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COM 310 Entire Course
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
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1
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 DQ 2
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
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
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
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
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
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 DQ4
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
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
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
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 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.
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4
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
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
Action Plan
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.
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1
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
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
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
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
First, start off by describing each theorys
primary tenets. 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.
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COM 310 Week 4 Learning Team Script Project
Appendices
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
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
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
News Program Analysis Assignment
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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