CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication

5 Credits

Offers real-world practice and theoretical foundation in the communication dynamics of personal relationships, including romantic/friend, family and professional contexts. Explores strategies to analyze and improve communication competence in perception, language, self-concept, self-disclosure, listening, conflict management and emotional expression skills.

Placement Eligibility English 99
Course Note Completion of CMST& 101 recommended. Previously SPCH 210.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve All students, including transfer and certificate, who want to improve their interpersonal relationships with family, friends and co-workers.
Active Date 20230328T10:32:48

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 22
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Communications
Humanities Area I

ProfTech Related Instruction

Communications

Course Outline

The dynamics of communication
- Oral Communication: listening, language, nonverbal
- Basic processes in dyadic interaction
- Communication competence
Analyzing messages in family, professional, friendship, and romantic exchanges
- Variability of design
- Variability of production
- Variability of exchange
- Variability of interpretation
- Managing conflict
- Basic processes in dyadic interaction
Cultural contexts
- Perception
- Relationship-building
- Nonverbal

Student Learning Outcomes
Accurately interpret interpersonal communication concepts relative to their personal and professional experiences.

Accurately interpret hypothetical and real-world dyadic situations, both mediated and face-to-face, based on interpersonal communication theory.

Modify communication strategies based on real-time (in and out of class) and mediated conversation with diverse conversation partners.