COM320 Interpersonal Communication
Course Description
This course presents the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary for people to communicate effectively in a variety of personal, social, and professional situations. The course approaches communication as a holistic, culture-laden experience that is non-verbal as well as verbal. Interpersonal communication is examined as a process that is inextricably involved with personal identity, human relationships, and power dynamics.
Topics and Objectives
Principles of Interpersonal Communication
- Analyze interpersonal communication principles.
- Explain interpersonal communication ethics.
- Evaluate perception in interpersonal communication.
Culture, Identity and Emotion in Interpersonal Communication
- Summarize dimensions of culture.
- Illustrate challenges of intercultural communication.
- Explain models of emotion.
- Assess emotion in interpersonal communication.
Verbal and Non-Verbal Interpersonal Communication
- Evaluate effective listening.
- Analyze positive, negative, and ambiguous verbal codes.
- Illustrate principles of nonverbal communication.
- Evaluate nonverbal communication codes.
Interpersonal Communication and Power, Conflict, and Close Relationships
- Examine the models and principles of self disclosure.
- Assess perceptions of power and its effect on interpersonal communication.
- Explain models of conflict.
- Evaluate strategies for effective communication in close relationships.
Technology and Interpersonal Communication
- Explain the characteristics of technology.
- Examine relationships online.
- Identify strategies for improving online communications.
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