UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE CAMPUS SYLLABUS
Interpersonal Communication Skills
COMM 200 - Module G-LH

Week 1 // Week 2 // Week 3 // Week 4 // Week 5

Grade Schedule and Criteria

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INSTRUCTOR:                    Andree Swanson
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REQUIRED TEXTS:

Adler, R. B., & Towne, N. (1998).  Activities manual/ study guide to accompany looking out/looking in:  Interpersonal communication (9^th ed.). Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace.

 Adler, R. B., & Towne, N. (1998).  Looking out/looking in:  Interpersonal communication (9^th ed.). Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace.

General Studies Program Handbook (All students should have received a copy of the handbook for their program. If not, students may request a copy of the handbook by calling Specialty Books.)

 University of Phoenix-Approved Style Guide. (Usually purchased by the student in the first course of the program. If not, students may purchase a copy by request via Specialty Books.)

 University of Phoenix Learning Resources Manual (Usually purchased by the student in the first course of the program. If not, students may purchase a copy by request via Specialty Books.)

ANDREE SWANSON’S INTRODUCTION:

OVERVIEW OF THE CLASS

 OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

This course is designed to foster an understanding and appreciation of effective interpersonal skills.  It addresses self-awareness, group process, self-disclosure, effective communication, conflict resolution, and team building.

DESCRIPTION OF WEEKLY SCHEDULE

For UOP Online courses, weeks begin on Thursday (Day 1) and end on Wednesday (Day 7). A typical week is shown below:
Day 1: Thursday
Day 2: Friday
Day 3: Saturday
Day 4: Sunday
Day 5: Monday
Day 6: Tuesday
Day 7: Wednesday

Consult the detailed schedule at the end of the syllabus for specific due dates of assignments. Each student is responsible for meeting the deadlines given. However, I will post periodic reminder notes of upcoming due dates.

CLASS PROCEDURES

Main Meeting -- This will be used for discussion of the material. All responses to the discussion questions found at the end of the lecture, as well as class discussion topics should also be confined to this Newsgroup.

o   Threading – For each discussion question, exercise, etc., I will initiate a new “thread” within the Newsgroup.  Please reply to this thread and do not create a new thread.  This will make it easier to follow the flow of a conversation within a Newsgroup.  For example, look for something like this: 
Summaries, Week 1, thread.”

o   Questions – I encourage you to post your questions in the <<Main Newsgroup>> because more than likely there will be other students with the same concern and everyone is able to read the response to the issue.  For a question or concern that is not appropriate for the <<Main Newsgroup>>, feel free to send it to aswanson@email.uophx.edu.  Should you have any serious problems, call me.

Assignment  Meeting – You will get a crazy error message when you try to post to this, however, trust me your document will appear.  Usually what I do is when I see an assignment posted, I immediately send you an acknowledgement letting you know that it arrived.  You will send “assignments” to this Newsgroup.  Watch for this designation in further course materials.

Class Materials Meeting -- Lectures will be posted in the class materials meeting. This is where you will find all the lectures for this course; this is a write-only meeting.

Learning Team Newsgroups (A, B, C, & D) -- This is where you will meet with the members of your assigned study group.

Travel / Absences - If you need to travel or be absent for a period of time, contact me ahead of time. I am here to help…but do remember your minimum requirements for participation.

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READING

The readings for each are posted in this syllabus. The reading for this class is plentiful and students are advised to read ahead whenever possible.

RESPONSES

Discussion questions are posted frequently to explore the content of the class in more depth and at the same time to allow the students to develop their collaborative skills in the class meeting. Active participation is required and is a part of your overall grade. In drafting your responses be sure to keep the following guidelines in mind:
•       Be brief and to the point
•       Your answer should add to the discussion
•       Be collaborative not combative
•       Be positive in your approach
•       Be timely in your responses 

PARTICIPATION

As with any online class, participation is key to the learning process and you are expected to participate at least 5 days each week in several areas. Discussions will take place in the Main Newsgroup. Your participation must relate to the class material.

 Participation means:

 Posting at least 1 note on each of those 5 days each week to the Main Newsgroup.

·        Posting more than "I agree," or "that's interesting," etc.

·        Contributing to the discussion IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

If you plan to be away for any length of time, please consider making arrangements to have a portable computer with you.

The participation grade is based on my subjective opinion of each student's participation. It includes:

·        attendance,

·        contributions to class discussion, and,

·        contributions to the group's efforts.

(Those who show innovation, creativity, leadership and an extra effort, without attempting to dominate class discussions, score higher. Those who demonstrate average, active participation and attitude score accordingly.)

Examples of quality participation include:

·        asking relevant and appropriate questions,

·        stimulating discussion with relevant examples from the workplace, and,

·        supplementing class discussions with timely articles.

STANDARDS  <<<<Pay special attention to this

Assignments will be graded based on the following:

•       Appropriateness
•       Incorporation of theory
•       Organization
•       Understanding
•       Critical thinking
•       Writing skills
•       Structure
•       Format

In all assignments strict attention will be paid to grammatical correctness, including punctuation, spelling, syntax and style. All assignments are due on the dates indicated. Late papers will result in a 1 point deduction for each day subsequent to the due date.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Academic honesty is just as important in the Online Campus environment as it is on a University of Phoenix campus. Always submit original work that represents your ideas, not the words of others. Words, phrases and ideas from sources other than the student must be cited correctly. Remember that any words taken from periodicals, books, and electronic publications must be cited. However, don’t forget that interviews, videotapes, and recordings must be cited also. One area that is sometimes forgotten is words taken from a public meeting or a private mailbox. These words must be cited also.

=== Failure to cite your sources correctly is plagiarism.

For more information on documenting sources using the APA style, refer to your Little, Brown Handbook, page 307 (APA tab).

 The University trusts each student to maintain high standards of honesty and ethical behavior. All assignments submitted in fulfillment of course requirements must be the student’s own work. All assignments except those designed as “group” are meant to be individual efforts. Group efforts are meant to be equal efforts of all group members

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