The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Please find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Communication Studies and available OER for all disciplines at OER by Discipline. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Communication Studies TMC.
Required Core
Public Speaking (C-ID COMM 110)
- Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy Author (Mepes, 2019) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- COMM 1: Introduction to Public Speaking (2023) – Fresno City College (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Using Your Speech Power! Instructional Materials for Communication Teachers and Students
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome) (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome, College of the Canyons)
- Introduction to Public Communication
- The Public Speaking Project in LibreTexts
- Exploring Public Speaking (Barton and Tucker) in Galileo
- Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing)
Interpersonal Communication (C-ID COMM 130)
- I.C.A.T Interpersonal Communication Abridged Textbook (Patterson)
- Interpersonal Communication Textbook (Leonard, College of the Canyons, 2019)
- Communication to Connect: Interpersonal Communication for Today (Department of Communication Studies, Austin Community College)
- Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships (Wrench, J.S., Punyanunt-Carter, N.M., & K.S. Thweatt) (Open Textbook Library)
- Interpersonal Communication: Context and Connection (Multiple Authors, ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY unless otherwise noted)
List A – Select two of the following:
Argumentation/Argumentation and Debate (C-ID COMM 120)
- The Rise of Informal Logic: Essays on Argumentation, Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Politics (Johnson, 2014) (Open Monograph Press)
- A Concise Introduction to Logic (DeLancey, 2017) (Milne Publishing
- Logic and Critical Thinking (Levin and Sheley)
- Logical Reasoning (Bradley H. Dowden, California State University Sacramento)
- The (In)Credible Argument: Crafting and Analyzing Arguments in College (Kepka) (PressBooks)
- Arguing Using Critical Thinking (Marteney) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
Small Group Communication (C-ID COMM 140)
- Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (Piercy) (CC BY)
- Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (Piercy) (Licensing Varies)
- Managing Groups and Teams (WikiBooks)
- Small Group Communication: Forming & Sustaining Teams (Linabary, Pressbooks)
- Small-Group Communication (Osborne, College of the Canyons, 2019)
- An Introduction to Group Communication (V2.0 Granite State College, PressBooks)
Forensics (Speech and Debate) (C-ID COMM 160B)
Intercultural Communication (COMM 150)
- Communications 256: Intercultural Communication (College of the Canyons, Stokes Rice) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Exploring Intercultural Communication (Grothe) in LibreTexts
- Intercultural Communication for the Community College (Krumrey-Fulks, 2019, PressBooks)
- Intercultural Communication Version 2 (Rice, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY 4.0)
- Language and Culture in Context: A Primer on Intercultural Communication (Godwin-Jones)
- Intercultural Communication (Ahrndt, University of Missouri – St. Louis, 2020)
- Speaking of Culture (Weil – Rebus)
Introduction to Communication Theory (C-ID COMM 180)
- Communication Theory (WikiBooks)
- Communication Literacy: An Introduction to Communication Studies by Newsom & Montenegro (Newsom, Montenegro, Lengel, and Yeung) – Creative Commons
- The Evolution of Human Communication: From Theory to Practice (Pierce)
- Introduction to Communication (Paynton and Hahn) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies
Introduction to Mass Communication or Communication and New Media (C-ID JOUR 100)
- Media Studies 101 (Pearson, 2013) in Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Media, Society, Culture and You (Poepsel, 2018) (CC BY)
- Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication (University of Minnesota) in Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
Oral Interpretation of Literature (C-ID COMM 170)
- No resources identified.
Introduction to Persuasion (C-ID COMM 190)
- Three Modules on Clear Writing Style: An Introduction to The Craft of Argument (Williams and Colomb, OpenStax)
- Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis (Fallows, University of California Los Angeles, Open Textbook Library)
Any course articulated as lower division preparation in the Communication, Communication Studies major at a CSU.
No resources identified.
List B – Select two of the following:
Any List A course not used above, any course that has articulation as lower division major preparation for the communication studies major at a CSU.
Survey of Human Communication (C-ID COMM 115)
- Message Processing: The Science of Creating Understanding (Gasiorek, 2018)
- Process of Communication (Rice, 2020)
- The Evolution of Human Communication: From Theory to Practice (Pierce)
- Introduction to Communication (Paynton and Hahn) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Communication (Green, Knudsen, Lease-Gubrud)
- A Primer on Communication Studies (LardBucket)
- Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies
Intro to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 120)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- Cultural Anthropology – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Cultural Anthropology (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
Introduction to Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
Introduction to Sociology (C-ID SOCI 110)
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Sociology (Barkan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Sociology (Boundless) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Sociology (Hammond and Cheney) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Sociology (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Literature (C-ID ENGL 120) or Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking (C-ID ENGL 105)
Introduction to Literature
- Literature, Critical Thinking, & Writing (Shehorn, 2023) (CC BY)
- Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication (Bennet, 2017)
- Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature (Ringo and Kashyap, 2020) – LibreTexts
- The Open Anthology of Literature in English (O’Brien) (CC BY-NC)
- Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity (Steinberg, 2014) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking
- Reading, Writing and Evaluating Argument (Werry, 2019) – Word (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Arguments in Context: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (Robinson, 2021)
- Write What Matters: A modular open educational resource to support first-year writing courses in Idaho (Long et al., MSL Academic Endeavors, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Informed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research (Pantuso, et al, Texas A&M, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA
- Claim Your Voice in First Year Composition, Vol. 2 (Kiefer and Rock, 2021) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- A Dam Good Argument (Delf et al, 2022)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
Introduction to Reporting and Newswriting or Introduction to Journalism (JOUR 110)
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