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CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 1 Discussion
Communication and Perception
Our perceptions shape how we engage with the world around us, including our communication choices.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
What are some of the influences on perception?
Which of these influences do you feel plays a primary role in a professional setting?
Do you feel perception is influenced by different factors in personal setting?
What steps should be taken to avoid perceptual errors?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 2 Discussion
Overcoming Barriers to Perception
Perception involves how we think and feel about the world around us. However, our self-concept deals with how we think and feel about whom and what we are. Our self-concept, much like our perceptions, will shape our communication.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Which barrier(s) to self-perception do you think present the most challenge to you in an organizational context? Please identify at least two.
Based on the readings, how could you apply some of the guidelines to overcoming the aforementioned perceptual barriers?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 3 Discussion
The Impact of Social Norms on Verbal Communication
Social norms guide our conversational interactions with others. This can become evident when we consider different contexts.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Please identify at least two social norms in your organizational context. How did you learn them (was this formal or informal)?
What types of social norms guide your verbal communication choices at work?
How might these be different from the social norms that guide your verbal communication choices in your household or while with friends?
Please offer at least two guidelines that can be applied to help avoid cultural biases.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 4 Discussion
Interpreting Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication replaces, reinforces, and can contradict verbal communication.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Describe a time when one of the six categories of nonverbal cues (personal presentation and environment, chronemics, proxemics, haptics, and/or kinesics) caused you to misinterpret the message in a work situation or a personal setting.
Using the guidelines for improving nonverbal communication in the textbook, explain what you could have done differently and why.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 5 Discussion
Communicating in a Diverse Environment
At its core, diversity simply means differences, and we can experience differences with those from another culture, as well as with those who may share our culture. Differences should not be seen as a barrier, but an opportunity.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Consider a time in which you engaged with someone who was different from you.
Describe the engagement and identify at least two ways in which you were different from one another.
Think about your attitude toward different cultural backgrounds.
What is your tolerance for diversity?
How might the context (such as being at work or at home) influence your tolerance for diversity?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 6 Discussion
Cultural Identity and the Influence on Interpersonal Communication
Our cultural identity influences how we think and feel about the world around us and can shape our communication choices.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
How was your cultural identity influenced or shaped? Who or what influences this?
Consider a time when you engaged with someone who did not share that same cultural identity.
Which aspects of intercultural communication competence (motivation, mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, and tolerance for uncertainty) did you employ?
How did that influence the interaction and what could you do to improve upon for future intercultural interactions?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 7 Discussion
Listening in the Workplace
Listening is a skill and the more we practice it, the better we become. By understanding our own listening style and our motivations for listening, we also have a chance to overcome barriers that might keep us from using active listening.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
What are some of the main reasons you listen to people?
Do you feel that changes based on context?
Please identify at least two of your main motives for listening in each of the following contexts: academic, professional, and personal.
How can you apply critical listening in each of the following contexts to improve your interpersonal communication: academic, professional, and personal?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 8 Discussion
Listening and Feedback
Listening is a skill and like any skill, the more we practice good habits, the better we get. Of course, it is also easier to listen to others when messages are crafted with the audience in mind.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
What are the key differences between an oral style of speaking and a written style of communicating?
Considering the strategies offered regarding how to make a message more listenable, please identify two which could you employ, and explain why they may be of benefit.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 9 Discussion
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI) is a result of managing emotions, both your own and those of others around you.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Of the qualities commonly associated with emotional intelligence, which one(s) do you most relate to as being strength of yours?
Which of the qualities may be a limitation for you? What can you do to overcome that limitation?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 10 Discussion
From Destructive Conflict to Constructive
Conflict is natural and normal; it results from the differences we share with others. How we deal with conflict will produce either a productive or a destructive outcome.
For this Discussion, please respond to the following:
Describe a time when you engaged in a destructive interpersonal conflict in a workplace setting.
What characteristics made it destructive?
How did your interpersonal conflict management style influence your response to the conflict?
Do you feel you applied effective emotional intelligence skills? Why or why not?
