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• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)

• COM 310 Entire Course (UOP Course)

• Please study the syllabus to familiarize yourself
  with the objectives we will be covering in this
  course. What are your expectations of this class?
  Do you have any preconceived notions when you
  hear the term "Communication Theory"?
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• COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Communication Introduction Worksheet (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
  Communication Theories Matrix (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)

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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
I realize this is the last day of Week 1, but I
wanted to post this anyway, just to highlight
another theory from the Week 1 reading. It is
perfectly fine for this discussion to carry into
the first few days of Week 2.)Chapter 8 of your
text discusses the Expectancy Violations Theory.
One major premise of this theory is that people
have expectations about the behaviors (both
verbal and nonverbal) of others. Can you provide
an example from your own life that relates to the
Expectancy Violations Theory?
  Your text discusses the concept of individual
"fields of experience". How does a person's field
of experience influence a communication event?
Can you think of a communication experience or
relationship you have had that was significantly
influenced by differing fields of experience?
(Remember, this doesn't necessarily refer to a
"field of experience" as in work experience!)
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COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Communication Introduction Worksheet (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)

• Complete the University of Phoenix Material
  Communication Introduction Worksheet located in
  Week One of the COM310 ecampus page. Instructions
  and details of the assignment are included.

  Chapter 9 of your text discusses the
Uncertainty Reduction Theory which is the only
communication theory devoted to initial
interactions. There are seven axioms of URT.
Please choose one axiom and discuss how you have
experienced this axiom of URT in a past
communication exchange. Do you think your
knowledge of the URT will influence your future
initial interactions?  
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
Chapter 13 of your text discusses the
Communication Privacy Management Theory, which is
a practical theory designed to explain the
everyday issue of whether or not to tell someone
something. Many of our interactions (personal,
school, work) in today's world occur in an online
environment. How does the Communication Privacy
Management Theory apply to online relationships?
Is there more or less disclosure in online
relationships?
  Chapter 10 of your text discusses the Social
Penetration Theory which involves
self-disclosure. What are the consequences of
poorly planned or inappropriate self-disclosure?
Can you think of examples from your own life
where self-disclosure caused a problem?
Conversely, what are the benefits of
self-disclosure?  
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COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Communication Theories Matrix (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 2 DQ 4 (UOP Course)
  Complete the University of Phoenix Material
Communication Theories Matrix located in Week
One of the COM310 ecampus page. Instructions and
details of the assignment are included. Please
complete the peer evaluation form after this
assignment is completed.
  Chapter 11 of your text discusses the Social
Exchange Theory which is based on the notion that
people review and weigh their relationships in
terms of costs and rewards. Does applying this
theory to your current or past relationships help
you understand those relationships? (These can be
personal relationships or work-related
relationships.) Explain your answer.
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 15 of your text discusses the Adaptive
Structuration Theory. This theory has three main
components Agency and reflexivity, duality of
structure, and social integration. Please choose
one of these elements of the Adaptive
Structuration Theory and discuss your experiences
with that element. Do you think the Adaptive
Structuration Theory is useful in providing an
understanding of how structures that are created
in groups influence communication and decisions?
  Chapter 14 of your text discusses the concept
of Groupthink. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages associated with having a high level
of cohesiveness among members of a group. Have
you ever been in a group where Groupthink was an
issue? If so, what could have been done to avoid
Groupthink? If not, what has been done that has
allowed you to avoid Groupthink in a group
situation?
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 16 of your text discusses the
Organizational Culture Theory. In the
introduction to the chapter there is a story
about Fran Callahan and her job with Jewelry
Plus. How do you think employees like Fran
Callahan can successfully ease into a new
organizational culture? Based on the information
you read about the Organizational Culture Theory,
what advice would you give Fran as she begins her
"new" job with Jewelry Plus?
  Chapter 17 discusses the Organizational
Information Theory and the associated concept of
"equivocality". Recall an organization in which
you were or are a member (workplace, sports team,
volunteer organization, community group, etc.).
Can you remember an incident when you or the
organization received ambiguous information? If
so, what "rules" did you or the organization use
in dealing with this equivocality?  
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COM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Script Project
Action Plan (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessing
Your Organizations Values (UOP Course)
  Complete the Week Three section of the
University of Phoenix Material Final Learning
Team Script Project located in Week Two of the
COM310 ecampus page. Instructions and details of
the assignment are included. Please complete the
peer evaluation form after this assignment is
completed. As a note, your action plan should be
completed in proper APA format (with a cover
