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Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 
    
Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SPCH 2100 - Interpersonal Communication Relationships

Credit Hours: 4.00


Prerequisites: None

(formerly SPCH 1100)

A strong theory base is presented. It is followed by one-to-one communication skills, combined with experiences in verbal and non-verbal interaction. The theory focus is on message preparation, theories of interaction, the role of body language, current issues in relational communication dynamics, expressing emotions, understanding self-disclosure, and developing positive interpersonal relationships.

Contact Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate a skill base that will demonstrate “other” centeredness.

Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate “other” centeredness by giving attention to the conversational partner.
  2. Demonstrate “other” centeredness by showing interest in and concern for the conversational partner

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate improvement in communication interaction management.

Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate composure by modeling relaxed confidence.
  2. Demonstrate composure by modeling assertiveness.
  3. Demonstrate interaction management through turn taking, conversational initiation and conversational closings.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate personal control of verbal and nonverbal expressiveness.

Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate expressiveness through animation and variation in verbal and nonverbal forms of expression, including face, voice, body and gestures.
  2. Demonstrate appropriate language usage (avoiding excessive use of slang, vulgarisms, obscenities, and profanity).

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to identify and analyze facilitative and debilitative emotions.

Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to express facilitative emotions in a variety of context and situations
  2. Demonstrate the ability to express debilitative emotions and use coping mechanisms in a variety of contexts and situations.

Outcome 5:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate interactive communication models in a variety of contexts.

  1. Demonstrate ability in active listening with relational feedback.
  2. Demonstrate ability in conflict role management, problem solving and negotiating.

Outcome 6:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate interactive relational dynamics.

Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to interact and respond in an effective relational environment.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze “dispreferred” relational experiences.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  • 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
TEACHING MODEL: THEORY, SKILL PRACTICE, SKILL PERFORMANCE

Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing Model
Formation of Cooperative Learning Groups

  1. Unit One - Philosophical Underpinnings
    1. Problem: What is Interpersonal Communication?
      1. Theory Base
        1. Key Terms and Principles
        2. Communication and Self
        3. Interpersonal Communication and Perception
        4. Interpersonal Communication and Intercultural Diversity
    2. Skill Practice Assessment
    3. Performance
  2. Unit Two - Learning Interpersonal Communication Skills
    1. Problem: What are the most important skills?
      1. Theory Base
        1. Listening and Responding
        2. Communicating Verbally
        3. Communicating Nonverbally
        4. Conflict Management Skills
    2. Skill Practice Assessment
    3. Performance
  3. Unit Three ‐ Emotions
    1. Problem: What is the difference between feeling and emotions?
    2. Theory Base
      1. Physiological factors
      2. Cultural Influences
      3. Self‐Disclosure
      4. Facilitative and Debilitative emotions
      5. Relating to Family, Friends, and Colleagues
    3. Skill Practice Assessment
    4. Performances
  4. Unit Four - Applying Interpersonal Communication Skills to Interpersonal Relationships
    1. Problem(s): What is the cycle of relationships?
      1. Theory Base:
        1. Understanding Interpersonal Relationships
        2. Developing Interpersonal Relationships
        3. Relating to Family, Friends, and Colleagues
    2. Skill Practice Assessment
    3. Performance
  5. Post‐Assessment

Primary Faculty
McKenney, Janet
Secondary Faculty
Fox, Janice
Associate Dean
Ternullo, Annette
Dean
Pritchett, Marie



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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