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Human Communication - COMM 1100

Description

A broad approach to oral communication skills including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking.


COMM 1100 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
COMM 1100 1AGBrian Kline
brian.kline@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1BGDavid Deifell
david.deifell@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1CGSteve Stuglin
sstuglin@highlands.edu
COMM 1100 1DGPaul Raptis
paul.raptis@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1EGJonathan Carter
jonathan.carter@gsw.edu
COMM 1100 1FGDavid Deifell
david.deifell@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1GGMichael Eaves
meaves@valdosta.edu
COMM 1100 1HGDavid Deifell
david.deifell@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1IGStephanie Adams
adams_stephanie@columbusstate.edu
COMM 1100 1JGFrancisco Duque
duquef@savannahstate.edu
COMM 1100 1KGMichael Hester
mhester@westga.edu
COMM 1100 1LGTyson Bond
tyson.bond@ung.edu
COMM 1100 1MGSarah Min
jmin@daltonstate.edu
COMM 1100 1NGJuliana Trammel
trammelj@savannahstate.edu
COMM 1100 1OGSheree Keith
sheree.keith@mga.edu
COMM 1100 1PGSilveree Benson
sbenson@atlm.edu
COMM 1100 1QGRebecca Edwards
rebecca.edwards@mga.edu
COMM 1100 1RGAshley Jones
ashley.jones@gsw.edu
COMM 1100 5AGErica Simpson
esimpson@highlands.edu
COMM 1100 5BGDavid Deifell
david.deifell@ung.edu
COMM 1100 5CGCrystal Anderson
crystal.anderson@sgsc.edu
COMM 1100 5DGAllison Bailey
allison.bailey@ung.edu
COMM 1100 5EGCharlotte Klesman
cklesman@abac.edu
COMM 1100 8AGSteve Stuglin
sstuglin@highlands.edu
COMM 1100 8BGDavid Deifell
david.deifell@ung.edu
COMM 1100 8CGTaylor Bryant
lbryant@westga.edu
COMM 1100 8DGCaitlin Wills-Toker
caitlin.wills-toker@ung.edu
COMM 1100 8EGAmy Gandolfi
agandolf@highlands.edu
COMM 1100 8FGNancy Carr
ncarr@georgiasouthern.edu
COMM 1100 8GGErica Simpson
esimpson@highlands.edu
COMM 1100 8HGSilveree Benson
sbenson@atlm.edu
COMM 1100 8IGFrancisco Duque
duquef@savannahstate.edu
COMM 1100 8JGSarah Min
jmin@daltonstate.edu
COMM 1100 8KGTyson Bond
tyson.bond@ung.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Identify and describe the basic components of the communication model, the various types of communication, the role communication plays to satisfy needs, and the difference between communication and communications (information technology, satellite engineering, etc.).
  • Utilize critical thinking skills to create communicative appeals that are coherent and well adapted to the receiver, stylistically appropriate, and substantively complex.
  • Describe the different ways in which language defines and frames situations.
  • Recognize how different language strategies (such as the use of vivid, evasive, and equivocal language) enhance or undermine communication effectiveness.
  • Describe and analyze the basic strategies for reducing communication anxiety.
  • Identify, analyze, and discuss common listening habits that interfere with effective communication and strategies for improving listening skills.
  • Analyze the fundamental dimensions of cultural diversity (demographic, regional, and ideological) as they relate to communication.
  • Discuss the ethical aspects of communication.
  • Identify and explain the major theories of human communication and persuasion in interpersonal, small group, and public communication contexts.
  • Observe, explain, and apply the major concepts used to describe interpersonal processes, including the evolution of the self-concept, relational development, listening, and conflict management.
  • Observe, explain, and apply the major concepts used to describe small group processes, including group characteristics, decision making, roles, and norms of interaction.
  • Observe and utilize the recommended strategies for developing, delivering, and evaluating effective public presentations.
  • Unit 1: Introductions
  • Unit 2: Small Group Communication
  • Unit 3: Why Communication Matters
  • Unit 4: Interpersonal Communication
  • Unit 5: Organizing and Outlining
  • Unit 6: Delivering Public Presentations
  • Unit 7: Communication in Practice
  • Unit 8: Mass Communication

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Participation & Discussions - 20%
  • Quizzes - 15%
  • Unit Assignments *includes Major Project (Unit 6 - Public Speech Assignment) - 50%
  • Final Exam - 14%

For this course it is important to note that you will create audio/video recordings in some assignments. For that reason, you are required to have access to the following:

  • Webcam with microphone, video camera, or computer with camera preinstalled (such as a MacBook or iMac)
  • Headset (headphone and mic), or microphone and speakers
  • Access to audio recording software

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