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COMMS 121- Interpersonal Communication: Section 17914 Room ACA 2603 NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED Assistant Professor Course Dates

Dr. Denise LeRette February 10 – June 3, 2020 Email: [email protected] (When sending an email, please, put your name and class in the subject line)

Classroom Hours Office Hours

Monday/Wednesday: You may speak to me before or after class 11:20 – 12:45 p.m. E-mail is also an option

Course Description

This course introduces the dynamics of communication in one-to-one relationships, focusing on experience, behavior, and rules governing interpersonal contexts such as friendships, families, romantic relationships, and workplace relations.

Student Learning Outcomes

SLO 1 – Ability to describe interpersonal theory SLO 2 – Application of interpersonal theory to own communicative style

Course Objectives

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Analyze the roles you play in your own daily communication 2. Understand the nature and role of communication in a variety of situations 3. Identify communication problems and select strategies to improve the quality of communication 4. Critique your own communication process and learn how to improve or enhance your skills 5. Identify and understand how to become a more competent communicator

Course Breakdown

16 weeks – 30 class meetings

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Course Text and Materials OER Resources (Free) – Accessible on Canvas Scantrons – You may find these (882-E) in the bookstore Stapler – A tool of necessity; all work must be stapled before handing in.

Teaching Strategies

Teaching strategies for this course will be reading, lecture, guided-discussion, use of case studies, discovery learning exercises, simulations, and shared personal experiences.

Grading

Participation …………………15% (150 pts.) - You get 5 points each time ONLY if you are in class, which means you are participating. Points will be deducted for tardiness and leaving early. Assignments …………………20% (200 pts.)

Project Reports……………….10% (Total 100 pts.) #1 …..5% (50 pts.) #2 …..5% (50 pts.)

Semester Final Project Paper…15% (150 pts.)

Exams………………………...30% (Total: 300 pts.) Midterm…...15% (150 pts.) Final .……...15% (150 pts.)

Classroom Policies • ACADEMIC HONESTY is required. Students who do not follow the academic honesty policy will receive a grade of zero for any work turned in. Continued failure to follow the academic honesty policy may result in being dropped from the course. • If you miss a class, it is YOUR responsibility to complete assignments by beginning of class on due date.You may email your assignment before class begins, but also bring in a printed copy on the first day when you return. Contact classmates for notes or other information due to an absence. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED. • Strive to be on time to class. Otherwise, you may not gain understanding of concepts discussed prior to your arrival. • Always be respectful to others • Contribute positively to class discussions and activities • Exhibit appropriate, mature, classroom behavior • Keep classroom clean • Use mobile devices OUTSIDE

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• Assignments must be double-spaced, typed and stapled. Use APA format, 12 pt. font and 1-inch margins. • PROOFREAD all assignments. Check for proper spelling, grammar, usage, and syntax before handing in to me. • COMMUNICATE with instructor on an on-going basis concerning progress, challenges, and any other relevant issues. • Do not plagiarize! Anyone caught borrowing someone else’s ideas, facts, or language without properly crediting sources will be subject to disciplinary action.

❖ Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute!! COMMUNICATE!! Ask questions! ❖ Your grades may be higher, if you communicate your concerns and/or problems that arise during the class term. This is because students who ask questions … get the chance to better understand material and assignments. This means the possibility of receiving a higher grade in the class.

Course Outline (Subject to Modification)

NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED

Week 1 Introduction to course; icebreakers Monday February 10 Wednesday Module 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication February 12 Week 2 NO CLASS Monday PRESIDENT’S DAY February 17 Wednesday Module 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication February 19 Week 3 Module 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Monday February 24 Wednesday Module 2: Communicating Identity; Perception February 26 Week 4 Module 2: Communicating Identity; Perception Monday March 2 Wednesday Module 2: Communicating Identity; Perception March 4

