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Simone Williams
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Miami Dade College, North Campus
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Course Description
SPC 1017: Introduction to Communication
Students will develop conceptual knowledge and practical skills needed for effective verbal and nonverbal communication in interpersonal, intercultural, small-group, and public communication contexts enabling students to communicate successfully in personal, professional, educational, social, and civic settings. Writing intensive course.
Course Competencies
Competency 1: The student will explain the fundamentals of communication.
Competency 2: The student will explore issues in communication ethics.
Competency 3: The student will demonstrate intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills.
Competency 4: The student will create verbal and nonverbal messages adapted to a variety of audiences.
eBooks
Communication Across Cultures by
These resources will prepare culturally and linguistically diverse students for academic study in situations involving intercultural communication.
Interpersonal Communication by
Interpersonal Communication: A Mindful Approach to Relationships helps readers examine their own one-on-one communicative interactions using a mindfulness lens. The writing team of Jason S. Wrench, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, and Katherine Thweatt incorporates the latest communication theory and research to help students navigate everyday interpersonal interactions. The 14 chapters in this book cover topics typically taught in an undergraduate interpersonal communication course: family interactions, interpersonal dynamics, language, listening, nonverbal communication, and romantic relationships, as well as exploring emerging areas such as self-compassion, body positivity, friendships, and “the dark side”. The writing takes on a purposefully informal tone to engage readers. Each chapter is broken into different sections that have unique instructional outcomes, key takeaways, and exercises, and concludes with real-world case studies and sample quiz questions. Also included is an extensive glossary with over 350 definitions.
Improve Your Communication Skills by
good communication skills are vital in today's workplace. whether you need to keep the interest of a large audience, impress a potential employer or simply win the argument at an important meeting, sounding the part is key. improve your communication skills shows you how to improve your conversations and build rapport with colleagues, hold interviews and staff appraisals, learn the skills of persuasion, give effective presentations, write emails, letters and reports and write for the web.
Library Databases
Dive into our library's subject-specific databases to discover a world of articles, eBooks, videos, essays, and more!
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