1. Analyze communication as a transactional process involving effective and ethical 
   behaviors in business and professional settings.
2. Understand the importance and prevalence of communication in interpersonal, 
   organizational, small group and public communication contexts.
3. Understand the factors involved in developing effective interpersonal and 
   workplace relationships.
4. Develop effective listening skills.
5. Develop effective interviewing skills.
6. Develop effective leadership styles and skills.
7. Develop and deliver effective informative and persuasive presentations.
8. Students will complete research assignments which will involve computer-based
   research and paper preparation. 
9. Students will consider the moral and ethical implications of a variety of
   communication situations.

1. Introduction to communication
2. The communication process
3. Ethical communication
4. Organizational communication
5. Creating presentations
6. Informative business presentations
7. Researching and supporting your presentations
8. Delivery and visual aids
9. Informative business presentations
10. Organizing and outlining your presentations
11. Nonverbal communication
12. Nonverbal communication in the workplace
13. Interpersonal communication
14. Interpersonal communication and work relationships
15. Informative business presentations
16. Effective listening
17. Improving your listening skills in the workplace
18. Interviewing
19. Developing and delivering a persuasive presentation
20. Persuasive communication in the workplace
21. Communication obstacles in organizations
22. Small group communication

“Academic honesty is – defined broadly and simply – the performance of all academic 
work without cheating, lying, stealing, or receiving assistance from any other 
person or using any source of information not appropriately authorized or 
attributed” (From the Preamble to “A Culture of Honesty”). The University, the 
Department of Speech Communication, and I personally take academic honesty very 
seriously. Every student at the University of Georgia should be familiar with the 
booklet, “A Culture of Honesty: Policies and Procedures on Academic Dishonesty.” If 
you are not, please obtain one of these booklets and read it carefully. This 
document has a thorough presentation of four types of academic dishonesty including 
plagiarism, unauthorized assistance, lying/tampering, and theft, as well as the 
procedures that are in place to adjudicate alleged incidents of academic 
dishonesty. The policies and procedures described in “A Culture of Honesty” will be 
strictly followed. 

University Mandated Statement Concerning the University Honor Code & Academic Honesty 
All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” 
Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before 
performing any academic work. More detailed information about academic honesty can 
be found at http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm.