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COM 310 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   (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 1 Individual Assignment
Communication Introduction Worksheet FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.com310cart.com   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.
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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?
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com   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 2 Learning Team Assignment
Communication Theories Matrix FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.com310cart.com   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.
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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?
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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.
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COM 310 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessing
Your Organizations Values FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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.
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COM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Script Project
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www.com310cart.com    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. Please be detailed and describe
all the action steps needed to complete the
project with assignment of team members for each
action item as well as some deadlines. Make sure
to explain how your team will ensure
accountability with your team members
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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.)
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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.
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COM 310 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Communication Theories Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.com310cart.com     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 4 Learning Team Script Project
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www.com310cart.com     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.
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COM 310 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     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?
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COM 310 Week 5 Individual Assignment Television
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VISIT www.com310cart.com     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
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m     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.
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COM 310 Week 5 Summary FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.com310cart.com     Write a 350-500 words
summary of the course
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