COMM 1004H: Interpersonal Communication - Honors

• Common Course Language: \\nEvaluate and apply research methods and theories of interpersonal communication. \\n
• Common Course Language:\\nAnalyze the ways that communication can create, develop and shape perceptions of personal and social identities including variables such as but not limited to culture, gender, ethnicity, race, age, and orientation.\\n
• Common Course Language: \\nEvaluate the influences of culture, gender, ethnicity race, age, accessibility, and orientation on the development, maintenance, and dissolution of interpersonal relationships. \\n
• Common Course Language:\\nCritically assess and utilize ethical communication practices within interpersonal relationships as part of interpersonal communication competency.
• Common Course Language:\\nCritically assess sources of conflict in interpersonal relationships and implement appropriate conflict management strategies.\\n
• Citrus College Details:\\n Recognize and evaluate the social and cultural patterns that affect cognition, emotions, and communication behavior in dyadic interpersonal contexts.
• Citrus College Details:\\nWith a theoretical focus, explain the socially-constructed dynamics influencing the maintenance and dissolution of various types of interpersonal relationships, ranging from new acquaintance relationships to close relationships.\\n

Common Course Language:

1. Foundational theories, models, and research in interpersonal communication.
2. Influences on identity development, and the impact of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, orientation, etc. on interpersonal communication.
3. The role of perception in interpersonal communication; including theories such as Attribution Theory and Uncertainty Reduction Theory
4. Symbolic and linguistic attributes with respect to language in interpersonal communication.
5. The role of emotions in communicating effectively; may include physiological, cognitive, and neurological theories.
6. Nonverbal communication; may include principles and theories such as Expectancy Violation Theory.
7. Listening; processes, styles, types, challenges, and responses.
8. Interpersonal climate (social tone of relationships) such as confirming/disconfirming messages, self-disclosure, and relational trust.
9. Ethics in interpersonal communication; may include concepts such as navigating power, influence, bias, stereotyping, bullying, and the dark side of communication.
10. Interpersonal conflict theories; may include Face-Negotiation Theory and Accommodation Theory.
11. Development, maintenance, and dissolution of various types of relationships; may include Social Penetration Theory, Attachment Theory, and Knapp’s Relational Model.

Citrus College Details:

1. The Self & Self Disclosure
   1. Communication and Self-Concept
   2. Characteristics of Identity Management
   3. Self-Disclosure: modality, relationship development, and self-disclosure/deception
2. Communication competency in dyadic interactions
   1. Communication principles and theory in new dyadic interactions (e.g., a culturally different acquaintance, initiating interactions)
   2. Communication principles and theory in established acquaintances (e.g., friendship maintenance, workplace interaction competence)
   3. Communication principles and theory in close relationships (e.g., family, relationship partner, close friends)
3. Researching communication behaviors
   1. Analysis of communication research: Literature Review, Methods/Procedure, Limitations, Results/Discussion
   2. Conduct appropriate surveys related to communication variables
   3. Analyze social scientific study of communication variable(s)
   4. Summarize results of a communication discipline study