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Course Number and Credit: |
COM 212, 3 semester hours |
II. |
Course Title: |
Interpersonal Communication |
III. |
Course Description: |
The study of human interaction as
it relates to the development of positive self-identity and to building
human relationships through effective communication. |
IV. |
Prerequisites: |
None. |
V. |
Course Justification: |
The study of human communication
is basic to an understanding of all human personal and social behavior.
Drawing on the theories and research of psychologists, sociologists, philosophers,
and political scientists, theories of interpersonal communication offer
the student a fundamental understanding of human communication processes
and a variety of human coping strategies which allow the student to become
more effective in his or her personal, social and career life. |
VI. |
Course Objectives: |
- To introduce the student to the importance of intrapersonal communication
in the development of self-identity.
- To understand the function of perception.
- To incrase the student's effectiveness in analyzing his or her own
and other's communication styles including active listening and expressing
feelings.
- To understand the function of language.
- To explore concepts in non-verbal communication.
- To increase the student's effectiveness in forming, maintaining, and
ending relationships.
- To increase the student's effectiveness in managing interpersonal
conflicts.
- To incrase the student's sensitivities to cultural and gender differences
affecting interpersonal communication.
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VII. |
Course Outline: |
- The significance of intrapersonal communication within interpersonal
communication to acheive personal goals, to understand the value of
self-concept and to relate to others.
- The function of person perception in understanding others.
- Principles and functions of active listening and appropriate feedback
including the necessity and propriety of expressing feelings.
- The function of language in defining a sense of self, a sense of others,
and a sense of one's world.
- Principles and functions of nonverbal communication in the process
of human relating.
- Personal styles of behavior which increase effective relationship
building.
- Managing interpersonal conflicts effectively.
- Contexts of interpersonal communication: dyadic, small group, cultural
and gender, and the interview.
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VIII. |
Methods of Instruction: |
Classroom lecture-discussion, films,
videotapes, small group discussions, dyadic encounters, out-of-class experiences
and reports, personal communication journal, interview opportunities, and
student-instructor conferences. |
IX. |
Course Requirements: |
Students will be required to complete
journals, reports, papers, projects, and examinations. |
X. |
Means of Evaluation: |
Tests, reports, communication journals,
papers and projects. |
XI. |
Resources: |
No additional resources are required. |
XII. |
Bibliography: |
Attached |