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Professor Alisa Shubb
Phone: 484-8468
Office: D311
Office Hours Fall 2003: MWF 11-12AM; T/Th 12:15 – 1:15 & by appointment
The purpose of Speech 331 is to acquaint students with the techniques and skill essential to self-actualization and cultivating healthy relationships. Students will learn concepts and skills of communication through selected readings, lectures, class activities, and most importantly their own willingness to examine and confront their personal communicative strengths and weaknesses.
Exams: [total 150 points]
1. midterm #1 - 50 points
2. midterm #2 - 50 points
3. midterm #3 - 50 points
Research Paper: [total 125 points]
1. Paper - 100 points
2. Abstract presentation - 25 points
Participation: [total 125 points]
1. Journal - 50 points
2. Attendance & participation - 50 points
3. Homwork assignments - 25 points
400 - 360 = A / 359 - 320 = B / 319 - 280 = C / 279 - 240= D / Below 239 = F
Speech 10 Course Calendar Fall 2003
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Introduction
to Interpersonal Communication Read: Ch. 1 & 12 |
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8/26 Barriers
to communication
: Communication
Apprehension Read: Ch. 11
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8/28 Stereotyping Read: Ch. 10 TURN IN
JOURNALS #1
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9/2 Understanding
Diversity |
9/4 Listening Read:
Ch. 7
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Listening
& Responding |
9/11 Emotion
& Conflict |
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Exam
#1 TURN IN JOURNALS
#2
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9/18 Principles
for understanding communication: The
Communication Process Read:
Ch. 4
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9/23 Nonverbal
Codes |
9/25 Perception |
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9/30 Self
Disclosure Read: Ch. 2
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10/2 Trust Read:
Ch. 3
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10/7 Self
Concept / Roles Homework:
Self Concept map |
10/9 Self
Concept - Concept Structures |
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10/14 Self
Concept exercise |
10/16 EXAM
#2 TURN IN
JOURNALS #3
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10/21 Building
Blocks of relationships: Building
Relationships exercise |
10/23 Patterns
of Relationship Development
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Love |
10/30
Social
Exchange theory |
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11/4 PAPER PRESENTATIONS
TURN
IN JOURNALS #4 |
11/6 PAPER
PRESENTATIONS
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11/11 PAPER
PRESENTATIONS
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11/13 PAPER
PRESENTATIONS
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11/18 Improving
Relationships: Identification and
expression of feelings Read:
Ch. 5
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11/20 Conflict
Management & Identifying Conflict Management Strategies Read: Ch. 8
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11/25 Negotiating (Suggested paper outline due date)
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11/27 HOLIDAY
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12/2 Describing
& Decoding NonVerbal Behavior Read:
Ch. 6
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12/4 Deception/ Impression Management |
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12/9 TBA RESEARCH PAPER DUEJOURNALS
#5 DUE
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Tuesday
Dec. 16 @ 10:15
EXAM #3
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Explore
these questions. (Journals which do
not begin with this assignment thoroughly completed will receive an automatic
"D")
I.
What is my own definition of Interpersonal Communication?
How
important is Interpersonal Communication to me?
II.
What are my goals and expectations of this class?
What
am I willing to do to meet my goals and expectation of
this
class?
What
are my expectations of the instructor?
What
concerns or feelings do I have about being in this class at this time?
III.
Explore the question –“Who am I?”
Your journals are personal, and should be done in your own writing/thinking style and reflect your personal journey of self discovery in this class. To keep you on track, the following are suggested journal entry topics by day.
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8/21 “First
Journal Assignment” (found
in this packet.) |
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8/26 Describe
and gauge your level of communication
apprehension both in this class and in other social situations. |
8/28 TURN IN JOURNALS #1
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9/2 Compare
your experiences being stereotyped with the experience shared by your
classmates. Explore the positive as well as negative experiences you have
had with stereotyping Consider
what diversity issues are most relevant to you at this point in your life
and what you are willing to do to better understand communication
diversity. |
9/4 What
do you believe are your greatest strengths and weaknesses in listening.
Give an honest appraisal of the importance you accord listening in
your daily interpersonal interactions. |
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9/9 Determine
and evaluate your most predominant listening responses.
Explore some of the responses you tend NOT to use and reflect upon
your attitudes about these responses. |
9/11 Take
an honest look at your attitudes and feelings about conflict, what has
shaped those attitudes and how this affects your communication today.
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9/16 MIDTERM TURN
IN JOURNALS #2 |
Try
to describe the communication process in your own words.
What are the most important elements to you?
How does understanding the communication process shed light on
communication difficulties you have had in the past?
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9/23 Of the various types of nonverbal codes discussed
in class, which do you believe you pay most attention to and why?
Do you believe you have adopted any biases with regard to certain
types of nonverbal behavior over your years as a communicator? |
9/25 Explore
a situation where you and a communication partner had different
perceptions... how can knowing what you now know about perception assist
you in communicating more effectively? |
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9/30 Reflect
upon instances of both appropriate and inappropriate self disclosure.
What is your opinion on the relevance of self disclosure in
interpersonal communication and how does your own behavior match your
opinion? |
10/2 What
are the most important issues of trust for you and why? |
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10/7 Reflect
upon the different behaviors you display in the different roles you play
in life. How do you think
your behaviors influence your feelings about these roles. Describe one or
more of your social roles in terms of the model presented in class. |
10/9 Describe your reaction to the Self Concept mapping
assignment explained in class. How
do you feel about embarking on this project and why? |
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10/14 Discuss
your feelings about the class exercise and your thoughts on the classes’
comments about you. |
10/16 Exam #2
TURN IN JOURNALS #3 |
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10/21 Discuss
your priorities for building relationships and explore the differences
your encountered in the class exercise.
Consider whether your priorities change depending upon the role or
nature of the relationship |
Describe
a past or current relationship in terms of the model presented in class.
What insight does this offer you? |
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Examine
the idea of give and take in your own relationships.
List the primary “things” you believe you give and what you
take. |
Apply the different modes of love discussed in
class to relationships you have had, past and present.
Explore the feelings you have had while experiencing different
types of love |
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Paper
presentations TURN
IN JOURNALS #4 |
11/6 Paper
presentations Journal
entries optional |
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11/11 Paper
presentations Journal entries optional |
Paper
presentations |
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11/18 Describe
your own emotional map – do your feelings fluctuate frequently,
predictably, rarely? Do you
believe you are in control of your feelings or do they control you?
Do you experience your feelings as primarily responses to outside
events or do you view your feelings as the catalyst for viewing outside
events in a certain way? |
Explore some of ways in which you may have used of
the various conflict management styles in the past and your attitudes
about these methods, and/or Experiment with an alternative method of conflict
management and discuss both the results of the conflict itself and your
feelings about the method. |
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11/25 Explore
your reactions to the class exercise OR
determine how you might incorporate the negotiation technique into current
conflict situations. |
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12/2 What
are the most important things you convey to others nonverbally?
Explore the effective and ineffective ways you utilize nonverbal
behavior towards these ends |
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Before
today, do the Final journal assignment (page 9 of this packet) TURN IN JOURNALS #5 |
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