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Week 5 Module 3: Interpersonal Communication Processes Monday March 9 Wednesday Module 3: Interpersonal Communication Processes March 11 Week 6 Module 3: Interpersonal Communication Processes Monday March 16 Wednesday Module 3: Interpersonal Communication Processes March 18 Week 7 Module 4: Listening Monday March 23 Wednesday Module 4: Listening March 25 Week 8 Module 4: Listening Monday March 30 Wednesday MIDTERM EXAM April 1 Week 9 NO CLASS Monday SPRING BREAK April 6 Wednesday NO CLASS April 8 SPRING BREAK Week 10 Module 5: Verbal Communication Monday April 13 Wednesday Module 5: Verbal Communication April 15 Week 11 Module 5: Verbal Communication Monday April 20 Wednesday Module 6: Nonverbal Communication April 22 PROJECT PROJECT REPORT #1 DUE REPORT #1 DUE Week 13 Module 6: Nonverbal Communication Monday April 27

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Wednesday Module 6: Nonverbal Communication April 29 Week 14 Module 6: Nonverbal Communication Monday May 4 Wednesday Module 7: Survey of Communication Study May 6 Week 15 Module 7: Survey of Communication Study Monday May 11 Wednesday Module 7: Survey of Communication Study May 13 Week 16 Module 7: Survey of Communication Study Monday May 18 PROJECT REPORT #2 DUE PROJECT REPORT #2 DUE Wednesday Module 8: Communication in Relationships; Culture and May 20 Communication Week 17 NO CLASS Monday MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY May 25 Wednesday FINAL PAPER DUE May 27 Module 8: Communication in Relationships; Culture and FINAL Communication PAPER DUE Week 18 Module 8: Communication in Relationships; Culture and Monday Communication June 1 Wednesday FINAL EXAM June 3 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Enjoy Your Break!!! Relax and Have LOTS of Fun!!!

If you are a student with a disability and require classroom accommodations, and have not contacted SSD, do so in a timely manner. SSD is in the Student Services Annex, Room 175 or call SSD at (818) 947-2681 or TTD (818) 947-2680, to meet with a SSD counselor. If SSD has already sent the memo to instructor confirming accommodations required by student for this class, please meet with me to discuss arrangements.

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PROJECT REPORT #1 (This is NOT an essay) 2 FULL PAGE MINIMUM

DUE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2020

Please number answers to questions: DO NOT type out questions

1. What film have you picked to do your final project? If you have not picked one, what ones are you considering? Why? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

2. What areas, topics, concepts, etc. of communication from the textbook are you considering utilizing in your final project paper? Why? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

3. Do you have any challenges or concerns about completing the project? Why? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

4. Do you believe this project can be beneficial in helping you advance in understanding the dynamics of interpersonal communication? Why or why not? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

5. Aside from this project, what suggestions do you have for furthering your understanding of interpersonal communication in your personal life? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

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PROJECT REPORT #2 (This is NOT an essay) 2 FULL PAGE MINIMUM

DUE MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020

Please number answers to questions: DO NOT type out questions

1. What film have you picked to do your final project? Why? If you changed from your original film choice, what made you decide to do so? Why? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

2. What areas, topics, concepts, etc. of communication from the textbook have you decided to apply in your final project paper? Did you switch or add any of the above to your original choices? Why or why not? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

3. Pertaining to your film choice, what is the process you have utilized to apply the abovementioned aspects of interpersonal communication? So far, how many times have you watched the film in an attempt to reach academic requirements of the paper? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

4. If you were to do this project again, would you have approached it differently? Why or why not? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

5. As a result of completing this project, do you feel you will watch future films or other forms of media from an interpersonal communication standpoint versus a consumer standpoint? Why or why not? Give reasons and details to justify your answers.

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NAME______(Attach this page to your final paper)

Concept and/or Theoretical Application Paper (Minimum 6 full pages. Worth 150 points total) DUE – WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020

In this assignment you are to engage on a critical level one movie from the attached list or another movie approved by me. This means that I am asking you to apply multiple communication concepts you have discovered through this course against the movie you choose. In other words, what you are doing is putting together theory and/or course concepts and practice (the life world of the movie). This IS NOT a research paper; therefore, DO NOT consult outside sources about the movies. YOU and the TEXTBOOK are the sources. I cannot emphasize this enough!

Specifically, you are to choose a total of 6 concepts and/or theories from our textbook. You will need to: a) explain them and then b) show how they are demonstrated in the movie. Your paper should be a minimum of 6 full pages in length and should not exceed 8 pages in total. The structure of the paper must follow this format (HOWEVER, DO NOT USE THESE HEADERS IN YOUR PAPER):

INTRODUCTION: (1/2 page) Preview your paper in this section.

