Faculty Name

Verna Corgan

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

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