Interpersonal Communication Analysis and Critique;Communication Cornerstones

Interpersonal Communication Analysis and Critique;Communication Cornerstones This assignment should enhance your learning of the material through its application, while also giving you the opportunity to finetune your writing and cr itical thinking skills . It is due at the beginning of the assigned date. We will spend that class period discussing your ‘findings.’ These discussions are an important part of the learning process, and points raised in these sessions will appear on your exam. Overview: Based on observations for your own personal life or from an observation of a dyad or group of others, you will compare and contrast this everyday experience with interpersonal research/theory you’ve learned in class and in the text. Succe ssful completion of the assignment involves a clear discussion of the interaction you observed, demonstrated knowledge of theory and research that is relevant to this interaction, and a thorough discussion of how the experiences appear similar to or differ ent from the course material. Process: 1. Select a dyad or group interaction – preferably one which you naturally observed (i.e., two of your three roommates have a dialogue in the room), but it may also be an interaction in which you were involved. (Please do not intrude on conversations of strangers!) 2. Briefly describe the members in this interaction and aspects of the interaction’s context that are important for our understanding of the phenomena you are about to describe. 3. Describe two phenomena that yo u observed in this interaction that have some relevance to interpersonal and nonverbal communication. For example, based on your roommate’s interaction with a new dating partner, you might draw from expectancy violations theory (e.g., how she asks questio ns to learn more about his interests) and discuss specific nonverbal cues that signify attraction (i.e., smiling, closer social distance). 4. For each of the two phenomena, describe how your observations coincide with or work against specific research and t heory from this unit. For example: If you feel that the observations closely align with the scholarship, then elaborate as to how this is a perfect example of the phenomena – just as researchers and theorists describe it. It helps to imagine that you ar e using this observed episode to teach someone about this particular phenomenon. If you feel that the observations are quite different from the scholarship, explain the exact ways that these are different. Then, describe why you think there is a differenc e between real life and the research. To say that “research is wrong ” will result in a poor grade. I nstead, offer your own insight as to why these two things are in apparent disconnect. Regardless of the degree to which your observations coincide with or refute the research, your response should make it apparent that y ou understand the concepts and that you have done some critical thinking as well as some creative thinking. (In class we will discuss this further and I will provide you with some example s.) 5. Write a 1 paragraph summary (4 - 5 sentences) of how this assignment effects your enactment or interpretation of communication in everyday life. What did you learn from this? What aspect of human communication to view different and/or with greater compl exity after having learned some empirical research? What advice – coming from the empirical research and theory – might you provide to the people you’ve observed? ...These are just some of the questions that you can answer, but they may all work for you, and you might have others that are of interest. 6. Be prepared to discuss this with your group members. Logistics: Submit your final, typed paper to Seelio before the beginning of class on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 . You should also bring a hard copy to clas s on February 10 as we will be referencing your papers during an in - class activity that day. There is no set minimum or maximum for page length, but I expect this will take you about 3 - 5 pages to successfully complete. Grading Rubric Criteria Points Description/Definition of Communication Phenomena 1 /10 Evaluation of Communication Phenomena 1 in relation to research/theory /15 Description/Definition of Communication Phenomena 2 /10 Evaluation of Communication Phenomena 2 in relation to research /theory /15 Reflective Paragraph /15 Writing style, grammar, and overall presentation /10 Post final paper to Seelio /10 TOTAL /8 5

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