Intro to Communication

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Explain foundational theories of interpersonal, small group, intercultural, and public speech communication.
• Demonstrate behavior that shows attentiveness to others and understanding the impact of attending skills.
• Paraphrase others’ ideas and check for understanding.
• Work cooperatively by conversing and encouraging communication.
• Present ideas while attending to audience and purpose and considering cultural differences.
• Exchange information, thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to multiple audiences through a variety of written, verbal, nonverbal, visual, and symbolic means.
• Use creative and critical thinking processes to create common understandings, present multiple perspectives, and evaluate the effectiveness of one’s own and others’ communication.
• Apply principles of diversity in interpersonal, group, and public communication.
• Recognize one’s own and others’ values, ethics, actions, and perspectives and their potential effects on others.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practical need for and value of respecting differences among cultures and perspectives.
• Use technology and other resources to obtain information.
• Communicate responsibly using accurate, truthful, and equitable language and ideas; understand the consequences of irresponsible communication.
• Use writing conventions (grammar, punctuation, and capitalization) effectively.
• Use reading strategies to build understanding.