Discussions - Human Communication

Understanding Human Communication

Dis 8 (Still Need this)

For the first post of the week, watch the video David Bowie:  Spiders from Mars (segments 1 through 5) found in Week 5 of the Content area.  Utilizing concepts from chapters 8 & 9, discuss the relevance of the video clips to your understanding of Culture & Identity.   

 

Here is the link to the book just in case you need it which I doubt

https://ccis.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781305854833/cfi/63!/4/4@0.00:53.6

Swilliams68@cougars.ccis.edu (user name or email)

Shanney01! (Password)

 

Will Send these after 1-8 are completed

 

Dis 9

More and more people are choosing to use social media outlets for creating, maintaining, and dissolving relationships. For your second post of the week, create a Twitter-like post about relationships. 

Note: You are not required to post about specific relationships in your life, unless of course you want to. Instead, you may focus on any of the concepts from Chapter 10, as it pertains to your view of relationships.

One of the key features of Twitter posts is the limit of 280 characters. To help you achieve this goal, you may use this helpful tool to help you track your characters. Hashtags are completely acceptable.

Finally, briefly describe your experience in using this medium to describe a complex and broad topic.

 

Dis 10

For the first post of the week, watch the video Understanding Accountability (Segments 1-3) found Week 6 of the Content area.  Utilizing concepts from chapters 11 & 12, discuss the relevance of the video clip to your understanding of Group Work and Organizations.  

Dis 11

For your second post of the week, think of a group that you are presently a part of or have been a part of in the recent past (within the last 2 years). Provide the following information about that group and its communication. (You do not need to give the name the group.)

1. Briefly describe the group for your classmates, including purpose, goals, and size of the group and why you were a part of it (3-4 sentences).

2. Describe the types of communication in the group: climate, procedural, task, and egocentric. Give specific examples of the communication used for each type (3-5 sentences for each type). Discuss the outcome of the group. Were the goals of the group accomplished? What were your personal feelings about the group?

3. If the group work could be redone, what would you change about yourself or others? (5-10 sentences)

 

Dis 12

Submit your topic choice and ideas for the Final Project (Interactional Encounter Video). While this is an ungraded discussion, you will not be able to submit your final project to the Dropbox until it is completed.

 

Interactional Encounter Video Project

For your final project, choose from one of the following options:

1. 8-10 minute informative lecture presentation (with PowerPoint or Prezi visual aid) explaining a concept from class in detail.

2. 8-10 minute professional focus group facilitation with private reflection video diary at the completion of the interview. Students who choose this option will gather a group of 5 or more co-workers to field and discuss a variety of work-related questions.

3. 8-10 minute skit demonstrating a breakdown in communication followed by an optimized interaction and explanation to follow the skit.

Whichever you choose, please consider the following requirements:

· Live audience (5 adult audience member minimum). If the video does not show at least 5 adult audience members, the final project grade will earn zero (0) points. Make sure the camera scans the audience before and after the presentation and try to keep the audience in the frame throughout the presentation if possible.

· One take. You may rehearse, but you are not allowed to revise or re-record your presentation to improve it.

· Submitting your assignment. After you have recorded your presentation, you must upload your video to YouTube. Please make sure that your video is set to “public” or “unlisted”. Submit your YouTube URL to the appropriate Dropbox (for grading) and the appropriate Discussion Thread (for peer sharing).

Check out the "Video Tutorials" module in the Content area for help with your audio and video.

 

 

 

 

Dis 13

For the first post of the week, make a list of the forms of mass media you use most often.  Include newspapers, books, magazines, television, types of films, radio, and so forth.  How do your choices of mass media reflect and shape your identity and your social perspectives? 

Dis 14

For your second post of the week, reflect on your involvement with digital media.  How many devices do you own?  How much of the time is at least one device on?  How often are you totally disconnected?  What is gained and lost by your choices of how much to be connected?

Dis 15

In the last discussion of this class, reflect on what you have learned in the class. What concept or information has been the most significant to you?