INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Course Description

This course is an advanced seminar designed to explore the field of ideas relating to human modes of communication and personal relationships in the shaping of our social environment. The course focuses not only developing a particular set of “skills” (communication competence), but also exploring the overarching structures that influence interpersonal interaction and investigate research on some of major topics of interpersonal communication. The course instructs the students’ practices and principles of interpersonal communication. Topics of the course will involve the communication process; issues addressed include perception, listening, self-disclosure, speech apprehension, ethics, nonverbal communication, conflict, power, and dysfunctional communication. Students will be able to demonstrate interpersonal communication skills in a group discussion as well as manage communication conflicts.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Identify the key Interpersonal Communication concepts, principles and theories.
2. 02 List the key concepts and principles of Interpersonal Communication
3. 03 Analyze the complexity of gender, culture, ethnic and global differences in communications and other barriers to communications
4. 04 Clarify the role of interpersonal communication in the global work environment

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Wood, Julia, 2016 "Interpersonal Communication - Everyday Encounters" Cengage Learning, 8th Ed.
2. 02 Various materials posted on Moddle

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 To identify the key concepts, principles, and theories of Interpersonal Communication SOLO 2
2. L02 To define the characteristics of competent communication in interpersonal communication SOLO 2
3. L03 To explain the ethical dimensions of interpersonal communication SOLO 4
4. L04 Create and deliver a speech to audiences SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Be able to apply knowledge of programming
2. P02 Be able to design software systems of varying complexity
3. P03 Be able to identify, categorize, and develop solutions for computer orientated challenges.
4. P04 Be able to demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing computer programming projects
5. P05 Be able to follow the state of the arts concepts in computer technology
6. P06 Be able to design, implement, and evaluate a computational system to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
7. P07 Be able to use appropriate techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.
8. P08 Be able to apply appropriate technologies and techniques for the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision making
9. P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment -
10. P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment -

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