Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
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.
Also called: Communication Instructor, Communication Professor, Instructor, Professor
Knowledge:
- English language
- philisophy and religion
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Independence
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Innovation
Technology:
Computer based training software
- Blackboard Learn
- Desire2Learn
Video creation and editing software
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Avid Technology Media Composer
Music or sound editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
- Audacity
