Davis A. Foulger, Ph. D.

Visiting
Professor
Fall, 2005-Spring, 2006
and Fall 2001-Spring 2003

COM 212: Interpersonal Communication

Section 800: Monday/Wednesday/Friday - 10:20AM-11:15AM - Lanigan 107
Section 810: Monday/Wednesday/Friday - 11:30AM-12:25PM - Lanigan 107

Semester Syllabus - Spring, 2003

Final GradesCourse DescriptionLecture Notes

Grading Criteria

Course BibliographyApproved Department Course Syllabus
DateClass Focus/ActivityAssignments DueModule
January 22 (Day 1 of 43)First Day of Class
  • Course Overview.
  • A Course Dialectic: You and your communication
  • Interpersonal Communication in Context.
  • Introductions.
None.Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
January 24 (Day 2 of 43)How and why we communicate.

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 1-17

January 27 (Day 3 of 43)

The Variety of Interpersonal Media

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 17-20

January 29 (Day 4 of 43)

Principles of Interpersonal Communication

Section Quiz: Introduction to Interpersonal

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 20-33

January 31 (Day 5 of 43)

Self-Concept: How communication shapes who we are and who we can become

  • The Communication Origins of Self.
  • Family, Friends, Community, Society and Self.
  • The Social Construction of Self

 

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 34-39

Communication and Self

February 3 (Day 6 of 43)

Communication and Self-Esteem

Final Date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course

Final Date to Drop a Q-3 Course or select Pass-Fail option

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 40-46

February 5 (Day 7 of 43)
Class Cancelled due to snow storm
February 7 (Day 8 of 43)Improving self-esteem through interpersonal communication
Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Relationships
Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 46-60
February 10 (Day 9 of 43)

Self-Disclosure

Section Quiz: Communication and Self

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 60-68

 

February 12 (Day 10 of 43)The Process of Perception.
  • Selection, Organization, and Interpretation.

Discuss Term Paper Requirements

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 72-81

Communication and Other
February 14 (Day 11 of 43)Impression Formation
  • Perceptions, Impressions, and Descriptions
Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 81-89
February 17 (Day 12 of 43)Perception Barriers and Skills

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 90-94

February 19 (Day 13 of 43)Cultural Diversity: Adapting to others

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 98-128

February 21 (Day 14 of 43)The Listening Process.
  • Hearing, Listening, and Remembering
  • Mindful Listening and Appropriate Feedback
  • Obstacles to Effective Listening
  • Forms of Non-Listening

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 132-147

February 24 (Day 15 of 43)

Stop, Tend, Observe, and Respond: Learning to Listen

  • Stop, Look, and Listen
  • Listening for Pleasure, Information, and Support
  • Guidelines for Effective Listening

 

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 148-159
February 26 (Day 16 of 43)Responding Effectively
  • Empathy and Compassion

Section Quiz: Communication and Other

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 160-167

 

February 28 (Day 17 of 43)No Class. Term Paper Working Day.Language
March 3 (Day 18 of 43)

The Nature of Language.

  • Signs, Symbols, and Language
  • The Nature of Symbols
  • Principles of Verbal Communication
  • Language Rules
  • Punctuation and Meaning

The Power of Language

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 170-179
March 5 (Day 19 of 43)

Generalizaton, Labels, and Bias

  • Labeling, Language, and Other.
    • What Symbols Enable.
    • Speech Communities
    How Symbols Shape Us.
  • Abstract Language and Abstract Values.
  • Discovering Your "Shoulds".

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 179-189

March 7 (Day 20 of 43)

Using Words to Build Relationships.

Final Date for FACULTY to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 189-194
March 10 (Day 21 of 43)Harnessing the Power of Language.
  • Relationships and Language
  • Learning from and Reframing Mistakes.
  • The Habit of Awareness.
  • Dual Perspective.
  • Owning and Respecting Feelings and Thoughts

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 195-202

March 12 (Day 22 of 43)Mid-Term
March 14 (Day 23 of 43)Non-Verbal Communication: The "hidden" message.
  • Defining Non-Verbal Communication.
  • Principles of Non-Verbal Communication.
  • Interfaces, Translators, and Modalities.

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 204-211

 

Non-Verbal Communication
March 17 (Day 24 of 43)

A Non-Verbal Communication Inventory.

  • Gesture and Touch.
  • Physical Appearance, Artifacts and Environment.
  • Proxemics and Personal Space.
  • Paralanguage and Silence.
Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 212-226
March 19 (Day 25 of 43)Improving Non-Verbal Communication.
  • Caution: Real but not always controlled or intended.
  • Non-Verbal Communication and Lying.
  • Non-Verbal Communication and Attraction.
  • Dressing for Success.
  • The Hidden Message in Mass Media.

Section Quiz: Non-Verbal Communication

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 226-235
March 21 (Day 26 of 43)Term Paper Working Day. (In Boston for son's Wedding)
March 24-March 30Spring Break
March 31 (Day 27 of 43)

Understanding Conflict

Return from Spring Break

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 238-243

 

Communication and Conflict
April 2 (Day 28 of 43)Types of ConflictBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 243-248
April 4 (Day 29 of 43)

Conflict as Process

End of Course Withdrawl Period

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 249-252

 

April 7 (Day 30 of 43)

Conflict Management Styles

Oswego Open House

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 252-258
April 9 (Day 31 of 43)

Conflict Management Skills

Section Quiz: Communication and Conflict

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 258-276

April 11 (Day 32 of 43)Relationship as System and ProcessBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 282-300Communication and Relationships
April 14 (Day 33 of 43)The Development of Interpersonal RelationshipsBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 300-311
April 16 (Day 34 of 43)Starting RelationshipsBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 314-329
April 18 (Day 35 of 43) Friendship and RomanceBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 329-341
April 21 (Day 36 of 43)

Building and Maintaining Relationships

Section Quiz: Communication and Relationships

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 342-353

 

April 23Honors Convocation & QUEST dayYou will have an assignment today, so don't plan to ditch for parties until late afternoon. 
April 25 (Day 37 of 43)

Term Paper Working Day: At Eastern Communication Association

April 28 (Day 38 of 43)Family Communication

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 356-364

Term Paper Due

Interpersonal Communication Contexts
April 30 (Day 39 of 43)Building Relationships in FamilysBeebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 364-373
May 2 (Day 40 of 43)

Interpersonal Communication at work

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 356-373
May 5 (Day 41 of 43)Communication, Leadership, and Team Building

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 373-381

 

May 7 (Day 42 of 43)Communities, Communication, and the Internet

Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, p. 385-397

Communication Journal Due

May 9 (Day 43 of 43)Wrap UP An Unending Study of Interpersonal Communication
  • We Cannot Not Communicate Interpersonally, so we might as well do it well.

 

 

May 12-16Final Exams