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Course Overview |
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CJ
307/507 -- Small Group Communication
3 crs. (3-0). F, Sp.
P: Sophomore standing with total and resident gradepoint averages of
2.5 or above, or graduate standing. GE I-A
Theories, concepts, and skills to improve
small group communication. Includes principles of group
dynamics, decision making, problem solving, interpersonal conflict,
leadership, and team building. |
Office Hours |
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11:00-11:50 M--W--F
12:00-12:50 M------F
3:30-4:00 M--W--
& by appointment* |
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Small Group Communication and CJ
Department Goals
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Departmental Philosophy:
Long noted for the excellence of their academic and
co-curricular programs, the Communication and Journalism faculty
remain committed to a philosophy emphasizing the development,
integration, and practical application theories, knowledge, and
skills related to communication, journalism, and mass communication |
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CJ Program Goals and Objectives.
The academic programs of the UWEC Department of Communication and
Journalism are designed to prepare students for responsible roles in
communication, journalism, and mass communication. The
Department offers diversified curriculum in which all students can
expect to develop in these areas: |
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Oral, written, and visual communication skills;
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Research and information-gathering skills;
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Critical and analytical thinking;
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Awareness and knowledge of communication processes in
diverse cultural, social, legal,
and ethical contexts |
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Small Group Communication is
designed to promote the development of oral, written, and visual
communication in classroom discussions, researching a social
problem, and in written and oral reports presented in class; to
promote the further development of research and
information-gathering skill in classroom exercises and in the
research of a social problem; your critical and analytical thinking
skills will also be developed in a series of classroom exercises
focusing on group problem solving and decision making as well as in
your analysis of a social problem; and you will study the effects of
diverse membership and diverse societal expectations on group
dynamics. |
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Small Group Communication and the
UWEC Baccalaureate |
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The
official goals of the UWEC baccalaureate are to develop
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An understanding of a liberal
education
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An appreciation of the
University as a learning community
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An ability to inquire, think, analyze
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An ability to write, read, speak, listen
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An understanding of numerical data
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An historical consciousness
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International and intercultural
experience
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An understanding of science and
scientific methods
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An appreciation of the arts
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An understanding of values
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An understanding of human behavior and human
institutions
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Small Group Communication is
designated as a General Education course, not only because it
focuses on the development of communication skills, but also
because it contributes toward (a) an understanding of human
behaviors and human institutions (within group contexts); (b) an
ability to inquire, think, and analyze (group problem solving and
decision making); (c) an understanding of values (how they
influence decision making, conflict, and other group dynamics);
and an appreciation of the university as a learning community
(learning groups). |
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