SPCOM 420Persuasion
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- Spring 2023
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2023 and last ran in Fall 2022. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W22
- F22
Ran in 2 terms, Winter 2022 to Fall 2022.
This course examines the communicative, psychological, and sociological aspects of persuasion and persuasive messages, with attention to interpersonal contexts, the role of images, and persuasion in the media and public discourse. This course will explore the ways in which the sending and receiving of persuasive messages involve cognition, emotions, and social norms in everyday contexts.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: SPCOM 223; Level at least 3A
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SPCOM 420, July 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2022
Prof having a meltdown 377 points, 151 comments
u/Select-Protection-75: “… Public Communication · SPCOM 323 – Speech Writing · SPCOM 324 – Small Group Communication · SPCOM 420 – Persuasion · SPCOM 475 – Communication Ethics”
Spring 2022
SPCOM 420 1 point, 0 comments
u/robocop12321: “Anybody taken SPCOM 420? If so what was the assignment/project structure like?”
Spring 2017
How Many Mandatory Proof Courses Are There In CS? 0 points, 6 comments
“2nd Year CS Student who absolutely sucks at proofs here.... I got by Math 135 and Math 136, and currently doing CS245. I was wondering after this course how many proof courses do we have to take? …”
u/matty961: “… Everyone does proofs all the time: you make rhetorical proofs to your friends when you try and convince them of something (take SPCOM 420 for more info), or make a slightly more formal proofs when you try and convince your co-worker that your code is correct or efficient. …”
Check it elsewhere
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2022–23Its last calendar entry, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them