CMST 406 - Technology, Society, and Human Factors for Manufacturing

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Explores the intersection of manufacturing technology, professional communication, and workforce norms within historical and cultural contexts. Students will learn communication skills that emphasize public speaking skills, multimodal communication options, and audience analysis that will prepare them to clearly articulate technical information, communicate about usability and sustainability of manufacturing technology, connect manufacturing advancements to their impacts on industry and society.

Prerequisite: None.
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze public and professional communication around historical and contemporary manufacturing technologies, emphasizing their societal impacts and human-centered considerations.
Identify the explicit, implied, and implicated audiences for speeches about the Capstone Project and select presentation strategies and skills to tailor presentations to the needs of these audiences.
Select appropriate and effective persuasive theories and models to clearly, effectively, and ethically communicate about Capstone Project plans, progress, and completion.
Identify and summarize information that is relevant to the purposes and goals of presentations to communicate the usability, sustainability, and impacts of the manufacturing processes, documents, and technologies used in the Capstone Project.

Course Contents

Public Communication Theories and Skills
Intercultural Communication Theories and Skills
Evolution of Communication Methods in Manufacturing Technology
Multimodal Communication Strategies
Public and Professional Communication around Historical and Contemporary Developments in Manufacturing Technology
Workforce Communication and Professional Communication Norms

Instructional Units: 5