Student Learning Outcomes & Objectives

What are the student learning objectives? 

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:  

1. Identify ethical interpersonal communication by applying communication theory and research. 

2. Analyze 'self-concept' development and its relationship to interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. 

3. Identify the factors that influence perception and construct language to accurately identify one's own perception and the perceptions of others.

4. Explain and analyze the role of emotions in interpersonal situations and communication. 

5. Assess the nature and impact of language and apply language skills to communicate with people of various gender, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. 

6. Define and explain types of nonverbal communication, assess their appropriateness, and apply them in various situations. 

7. Analyze how listening skills affect what is heard and how it is translated in social and cultural realities. 

8. Explain why people form relationships and evaluate ways to deepen relationships. 

9. Describe conflict management styles used in relationships and how those styles affect conflict in the relationship. 

10. Identify negative and positive behaviors that impact relationships and how to alter those behaviors, including variables such as culture, gender, ethnicity, and race.