Which conflict management skill could have been applied to the situation to make the conflict more constructive?
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 1 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
Your first Seminar introduces the course, its requirements, and the basics of interpersonal communication. In the beginning of the Seminar, you will review the course policies, procedures, and Syllabus. You will use the remainder of the Seminar to discuss perception as well as how perception can influence our interpersonal communication.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
What questions do you have about the course?
How would you define perception?
What are some of the influences on perception?
Which of the influences on perception do you feel applies most to you in a professional setting?
How can understanding the process of perception allow you to take ownership of your own perception?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft® Word® and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 1 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 2 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
In the Seminar for Unit 2, you will discuss influences on self-concept and how one’s self- concept can influence communication, as well as how you can work to ensure an accurate perception of yourself as well as those with whom you engage.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
How are your identity and social views defined, sustained, and reinforced by the cultures within which you immerse your life?
What is a strong value, belief, or attitude that you have that you learned from your family while growing up?
What are some general worldviews that you hold? Where did you learn them? How do they impact your perception?
In what ways can you ethically influence the self-concept of others?
What guidelines can you put in place to help you improve your perceptions? How might this improve your communication?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 2 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 3 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
In the Unit 3 Seminar, you will delve into verbal communication, including discussing its elements and limitations, as well as how it is influenced by culture and society.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
What are the rules of language use?
How does your unique perspective influence how you perceive language?
In what ways can language separate people and bring them together?
Explain the guidelines for using language ethically. Why are each important? Which do you need to work on improving?
In what ways might cultural context influence language use?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 3 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 4 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The Seminar in Unit 4 focuses on the types and principles of nonverbal communication, including how it can affect understanding of the message.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
What are all of the different types of nonverbal communication?
What are the principles of nonverbal communication, and why are they important to understanding?
After completing the Reading, are there any nonverbal cues that you had not thought of before? Had you considered dress, ornamentation, furniture, use of color, space, decorative style?
Are all nonverbal cues (such as emoticons, bold type, underlining, and writing in all capitals) appropriate for all electronic communication? Why or why not?
Since the goal of all communication is to share meaningful messages, how can you be sure your intended messages get across in electronic settings such as your classroom?
When verbal and nonverbal communication contradicts each other in a message, which do you believe? Why?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 4 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 5 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The Seminar in Unit 5 focuses on diversity and discusses how our tolerance for diversity can influence our intercultural interactions.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
What is diversity? How would you define it?
What are some of the concepts that make us diverse? How can this influence our communication?
What are some of the benefits of diversity?
How can tolerance for diversity influence our interpersonal interactions?
In what ways might context influence our tolerance for diversity?
What strategies might we be able to employ that can help enhance our communication in a diverse context?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 5 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 6 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The Seminar in Unit 6 cultural diversity, specifically, how we shape our personal, social, and cultural identities and how these differences play a role in our interpersonal interactions.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
How did you form your personal, social, and cultural identity? Who (or what) influenced these identities?
In what ways can our cultural identities influence our communication?
How can we improve intercultural competence?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 6 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 7 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
In the Seminar for Unit 7, you will discuss effective listening and identify how to overcome obstacles to it.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
Why do you think effective listening is so important to communication?
How would you describe the process of listening? How can understanding the stages of the listening process help you to improve listening?
What internal and external obstacles make effective listening difficult for you? How can you overcome these obstacles?
What types of non-listening behaviors do you exhibit? How might you overcome these behaviors?
What are some ways to get others to actively listen?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 7 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 8 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The Seminar for Unit 8 discusses how improving communication competence and creating listenable messages can enhance the listening process.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
How can you improve listening during each stage of the listening process?
What are the key differences between hearing, listening, and active listening? When might each be applied?
How might context influence how we listen? For example, how might we need to listen to friends vs how might we need to listen at work?
In what ways can we create messages that are more listenable for our audience?
What strategies can we employ when providing feedback, both to ourselves and to others, which can help to improve our communication and listening skills?
