Themes & Questions
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The following statements provide ideas and questions which have been used successfully by students and faculty for the opening statements and the question-and-answer period:

· A particular theory or theories (please limit to three) that applies across all areas of study and have come to be most influential or important to your understanding of communication problems.

· A research project that embodies many elements from your coursework (e.g., research, internship, travel abroad) .

· What learning experience has been the most significant for you and why?

· When asked to work for an employer in the future, what will you contribute that you think would be different from what you think an English major or Biology major might contribute?

· What themes, threads, and commonalities do you see running through courses taught in the department?

· What else might you have been taught that you would like the department to consider teaching and why?

· What were your expectations about the Communication major?

· How has the Communication Program affected you?

· How have you changed during the course of your college experience?

· What are some important lessons you learned as a Communication major?

· What are your most important accomplishments as a Communication major?

· What are the most important problems you have experienced as a student of Communication?

· What course, experience, and/or equipment, etc. was not available to you which you wanted/needed?

· Explain how the Communication Program has prepared you for your current job, career, or graduate/professional school. A student who is selecting or has selected a graduate or professional school might tell how they evaluate these programs.

· Identify a technique or principle which you use to improve your communication.

· What do you perceive to be a particularly common weakness in the way people communicate?

· What is a good example of your production capabilities?

· What project or skills set demonstrated you ability to do research?

· Tell us about an idea, principle, or theory which has come to be very valuable for you.

· Is it more important to be able to adapt to other, or to be able to have others adapt to you? Explain.

· Tell us about a problematic situation where you used your communication skills/knowledge constructively.

· Give an example where you used a specific communication theory to help understand or solve a problem.

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