Proposed Core Category
Component Area Option (CAO) B [90]
The Speech Curriculum Team representative, Shelby Villareal, has submitted a Core course proposal to add SPCH 1318 to the LSC Core in the Component Area Option (CAO) B [90] area.
Application Documents
- Application
- Syllabus
- Additional Documentation
Course Description
Application of communication theory to interpersonal relationship development, maintenance, and termination in relationship contexts including friendships, romantic partners, families, and relationships with co-workers and supervisors
Prerequisites
College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Student Learning Outcomes
- Exhibit understanding of interpersonal theories and principles.
- Demonstrate ability to analyze and critique verbal and nonverbal interactions in mediated and face-to-face contexts.
- Identify perceptual processes as they relate to self and others.
- Demonstrate critical thinking ability by effectively researching, evaluating, and applying communication theories in oral and written assignments.
- Demonstrate understanding of the relevance of cross-cultural, co-cultural, gender, and age influences on human communication.
- Demonstrate ability to identify, evaluate, and apply conflict styles and conflict management techniques in dyads and/or groups.
- Identify types of and barriers to effective listening.
- Demonstrate understanding of visual communication as it pertains to communication competence.