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 8 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 9 Seminar
Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The Seminar for Unit 9 discusses emotions and their effects on interpersonal relationships.
Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
How do physiology, social experience, perception, culture, and ethical principles influence your emotions? How do they affect expressing your emotions?
Do you have any control over the way you express your emotions? Why or why not?
How can managing your emotions and the ways you express them empower your ability to improve your interpersonal relationships?
Review the fallacies discussed in the last section of the text reading. Do any of these fallacies show up in your interpersonal communication? Explain.
To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:
Option 1- Attend Seminar:
You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.
Option 2- Alternative Assignment:
If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.
The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 9 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 2 Assignment
Self-Concept, Perception, and Communication
You have been working at your company for a while now and your supervisor has been noticing and complimenting you on your knowledge of policies and procedures. Recently, your supervisor has come to you with a new request: mentorship of a new employee, who will be starting next week. To help prepare you for the mentorship role you will be taking on, your supervisor has asked you to reflect on the questions below.
Using the Unit 2 Assignment Template, please consider the scenario above and respond to the following (one to two paragraphs each, drawing on course concepts):
Define your self-concept in the workplace; is it positive or negative? Why?
What are two of the biggest and most positive influences on your self-concept at work?
How does your self-concept influence your communication choices with your co-workers? How might it influence your communication with the new employee?
Define perception. How can your self-concept influence your perception in the workplace?
Identify two ways you can work to improve upon your perception.
Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines
Your Assignment should be 2-3 page expository essay, not including the Title and Reference pages, and should include the following elements:
Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs
The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics (including the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).
Reference Page: Sources in APA format
Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 point font, double-spaced
Use APA Formatting and Citation style
If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Writing Center.
This Assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:
CM206-1: Explain how self-concept and perception impact interpersonal communication.
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
Submitting Your Assignment
Use the provided Unit 2 Assignment Template. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 2 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file. To view your graded work after your instructor has evaluated it, please visit your Gradebook.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 4 Assignment
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication at Work
You have been hired as a consultant to present on verbal and nonverbal communication best practices in the workplace. The company that has hired you is concerned that they have seen an increase in misunderstandings between employees and they attribute it to poor communication. Specifically, they have been noticing contradictions between verbal and nonverbal cues.
Please prepare a PowerPoint presentation that will address the expressed needs of the company. Be sure to create one slide for each of the topics below and use the notes section to offer speaking notes, including a minimum of three relevant citations.
Using the Unit 4 Assignment Template, please respond to the following:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: What is verbal communication? Provide two examples to illustrate the importance of accurate verbal communication in interpersonal interactions in the workplace.
Slide 3: What are the four principles of verbal communication? Provide a minimum of two examples of how they can be applied in the workplace.
Slide 4: What is nonverbal communication? What is the importance of accurate nonverbal communication in interpersonal interactions in the workplace?
Slide 5: What are the four principles of nonverbal communication? Provide one example for each of the four principles to illustrate what they look like applied in the workplace.
Slide 6: Identify at least three types nonverbal cues. What do they look like applied successfully in the workplace?
Slide 7: References
Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines
Your Assignment should be at least seven slides, not including the Title and Reference slides, and should include the following elements:
Title slide: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
Body: At least seven slides answering the questions provided in the Assignment directions in complete sentences and paragraphs
Reference slide: Sources in APA format
Use APA Formatting and Citation style
If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Writing Center.
This Assignment assesses the following Course Outcome:
CM206-2: Identify the roles of symbolic cues in interpersonal interactions.
Submitting Your Assignment
Use the provided Unit 4 Assignment Template. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file. To view your graded work after your instructor has evaluated it, please visit your Gradebook.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 6 Assignment
Diversity at Work
You work for a company that recently announced a merger, which will combine your organization with one across the country. While you do similar work, the culture within each organization is very different.
You have been asked to prepare a presentation for your team on the importance of considering diversity in communication as you prepare for the merger. Please prepare a PPT presentation that will address the importance of considering diversity in communication. Be sure to create one slide for each of the topics below and use the notes section to offer speaking notes, including two relevant citations.
