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Communications: Theories And Practice –
com310
(3 credits)
This course explores the various theories of communication that create the foundation for study of communications in the bachelor's degree program at the University of Phoenix. Major communication areas examined in this course include intrapersonal, interpersonal, group and teamwork, organizational, intercultural, and mass media. Each area, along with others, will be studied in greater depth in subsequent courses in the degree program.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Communication Theories for Groups, Teams, and Organization
- Explain the Adaptive Structuration Theory.
- Analyze Groupthink.
- Evaluate the Organizational Culture Theory.
- Assess the Organizational Information Theory.
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Interpersonal Communication Theories
- Evaluate the Communication Privacy Management Theory.
- Critique the Relational Dialectics Theory.
- Explain the Social Exchange Theory.
- Analyze the Social Penetration Theory.
- Summarize the Uncertainty Reduction Theory.
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The Self and Communication Theories
- Assess the Expectancy Violations Theory.
- Evaluate the Cognitive Dissonance Theory.
- Explain Coordinated Management of Meaning.
- Analyze the Symbolic Interaction Theory.
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Communication Theories for Diversity and Intercultural Communication
- Assess the Communication Accommodation Theory.
- Evaluate the Muted Group Theory.
- Explain the Standpoint Theory.
- Analyze the Face-Negotiation Theory.
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Communication Theories Regarding the Public and Media
- Assess the Medium Theory.
- Critique the Spiral of Silence Theory.
- Illustrate the Use and Gratifications Theory.
- Summarize Cultivation Analysis.
- Compare and contrast Rhetoric, Dramatism, and the Narrative Paradigm.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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