Fall 2018  |  COMM 3409 Section 001: Nonverbal Communication (33739)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Ford Hall B10
Enrollment Status:
Closed (48 of 49 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Nonverbal communication in interpersonal communication process. Nonverbal codes (touch, space, smell, eye contact) and their communicative functions (impression management, flirting, persuading, lying) in relational contexts (intimate relationships, friendships, work relationship). Theories, practices.
Class Description:
The world of nonverbal communication! We are communicating nonverbally all the time, whether we want to or not. Right now, as you're reading these words, you're communicating nonverbally through your posture, your facial (non)expressions, your smell, your gestures, the seat you've chosen in this class, and your clothes. This course is designed to acquaint you with the pragmatics of nonverbal communication. Specifically, you will learn more about the importance, function, and meaning of nonverbal communication in the interpersonal communication process. In the first half of the course we will examine the structure of nonverbal communication by investigating several nonverbal codes, such as touch (haptics), personal distance (proxemics), and gestures (kinesics). In the second half of the course we will explore how these nonverbal codes work together to fulfill important communicative functions (e.g., deception, courtship, influencing) in various relational contexts (e.g, friendships, close relationships). In order to achieve these objectives I use various teaching tools, such as lectures, movies, in-class discussions, in-class exercises, assignments, research papers, and exams.
Grading:
16% Midterm Exam
12% Final Exam
50% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes Other Grading Information: 12% for second exam
Exam Format:
multiple choice
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33739/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

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