Using the Unit 6 Assignment Template, please respond to the following:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Define diversity.
Slide 3: Provide three reasons to consider diversity at work.
Slide 4: Identify a minimum of two examples of diversity in the workplace that should be considered.
Slide 5: Explain how diversity can influence our interpersonal communication at work.
Slide 6: Provide two guidelines for how to engage in the workplace with those who are different from ourselves, while still demonstrating respect for those differences.
Slide 7: References
Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines
Your Assignment should be at least seven slides, not including the Title and Reference slides, and should include the following elements:
Title slide: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
Body: At least seven slides answering the questions provided in the Assignment directions in complete sentences and paragraphs
Reference slide: Sources in APA format
Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 point font
Use APA Formatting and Citation style
If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Writing Center.
This Assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:
CM206-3: Define effective interpersonal communication in diverse contexts.
GEL-7.02: Apply ethical reasoning to ethical issues within the field of communication.
PC-4.3: Apply concepts of multiculturalism and diversity to become an agent of change.
Submitting Your Assignment
Use the provided Unit 6 Assignment Template. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file. To view your graded work after your instructor has evaluated it, please visit your Gradebook.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 8 Assignment
The Power of Listening
Your company recently paid your trip to attend training on listening. The focus of the one-day workshop was to identify and explain the different types of listening and demonstrate the value of active listening in the workplace. Now you are back in the office and you have been asked to share your new knowledge with your fellow employees by creating a tri-fold pamphlet.
Using the Unit 8 Assignment Template, please address the following in your pamphlet:
Define Hearing, Listening, and Active Listening.
Identify two similarities and two key differences between all three.
What does listening look like?
Identify three nonverbal cues that demonstrate to others that we are listening.
What are two ways we use our verbal messages to demonstrate listening?
Explain the value of listening.
What are at least two of the benefits of being a good listener?
What might be some consequences of poor listening?
Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines
Your Assignment should be a tri-fold pamphlet, and should include the following elements:
Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs
Reference Page: Sources in APA format
Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 point font, double-spaced
Use APA Formatting and Citation style
If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Writing Center.
This Assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:
CM206-4: Explain the value of listening in interpersonal relationships.
Submitting Your Assignment
Use the provided Unit 8 Assignment Template. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 8 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file. To view your graded work after your instructor has evaluated it, please visit your Gradebook.
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 1 Quiz
Question 1Perception is considered a ______.
Question options:
1) Process
2) Product
3) Skill
4) Theory
Question 2 Which of the following is not an example of one of the three features of salience?
Question options:
1) Noticing artwork because you find the use of color to be exceptional
2) Tuning in to a song on the radio that you love
3) I expect a store to be clean when I enter, so when it is not, I take notice
4) I use the word “dude” in a sentence because of my age
Question 3 We organize information in one of three ways. Which of the following is an example of organizing information based on similarity?
Question options:
1) Categorizing three people as being related because they all look alike
2) Categorizing three people as being unrelated because they all look different
3) Assuming three people are related because they all live in the same house
4) Assuming someone is not a student because they are 70 years old
Question 4 Which of the following might be a cultural schema in the U.S. for written communication in a professional context?
Question options:
1) Use of text language
2) Capitalization of personal pronouns, such as “I” statements
3) Use of emojis
4) Informal greetings, such as “Hey…”
Question 5 Karen is so helpful; she really is a caring person. The preceding statement is an example of which type of attribution?
Question options:
1) Internal
2) External
3) Behavioral
4) Procedural
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 3 Quiz
All communication is _____.
Question options:
1) Symbolic
2) Rational
3) Inherent
4) Intrinsic
Question 2 Juan and Jessica plan to meet for lunch. However, Juan’s version of lunch is 2 p.m. and grabbing something quick, while Jessica’s version of lunch is around 11:30 a.m., and she had planned to sit down and order something. Although they used the same word, “lunch,” it produced different interpretations or _____, in terms of Ogden & Richard’s Triangle of Meaning.
