COMM001: PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION
Details
This course provides an introduction to the human communication concentration in the communications major. This course will introduce you to communication principles, common communication practices, and a selection of theories to better understand the communication transactions that you experience in your daily life. The principles and practices that you study in this course will provide the foundation for further advanced studies and skills required in the communications major.
Your studies in this course will begin with an overview of communication as a process along with basic principles and theories. Subsequent units in the course examine specific applications of human communication in your personal and professional life. These include interpersonal communication, small group communication and decision making, and organizational communication or human communication in the workplace.
By the end of this course, you will be able to identify the process of human communication in a number of settings that affect your daily activities. Additionally, you will be able to use the principles and theories to improve communication transactions
in your life and understand how communication adds to the success of professional and personal relationships.
Learning Outcomes
- Define the major components of the human communication process.
- Recognize the impact of diversity and culture on interpersonal communication and group communication.
- Identify competencies in interpersonal, small group, and organizational settings.
- List the components of conflict, and identify strategies for conflict management.
- Explain impression management both in formal and informal settings.
- Identify relationship development personally and professionally.
- Explain the role of critical and active listening in various communication climates.
- List the ethical responsibilities of communicators in a diverse society.
- Identify and apply communication theories.
Course Requirements
√ Have access to a computer.
√ Have continuous broadband Internet access.
√ Have the ability/permission to install plug-ins or software (e.g. Adobe Reader or Flash).
√ Have the ability to download and save files and documents to a computer.
√ Have the ability to open Microsoft files and documents (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .pdf, etc.).
√ Be competent in the English language.
√ Have read the Saylor Student Handbook.
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