Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
COMM
Course Subject
COMM
Course Number
3380
Course Section
01
Course Title
Small Group Communication
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
O, S
Area of Study
ACCT, BSAN, CSTD, ECON, FIN, GBUS, IBUS, MGMT
Course Description
Goals: To provide real-life experience in small task-oriented groups in order to examine communication interaction in small groups and teams; to gain an understanding of how group interactions and processes are influenced by communication, and how group interactions and processes in turn affect communication patterns; to gain an understanding of task issues as well as interpersonal relationships in groups and teams, and how communication affects both; to provide opportunities to examine individual communication interaction patterns. Content: Theories of communication as it functions in teams and small groups; problem-solving processes; phases of small-group interaction; development of norms, roles, group cohesiveness, climate, productivity, and leadership; analysis of the impact of power, status, conflict, and conformity on small-group and team interaction; pragmatic skills related to group presentations; methods to enhance group productivity. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or junior/senior standing. Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Corgan, Verna, "COMM3380-01.Small Group Communication.Sp16.Corgan,Verna" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 6642.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/6642