Question options:
1) Thoughts
2) Symbols
3) Referents
4) Signs
Question 3When I say the word bird, you think of a sweet canary calling outside your window and I think of the Alfred Hitchcock movie, The Birds. This is an example of what?
Question options:
1) Connotative meaning
2) Denotative meaning
3) Halo effect
4) Horn effect
Question 4The statement, “Professional grammar has been decreasing,” is an example of which of the following types of linguistic expressions?
Question options:
1) Feelings
2) Needs
3) Thoughts
4) Observations
Question 5 “You are never going to finish school” is an example of which type of unsupportive message?
Question options:
1) Global label
2) Sarcasm
3) Dragging up the past
4) Judgmental “you” messages
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 5 Quiz
Question 1 One of the key factors for effective communication with people we are different from is:
Question options:
1) Tolerance
2) Patience
3) Diversity
4) Empathy
Question 2 The ability to relate appropriately in a variety of different contexts with individuals who are different from yourself can best be described as:
Question options:
1) Tolerance
2) Intercultural competence
3) Intercultural communication
4) Empathy
Question 3Which of the characteristics of diversity is being represented in the following example: Genna is a millennial and Karen is a baby boomer.
Question options:
1) Language
2) Race
3) Gender
4) Age
Question 4Diversity is most synonymous with the term:
Question options:
1) Differences
2) Similarities
3) Characteristics
4) Communication
Question 5According to the readings, it is important to _____ diversity.
Question options:
1) Ignore
2) Acknowledge
3) Repress
4) Report
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 7 Quiz
Question 1 Listening is:
Question options:
1) The same as hearing
2) A learned process
3) Passive
4) Natural
Question 2 The first step in the listening process is to:
Question options:
1) Select what material to focus on
2) Respond
3) Interpret the cues
4) Physically receive the message
Question 3 When interpreting information we are trying to _____.
Question options:
1) Understand it
2) Memorize it
3) Keep it in short term memory
4) Recall it
Question 4 When we are listening to a briefing at work we are likely demonstrating which listening type?
Question options:
1) Informational listening
2) Critical listening
3) Discriminative listening
4) empathetic listening
Question 5
Listening to a friend share their joy over finding a new job is an example of what type of listening?
Question options:
1) Informational listening
2) Critical listening
3) Discriminative listening
4) Empathetic listening
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit 9 Quiz
Question 1 Emotional Intelligence or EI refers to:
Question options:
1) Managing emotions
2) Knowing exactly why someone feels the way they do
3) Suppressing emotions
4) Reacting to emotions
Question 2 Emotions are shaped by:
Question options:
1) Engaging in dual perspective
2) Monitoring our language use
3) Perceptions
4) Self-concept
Question 3 Emotions are:
Question options:
1) Subjective
2) Objective
3) Universal
4) Culturally bound
Question 4Sweaty palms prior to an interview would be considered what type of emotional reaction?
Question options:
1) Physiological
2) Behavioral
3) Communicative
4) Social
Question 5 Hugging a friend who is sad would be an example of what type of emotional reaction?
Question options:
1) Physiological
2) Behavioral
3) Communicative
4) Social
CM206 Interpersonal Communications
Unit Final Quiz
Question 1 Emotions are:
Question options:
1) Universal
2) Personal
3) Objective
4) Concrete
Question 2 Getting butterflies in your stomach before a presentation is an example of which of the following characteristics of emotions?
Question options:
1) Psychological
2) Behavioral
3) Communicative
4) Social
Question 3 Intentionally ignoring someone you are upset with is an example of what type of emotional response?
Question options:
1) Psychological
2) Behavioral
3) Communicative
4) Social
Question 4 Emotions such as joy, distress, and even surprise are considered universal and an example of which type of emotion?
Question options:
1) Critical
2) Primary
3) Secondary
4) Subjective
Question 5 These types of emotions do not typically have corresponding facial expressions associated with them, and thus, are not considered universal.
Question options:
1) Critical emotions
2) Primary emotions
3) Secondary emotions
4) Subjective emotions
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