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Dec 12, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
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CMN 130 - Teamwork and Leadership in Small Groups [SUN# COM 2271] 3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours 3 lecture periods 0 lab periods Study and training in small group communication. Includes the nature and functions of small group communication; leadership, influence, and decision-making in small groups; principles of small group interactions, and designing and delivering small group presentations.
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - Options; Meets CTE - Options.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain the nature and functions of small group communication.
- Analyze social interactions, leadership, influence (power), and decision-making processes in small groups.
- Demonstrate basic techniques and principles of effective small group interactions.
- Prepare a small group presentation.
Outline:
- The Nature and Functions of Small Group Communication
- Components of small group communication
- Models of small group development
- Socialization process
- Characteristics of small group tasks
- Diversity among small group members
- Leadership, Influence, and Decision-Making in Small Groups
- Approaches to small group leadership
- Classic leadership approaches
- Popular communication leadership approaches
- Types of decision-making procedures
- Relational communication among small group members
- Verbal and nonverbal communication
- Listening
- Principles of Small Group Interactions
- Small group roles
- Personality traits
- Conflict in small groups
- Cohesion and climate in the small group
- Guidelines to enhance communication competence
- Designing and Delivering Small Group Presentations
- Analyzing the audience
- Selecting a topic
- Organizing
- Supporting materials
- Delivery
Effective Term: Full Academic Year 2019/2020
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