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communications research. Current literature will be reviewed to
include methodology employed and issues of theory building.
Students will be guided in developing their own research design and
empirical study. Taken during your second to last semester.

ORGC 799 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
Students who are in the non-Thesis option must enroll in ORGC 799
during the semester they are taking the comprehensive exam.

ORGC 810 PRACTICUM IN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Elective: This course will allow students to apply the organizational
culture theory to real world environments by utilizing the
anthropologic approaches. Students will assess a chosen organization
to study for organizational culture impacts the functioning of the
group. Students will then analyze how the culture should or should
not be changed to improve the quality of the organization.

ORGC 815 THESIS (SPRING ONLY)
Prerequisites: ORGC 502, ORGC 504, and ORGC 737/738
Advisory: Comprehensive Examination should have been passed prior
to taking 815.
Core Course: An empirical research study. The research topic should
be one that will further the student’s educational development by
developing research and other skills that will help the student keep
abreast of the field and enable the student to pursue independent
work.

ORGC 816 THESIS ADVISEMENT
Advisory: Taken only when student fails to complete ORGC 815
Thesis writing advisement is provided to students who fail to complete
ORGC 815. This 1 credit hour course features research-related
advisement and an oral examination at completion.

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