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COM 310 Successful Learning

• COM 310 Entire Course

• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1

• COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Communication Introduction Worksheet
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 2
• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3
• COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
  Communication Theories Matrix
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 3
• COM 310 Week 2 DQ4
• COM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Script Project
  Action Plan
• COM 310 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessing
  Your Organizations Values
• COM 310 Week 3 DQ 1

• Please study the syllabus to familiarize yourself
  with the objectives we will be covering in this
  course. What are yourexpectations of this class?
  Do you have any preconceived notions when you
  hear the term "Communication Theory"?

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• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 2

• COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3

• 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!)

• (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?
  Does understanding this theory help you make
  sense of that communication situation?

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• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1

• COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Communication Introduction Worksheet

• Communication Introduction Worksheet
  (Individual).
• 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 2

• COM 310 Week 2 DQ 3

• 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 DQ 4

• COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
  Communication Theories Matrix

• Communication Theories Matrix (Learning Team)
• 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 1

• COM 310 Week 3 DQ 2

• 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 3

• COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4

• 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? Have you ever been
  in a position like the one Fran finds herself in
  now? (And I don't mean as a jewelry salesperson!)
  Please use the information that describes the
  Organizational Culture Theory to help strengthen
  your example.

• 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 Individual Assignment Assessing
  Your Organizations Values

• COM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Script Project
  Action Plan

• Learning Team Script Project Action Plan
  (Learning Team)
• 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?
• What physical, behavioral, and verbal
  manifestation symbols affect the culture of your
  organization, such as décor, logos, ceremonies,
  rituals, jokes, jargon, and stories?
• How does your organization collect, manage,
  and use information?
• Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources other
  than your textbook in your research for this
  paper.

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• COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1

• COM 310 Week 4 DQ 2

• 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

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• COM 310 Week 4 DQ 3

• COM 310 Week 4 DQ 4

• 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 Individual Assignment
  Communication Theories Paper

• COM 310 Week 4 Learning Team Script Project
  Appendices

• Learning Team Script Project Appendixes
  (Learning Team)
• 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.

• Communication Theories Paper (Individual)
• 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 1

• COM 310 Week 5 DQ 2

• 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 Individual Assignment Television
  News Program Analysis Assignment

• COM 310 Week 5 Learning Team Project Final Scripts

• 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

• 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.
• What are the points of view of the segments?
  Are they objective or subjective? How do they
  demonstrate that point of view? What was included
  that should not have been? What was omitted?

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• COM 310 Week 5 Summary

• Write a 350-500 words summary of the course

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