003, Fellows run workshops designed to enhance the understanding and enjoyment of musical composition. By engaging students in a variety of interactive listening activities, Fellows assist students in their preparation for tests and quizzes. Am I required to take a certain number of CICs? Not yet, although some courses all students are required to take, like Great Works of Literature courses, are CICs. Students in the Zicklin School of Business can expect to encounter at least four CICs before they graduate. How else can the Communication Institute help me? All Baruch students are required to pass the CUNY Proficiency Exam (or CPE) before graduating. The Institute offers a series of workshops to help you prepare for the exam. These usually take place in early October and early March, just before the exam date. For more information about the workshops please contact the Institute's Administrative Assistant, Hemwatee Jattan. For more specific information about the CPE, including sample questions, visit the Office of Testing and Evaluation and the CUNY Testing Programs page. Theater 1041 students: log in to view your oral diagnostics here. ENG/LTT 2800 and 2850 students: Click here for information on weekly workshops designed just for you. |
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