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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
COMM 4 | Title:
SURVEY OF COMMUNICATION |
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Full Title:
Survey of Communication |
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:
COMM 60
Catalog Description:
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In this class, students will focus on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication in groups with special emphasis on career-focused skills.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100) or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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In this class, students will focus on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication in groups with special emphasis on career-focused skills.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100) or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
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
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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
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Conceive, research, organize and prepare coherent oral presentations incorporating qualified sources and effective verbal and nonverbal delivery.
2. Express and identify concepts of intercultural communication.
3. Demonstrate effective listening and interpersonal skills for various communication contexts.
4. Use skills and strategies to work effectively in small groups.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should 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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I. Foundational Concepts and Theories of Communication
A. Characteristics
B. Process
C. Ethics
D. Competence
E. Communication 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. Individual presentations (2-4)
A. Informative
B. Persuasive
2. Writing components assignments, which may include:
A. Speech outlines
B. Self evaluations
C. Journals (1,000-1,500 words)
3. Group projects (1-2)
4. Experiential exercises such as small group activities
5. Listen to, evaluate, and critique in written response papers the oral presentations made by other students
6. Exams (2-20)
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, writing component assignments, oral/written reports | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 10 - 10% |
Outside field work observing and analyzing communication settings and situations | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 40 - 45% |
Class presentations, critiques, field work, group projects, experiential exercises, interviews | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 25% |
Exams | |
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 6. 6th ed. Verderber, Rudolph and Verderber, Kathleen and Sellnow, Deanna. Cengage. 2021
Communicating for Results: A Guide for Business and the Professions. 11th ed. Hamilton, Cheryl. Cengage. 2018
Communication in Our Lives, 8th ed. Wood, Julia. Cengage. 2018
Communication: Principles for a Lifetime, 7th Ed. Beebe, Steven, Beebe, Susan and Ivy, Diana: Pearson. 2020
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