Designed to introduce students to the academic discipline of Communication, this text describes the scope and methods of communication studies, and sketches its history from the work of the early sophists to contemporary research efforts. Boxing Plato’s Shadow helps explain why, despite its long and venerable history of scholarly endeavor, Communication continues to struggle for recognition of its legitimate place in the academy. Throughout, the authors emphasize the field's durability over more than two millennia and the merits of multiple systematic approaches to the study of communication.

Boxing Plato's Shadow: An Introduction to the Study of Human Communication (New Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Dues, Michael

Brown, Mary.

Social Sciences

McGraw–Hill Education

This is a text for students preparing for careers as managers or professionals in organizations. It is used in organizational communications courses, generally taught in speech communication departments, but services business majors and all others who wish to function successfully in organizations. Each chapter is written by an expert (academic and/or practitioner) in that field.

The Practice of Organizational Communication

Business & Money

Skills

Learning Solutions

Designed to introduce students to the academic discipline of Communication, this brief, supplementary text describes the scope and methods of Communication Study, and sketches its history from the work of the early sophists to contemporary research efforts. The authors address the subject inclusively, arguing that Communication Study is a sound social science, a humanity, and a practical art. Discussions of methods are balanced, including quantitative and qualitative social science, and modern and postmodern critical approaches. The book helps explain why, despite its long and venerable history of scholarly endeavor, Communication continues to struggle for recognition of its legitimate place in the academy. Throughout, the authors emphasize the field's durability over more than two millennia and the merits of multiple systematic approaches to the study of communication. 
This book serves well in introductory Communication courses, and (as an overview) in methodology courses, and may also be useful for beginning graduate students as an orientation to the discipline.

BOXING PLATO'S SHADOW: An Introduction to the Study of Human Communication

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Words, Language & Grammar

This book is addressed to upper division college students who will one day be organizational managers and leaders, and to working professionals who seek to better understand and more effectively practice organizational communication. It emphasizes the crucial, but often undervalued role communication plays in our professional lives. It also covers the communication skills that are most important to master for personal and organizational success.

LSC CPSU (UNIV OF ARIZONA) : LSC CPSJ (Univ of Arizona) The Practice of Organizational Communication

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