page) and should outline the steps your team will
go through (and the responsibilities) to complete
the remainder of the project.
  Write a 900- to 1,200-word paper in which you
analyze the values of the organization for which
you work. Observe and analyze the corporate or
business culture. Include the structure of the
organization and information sharing practices.
In the introduction to your paper, explain and
provide the relevant background of your
organization. Answer the following questions.
How do structure and power relationships
influence decision-making within your
organization?
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 22 of your text discusses George
Gerbner and the concept of Cultivation Analysis.
For this discussion question please discuss
reality TV (such as Survivor, Jersey Shore,
Real World) and the extent to which Cultivation
theorists would analyze these shows. What
features of reality television are opportunistic
to study? In your opinion, what would Gerbner say
about this television programming? (Try to
reference your text here to strengthen your
opinion.)  
  Chapter 18 of your text discussesAristotle and
his Rhetoric. Aristotle spent a great deal of
time considering the content of a public speech
but also indicates that it is crucial for a
speaker to consider delivery as well. In your
opinion of public speaking, which element is more
important- content or delivery? Explain your
response by including an example from a
presentation you have witnessed or delivered.
Also, try to incorporate some of Aristotle's way
of thinking about this issue by quoting and
referencing your text.  
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 4 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 23 of your text discusses the Uses and
Gratifications Theory. What feature of Uses and
Gratifications Theory is most appealing or most
applicable to you? Why? Please incorporate
examples and text references into your response.  
  Chapter 24 of your text discusses the Spiral of
Silence Theory (SST) which rests on public
opinion. One of the assertions of the SST is that
people "seek out the media to confirm or
disconfirm their observations and then interpret
their own observations through the media"
(p.414). Considering that the Internet has become
a powerful media outlet, what kind of influence
do you think the Internet has on public opinion  
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COM 310 Week 4 Learning Team Script Project
Appendices (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Communication Theories Paper (UOP Course)
  Complete the Week Four section of the
University of Phoenix MaterialFinal Learning
Team Script Project located in Week Two of the
COM310 ecampus page. Instructions and details of
the assignment are included. Please complete the
peer evaluation form after this assignment is
completed.
  Write a 1,900 to 2,700-word paper that applies
three of the communication theories you have
studied so far to your personal and/or
professional life. Please make sure your paper is
written in proper APA format. First, start off by
describing each theorys primary tenets. For the
theory, provide at least one example as to how
this theory connects to your life (for instance,
you may describe a situation or experience you
had that illustrates the theory). Make sure to
connect the material in your example back to the
primary tenets of the theory
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COM 310 Week 5 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 5 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 29 of your text introduces the
Communication Accommodation Theory which defines
accommodation as the ability to (typically
unconsciously) "adjust, modify, or regulate one's
behavior in response to another" (p.495). Why is
it useful to engage in communication
accommodation when interacting with other groups?
What are the potential disadvantages of employing
communication accommodation? How does
communication accommodation influence your
perception of others?
  Chapter 27 of your text discusses the
Standpoint Theory, which includes the concept
that there are multiple truths to any given
situation and therefore communication is based on
subjectivity. If all truths are understood as
coming from some subjective standpoint, how is it
possible for people to communicate? How do we
reach agreement among people with different
viewpoints?  
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COM 310 Week 5 Learning Team Project Final
Scripts (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 5 Individual Assignment Television
News Program Analysis Assignment(UOP Course)
  Complete the Week Five section of the
University of Phoenix Material Final Learning
Team Script Project located in Week Two of the
COM/310 student website. Instructions and details
of the assignment are included.  
  Watch television news coverage of the same
story on three different TV networks to address
the following three questions. Write an analysis
of your findings in a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper.
Include how the three different forms of coverage
of the same news story are portrayed and how the
segments are framed with regard to presentation
and bias. Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources
other than your textbook.
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COM 310 Week 5 Learning Team Project Final
Scripts (UOP Course)
COM 310 Week 5 Individual Assignment Television
News Program Analysis Assignment(UOP Course)
  Complete the Week Five section of the
University of Phoenix Material Final Learning
Team Script Project located in Week Two of the
COM/310 student website. Instructions and details
of the assignment are included.  
  Watch television news coverage of the same
story on three different TV networks to address
the following three questions. Write an analysis
of your findings in a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper.
Include how the three different forms of coverage
of the same news story are portrayed and how the
segments are framed with regard to presentation
and bias. Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources
other than your textbook.
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COM 310 Week 5 Summary (UOP Course)
 
  Write a 350-500 words summary of the course  
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