THEORY OF COMMUNICATION (4 Credits)
Learning Outcomes :
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Identify social phenomena using communication perspectives; LO2 – describe the relevancy of social phenomena and communication concepts and theories; LO3 – Discuss social phenomena around the globe using relevant communication theories and concepts.
Topics:
- The Self & Messages: Cognitive Dissonance Theory;
- Relationship Development: Social Exchange Theory;
- Group, Teams, and Organizations: Organizational Culture Theory;
- The Public: Dramatism;
- Culture and Diversity: Face Negotiation Theory;
- Culture and Diversity: Communication Accommodation Theory;
- Communication, Theory and Research;
- The Self and Messages: Symbolic Interaction Theory;
- The Self & Messages: Cognitive Dissonance Theory;
- Relationship Development: Social Information Processing Theory;
- Groups, Teams, and Organizations: Groupthink;
- Group, Teams, and Organizations: Organizational Culture Theory;
- The Public: The Rhetoric;
- The Public: Dramatism;
- The Media: Spiral of Silence Theory;
- The Media: Uses and Gratifications Theory;
- Culture and Diversity: Communication Accommodation Theory;
- The Media: Media Ecology Theory;
- Relationship Development: Social Exchange Theory.
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