State of the Field Essay: How do you view the current state of the field? Note: our interest here is with the field of communication: The state of researching communication and delivering instruction, not the act of communicating. For this assignment, each student will prepare a five to seven-page paper that explores the current state of study and education in communication. Specifically, the paper The format for the paper should follow APA guidelines. Please include a cover page for the paper. You will need to make use of appropriate sources for this assignment. Start off with a theme or concept and then circle back around in the conclusion
Some guiding questions for the essay: DO NOT JUST ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Guiding Questions
What is communication? What is communication studies?
What does it mean to be a communication scholar?
How is the field of communication organized?
How does communication relate to other areas of inquiry? (e.g., psychology, sociology, classics, speech pathology, women’s studies, Management, English, etc.) What separates communication from other areas of inquiry?
How has the study of communication evolved? What were the key issues involved in early communication scholarship? What are the key issues involved in contemporary communication scholarship?
What are the current issues in our country? What are the issues in higher education?
