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  • 2025 CPCF Spring Courses

    Whether you want to jump on the fast track to graduation, reduce next year’s course load, satisfy a program requirement or pick up an elective, Brock’s Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film is offering Spring courses to help you advance your area of study and explore topics of interest.

    Course Spotlight: Nonverbal Communication (COMM 2P96)

    ONM – ONLINE MIXED

    How much of what we’re thinking and feeling is communicated without saying a word? In this course, you’ll decode the hidden language of nonverbal cues and gain greater insight into how people manage conversations and relationships across the channels of communication that escape our everyday attention.

    • Examine how body language, facial gestures, clothing, tone of voice, proximity and other nonverbal cues convey emotions and intentions.
    • Develop a deeper understanding of how you can tap into the power of nonverbal communication to support your personal and professional pursuits.
    • Explore how nonverbal communication influences significant moments such as job interviews, first dates, boardroom negotiations, courtroom trials and police interrogations.

    Recommended for Business Communication and Media Communication students looking to fulfill a third year COMM 290+ requirement.

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and COMM 1P92 (COMM 1F90) or permission of the department. Please email [email protected] to request permission.

    This course may also be of interest to students in Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, LawPlus and Business.

    Other Spring CPCF Courses

    • FILM 1F94: Introduction to Film Studies

    Learn more about our Spring COMM courses and FILM courses.

    Registration opens March 5!

    For more information or to register for Brock’s Spring/Summer courses, visit brocku.ca/springsummer

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  • Navigating Generative AI: Implications for Small Businesses and Non-Profits

    Assistant Professors Kate Cassidy and Michelle Chen.

    Free online event on Jan. 21, 2025 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. 

    CPCF Assistant Professors Kate Cassidy and Michelle Chen will present their Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) policy brief, Navigating Generative AI: Implications for Small Businesses and Non-Profits, at a free online event hosted by the NCO. This launch event is based on exploratory research into the experiences of early adopters of generative AI in Niagara. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion.

    Their presentation will be an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of generative AI’s potential and to learn how to navigate its integration thoughtfully.

    You can register for this free event by sending an RSVP to NCO Research Coordinator, Dr. Carol Phillips at [email protected]. An event link will be sent to all registrants closer to the date.

    Read more about the event in The Brock News.

    Hope to see you there!