BAM 402
Public Relations
Online Course
BAM 402 Public Relations
3 Semester Units
Public Relations is the values-driven management of relationships with groups of people that can influence an organization’s success. This course will examine how organizations can ethically and systematically build productive, mutually beneficial relationships with such groups, especially with the exponential growth of social media and emerging technologies. This course also discusses the dynamic growth of global communications and its challenge for the PR profession.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the theoretical foundations, key terms, and history of public relations.
- Describe the types of ethical and social responsibility issues that public relations must address.
- Examine best practices for social media and emerging technologies in public relations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the globalization of public relations.
- Demonstrate proficiency with academic writing related to public relations.
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