COMM 3120 - Family Communication

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Communication

Description:

For Communication Studies majors, and other interested students. Study of the complexities and influences of the family structure as representative of culture. This includes communication structure, interaction patterns, parenthood, abuse, conflict, family goals of finance and education, and dealing with rapid changes in restructuring when people enter and leave the family unit. Covers family interactions from the first meeting of partners to the final stages of life. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply and demonstrate the importance of foundations and contributions of communication in both historical & contemporary contexts Prepare K-6 students for a technological world. 2. Identify and evaluate ethical communication in personal, professional, and societal contexts. 3. Illustrate how communication concepts and theories are used to understand communication behaviors in a variety of contexts, including small groups, organizations, interpersonal and professional relationships, and public discourse. 4. Synthesize and apply communication formulate possible interventions based on theory and skills to solve problems, manage personal and professional relationships, and overcome communication barriers. 5. Integrate critical reasoning into the formulation and delivery of effective and ethical personal, social, professional, and public oral and written messages for a variety of audience compositions in numerous contexts. 6. Analyze and critique messages from personal, social, professional, and public sources to determine message effectiveness, ethics, appropriateness, and strategies utilized by the message designer. 7. Apply effective and appropriate written & oral communication skills when exposed to intercultural settings, and cross-cultural environments to achieve a cultural sensitivity to diversity, as well as to navigate and overcome potential communication differences. Analyze social, cultural, ethical and contextual factors that impact family communication. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or Instructor Permission. FA, SP

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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