Communications Professor

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Communication Arts Professor; Communication Instructor; Communication Lecturer; Communication Professor; Communication Skills Instructor; Communication Studies Professor; Journalism Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Instructor; Speech Professor

Tasks

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public speaking, media criticism, and oral traditions.
• Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the communication field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

Knowledge

• Communications and Media
• English Language
• Education and Training
• Customer and Personal Service
• Law and Government
• Computers and Electronics
• Telecommunications
• Administrative
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Administration and Management
• Psychology

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Learning Strategies
• Active Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Fluency of Ideas
• Problem Sensitivity
• Selective Attention
• Originality
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Far Vision