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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
SPCH 60 | Title:
COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
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| Full Title:
Communication Skills |
| Last Reviewed:5/13/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 3 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This class focuses on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication in groups with special emphasis on career-focused communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This class focuses on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication in groups with special emphasis on career-focused communication.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | B
| Communication and Analytical Thinking
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | A1 | Oral Communication | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 1C | Oral Communication | Fall 2023 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2023 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: COMM 115 | Survey of Human Communication | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): COMM4 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Acquire a foundation of the basic terminology, concepts and theories of communication.
2. Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to issues of gender and cultural diversity and its implications for communication.
3. Recognize ethical dimensions of communication.
4. Demonstrate proficiency in preparing and delivering presentations using an outline format.
5. Manage communication apprehension.
6. Critique presentations and develop feedback skills.
7. Demonstrate listening skills.
8. Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills.
9. Demonstrate small group and/or team-building communication skills.
Topics and Scope
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Required topics:
I. Foundations of Communication
A. Characteristics
B. Process
C. Ethics
D. Competence
E. Communicationn Apprehension
II. Intercultural Communication
A. Gender communication
B. Co-cultural variation
C. Perception of cultural identity
III. Presentational Communication
A. Informative speaking
B. Persuasive speaking
C. Interviewing
D. Other occasions for speeches
IV. Interpersonal Communication Concepts
A. Listening skills
B. Verbal and nonverbal
communication
C. Relational communication
D. Self-perception/identity
V. Working in Groups
A. Group member roles
B. Conflict resolution
C. Decision-making
D. Leadership
E. Problem-solving
F. Group presentations
G. Organizational Communication
Assignments:
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Assignments will include:
1. 2-4 Individual Presentations
A. Informative
B. Persuasive
2. Writing components which may include speech outlines and self evlautions (1000 to 1500 words)
3. 1-2 Group Projects
4. Experiential exercises
5. Listen to, evaluate and critique in written form the oral presentations made by other students
6. Midterm and final examination
Other assignments may include:
7. Interviews
8. Outside field work observing and analyzing communication settings and situations
9. Oral and/or written reports on selected topics
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 25% |
| Response papers, Outlines, Journals | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
50 - 55% |
| Class performances, Presentation critiques, Field work, Interviews | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 25% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Essay | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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COMM 3, 3rd Edition. Verderber, Kathleen S; Verderber, Rudolph F. and Sellnow, Deanna D. Cengage: 2015
Communicating for Results: A Guide for Business and the Professions. Hamilton, Cheryl. Cengage: 2014
Communication in Our Lives. Wood, Julia T. Cengage: 2015
Human Communication in Soceity, Third Edititon. Alberts, Jess K.; Nakayama, Thomas K. and Martin, Judith N. Pearson: 2012
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