Course Description
This course is a broad approach to oral communication skills including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the components and models of the communication processes and explain how the communication discipline is studied from multiple perspectives
- Assess your own communication skills in interpersonal, professional, and mediated relationships and settings
- Develop and practice strategies for improvement in various workplace settings such as team building, leadership, and task management
- Articulate characteristics of mediated and non-mediated messages by using critical thinking to determine the influences of these messages on senders and receivers
This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Institution area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:
- How does my institution help me to navigate the world?
- Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems.
- Critical thinking – using logical reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to solving problems and making decisions
- Teamwork – building and maintaining collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities
- Time management – prioritizing and structuring tasks and resources to achieve an effective use of time while performing goal-directed activities
Professor Karen Sichler 