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Date
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Topics
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Readings
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Week
One
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Intro
to course, characteristics of interpersonal relationships and
communication, benefits of communication, communication competence.
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Chapter
1 & 2
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Week
Two
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Attachment
styles, Self-concept, development of self-concept, self-fulfilling
prophecy, perception process, attribution theories, trying to
prevent misunderstandings.
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Chapter
6
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Week
Three
Thu. Jan. 22th
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Course Project Topics Due Emotions, types of emotions, managing emotions,
assertiveness
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Chapter
5
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Week
Four
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Language,
nature of language, language and relationships (thought), power and
language
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Chapter
4
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Week
Five
Thu. Feb. 4th
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Abstracts Due
Language,
messages that hurt, messages that mislead, equivocation, language
and gender
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Week
Six
Tue.
Feb. 10th
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Mid Term Exam
Nonverbal, characteristics and types of nonverbal communication.
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Chapter
3
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Week
Seven
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Listening,
elements of, types of nonlistening, barriers to listening, providing
feedback
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Chapter
7
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Week
Eight
Tue. Feb. 24th
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Personal Inventory Due Intimacy
& distance, models of attraction, self-disclosure.
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Chapter
8 & 11
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Week
Nine
Tue. March 2nd |
Case Analysis Due Communication
Climates, confirming and disconfirming communication, defensiveness.
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Chapter
9
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Week
Ten
Tue. March 9th
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Course Project Due
Interpersonal Conflict, nature of conflict,
conflict styles, assertion vs. aggression, methods of conflict
resolution, win-win skills.
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Final Exam
Wednesday March 17th
8:45am
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