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| Course ID: | COMM 1500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | Course
Description: | Communication as it occurs in two-person and small group settings. Primary concern is given to understanding how an individual can use verbal and nonverbal communication to improve relationships and derive maximum social rewards. | | Oasis Title: | Interpersonal Communication | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | 1. The student will understand the need to reflect upon interpersonal communication
practices.
2. The student will gain knowledge of concepts, theories, and research findings in
interpersonal communication.
3. The student will develop and practice communication skills in a supportive
environment.
4. The student will learn the vocabulary of interpersonal communication theory and
practice.
5. The student will understand various contexts (friendship, family, etc.) in which
interpersonal communication occurs.
6. Students will complete research assignments which will involve computer-based
research and paper preparation.
7. Students will consider the moral and ethical implications of a variety of
communication situations.
8. Students will examine research predictions and data derived from research studies
to generate and assess conclusions about the predictors of, and influences on, a
variety of communication processes. | | Topical Outline: | 1. An overview of Interpersonal Communication (IPC)
2. Research in communication: predictions and methods
3. Perception
4. Identity and the Self
5. Emotion
6. Communicating Nonverbally
7. Communicating Verbally
8. Listening and Responding
9. Sharing Personal Information
10. Communicating in Close Relationships
11. Communicating Power & Conflict
12. Communicating in Families
13. Technology & IPC | | Honor Code Reference: | "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.
SPCM | |
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