COMM 101: Fundamentals of Communication

COMM 101-035: Interperson and Group Interaction
(Fall 2016)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

East Building 121

Section Information for Fall 2016

It is important that you learn to develop your communication skills and that you learn how to present your findings to others.  This is both a theory and a skills course, and our primary goal is for you to gain competence in a variety on interpersonal, public speaking, and small group communication situations. In order to achieve our goal, we will engage in various activities, assignments, etc.  By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Monitor your own verbal and nonverbal communication practices, understand the role of culture and perception in interactions, and communicate ethically and effectively in interpersonal, public speaking, and group communication interactions.
  2. Identify and explain fundamental communication processes, including models of communication, language, nonverbal communication, and listening.
  3. Practice effective listening in order to understand, evaluate, and respond to others’ messages.
  4. Understand how interpersonal relationships develop and are maintained, and analyze and manage interpersonal conflict situations.
  5. Conduct research and evaluate the quality of support materials and their appropriateness for use when explaining complex ideas to non-expert audiences.
  6. Prepare full-sentence outlines and deliver speeches that include appropriate organization, well-supported claims, reasoned arguments, effective delivery, presentation aids (including PowerPoint), and adaptation to a specific audience and rhetorical situation.
  7. Participate effectively in a small group to accomplish a team-based problem-solving task and be able to analyze and utilize the most appropriate leadership styles, task roles, and maintenance roles for that specific small group situation.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

This is a comprehensive communication skills course that will equip you with the communication skills that you will need to be successful in your future courses, careers, and communities. In this course, you will learn how to conduct research for, organize, and deliver effective presentations that allow you to explain complex ideas, persuade, and advocate for change. You will learn how to build and sustain meaningful relationships as well as manage conflict in those relationships. You will also develop the small group and leadership skills that will help you work successfully in teams. All of these skills will be embedded within a diversity and equity context so that you can understand, analyze, adapt messages for, and demonstrate respect and consideration for the multitude of audiences with whom you will communicate in a range of intercultural, personal, and professional contexts. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Oral Communication
Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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