BODY: (5-7 pages) Explain the 6 concepts and/or theories and apply them to the movie in this section. In-text citations required.

CONCLUSION: (1/2 page) Summarize and bring closure.

REFERENCE PAGE: No outside research – only your online reading materials and film.

Grading Criteria

You should make every effort to answer affirmatively the following questions, not just to receive a good grade but also to constitute yourself as an enriched individual.

Mechanics (30 points): Is the paper typed (double spaced, w/ 1” margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman, APA format)? Have you proofread until the spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax are flawless?

Style (30 points): Is your paper intelligible, and engaging of the audience’s attention because it is well organized, while the writing is lively and clear?

Content (90 points): Have you comprehensively explained each concept, and is your application reasonable, well thought out, creative, and insightful? 8

Feature Films with Strong The Imitation Game Communication Themes Theory of Everything 2013 2019 Dallas Buyers Club Once upon a Time in Hollywoos Frozen Green Book Her Mary Poppins Twelve Years a Slave Once upon a Time in Hollywood Wolf of Wall Street The Upside 2012 The Wife Django Unchained 2018 Les Miserables Coco Life of Pi I, Tonya Social Network Phantom Thread 2011 The Shape of Water Midnight in Paris Three Billboards outside Ebbing, The Artist Missouri The Help 2017 2010 Fences Black Swan Hell or High Water The Fighter Hidden Figures Toy Story Manchester by the Sea The King’s Speech Moonlight 2009 Suicide Squad The Dark Knight 2016 The Reader Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Girl on a Train Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008 Zootopia Borat 2015 Doubt Brooklyn Rachel Getting Married Bridge of Spies Yes Man Carol 2007 The Danish Girl Juno Room Lars and the Real Girl Spotlight No Country for Old Men Straight Outta Compton 2006 2014 Charlotte’s Web Birdman Still Alice

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The Devil Wears Prada Angela’s Ashes The Pursuit of Happyness 2005 Snow Falling on Cedars The Cider House Rules The End of the Affair Hitch The Green Mile The Family Stone The Other Sister Serenity The Straight Story 2004 The Talented Mr. Ripley Fahrenheit 9/11 1998 Garden State A Bug’s Life Super Size Me Beloved Miracle High Art 2003 How Stella got her Groove Back All The Real Girls Bend It Like Beckham Smoke Signals The Pianist The Red Violin 2002 The Sixth Sense 8 Mile 1997 13 Conversations About One Thing Chasing Amy About A Boy In & Out Bowling For Columbine Jerry McGuire Far From Heaven Life is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella Monsoon Wedding 1996 Dangerous Minds 2001 Dead Man Walking A Beautiful Mind Mr. Holland’s Opus The American President Bridget Jones’s Diary Truth about Cats and Dogs Chicken Run Crouching Tiger, Hidden 1995 Dragon Clueless Ghost World Grumpier Old Men 2000 My Family (Mi Familia) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Waiting to Exhale Erin Brockovich 1994 Hanging Up Before Sunrise Memento Remembering the Titans What’s Cooking Reality Bites 1999 1993 American Beauty Grumpy Old Men

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Remains of the Day Philadelphia My Fair Lady The Joy Luck Club Mrs. Doubtfire Like Water for Chocolate An Officer and a Gentleman 1991 One Fine Day Boyz N the Hood Philadelphia He Said, She Said The Preacher’s Wife Mississippi Masala Rear Window The Doctor Sister Act 1989 Sweeny Todd Dead Poets Society When Harry Met Sally A Time to Kill 1986 What Women Want Children of a Lesser God With Honors 1985 Workplace The Breakfast Club 1983 Being There

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Twelve Angry Men

Other suggested films: An Affair to Remember Beaches Bicentennial Man Birdcage The Brady Bunch Cast Away Cheaper by the Dozen Days of Thunder Everyone Says I Love You A Few Good Men Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Grease Grumpy Old Men Jerry Maguire Liar, Liar Life as We Know It The Man Without a Face

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