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COM 310 Entire Course   COM 310 Week 1 Individual
Assignment Communication Introduction
Worksheet COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1 COM 310 Week 1 DQ
2 COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3 COM 310 Week 2 Learning
Team Assignment Communication Theories Matrix COM
310 Week 2 DQ 1 COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2 COM 310 Week
2 DQ 3 COM 310 Week 2 DQ4 COM 310 Week 3 Learning
Team Script Project Action Plan
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1   Week 1 DQ 1 Please study
the syllabus to familiarize yourself with the
objectives we will be covering in this course.
What are your expectations of this class? Do you
have any preconceived notions when you hear the
term "Communication Theory"?
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 2   Week 1 DQ 2 Your text
discusses the concept of individual "fields of
experience". How does a person's field of
experience influence a communication event? Can
you think of a communication experience or
relationship you have had that was significantly
influenced by differing fields of experience?
(Remember, this doesn't necessarily refer to a
"field of experience" as in work experience!)
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 3   Week 1 DQ 3 (I realize this
is the last day of Week 1, but I wanted to post
this anyway, just to highlight another theory
from the Week 1 reading. It is perfectly fine for
this discussion to carry into the first few days
of Week 2.)   Chapter 8 of your text discusses
the Expectancy Violations Theory. One major
premise of this theory is that people have
expectations about the behaviors (both verbal and
nonverbal) of others. Can you provide an example
from your own life that relates to the Expectancy
Violations Theory? Does understanding this theory
help you make sense of that communication
situation?
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COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Communication Introduction Worksheet   Communicati
on Introduction Worksheet (Individual). Complete
the University of Phoenix Material Communication
Introduction Worksheet located in Week One of
the COM310 ecampus page. Instructions and details
of the assignment are included.
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 1   Week 2 DQ 1 Chapter 9 of
your text discusses the Uncertainty Reduction
Theory which is the only communication theory
devoted to initial interactions. There are seven
axioms of URT. Please choose one axiom and
discuss how you have experienced this axiom of
URT in a past communication exchange. Do you
think your knowledge of the URT will influence
your future initial interactions?
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2   Week 2 DQ 2 Chapter 10 of
your text discusses the Social Penetration Theory
which involves self-disclosure. What are the
consequences of poorly planned or inappropriate
self-disclosure? Can you think of examples from
your own life where self-disclosure caused a
problem? Conversely, what are the benefits of
self-disclosure?
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 3   Week 2 DQ 3 Chapter 13 of
your text discusses the Communication Privacy
Management Theory, which is a practical theory
designed to explain the everyday issue of whether
or not to tell someone something. Many of our
interactions (personal, school, work) in today's
world occur in an online environment. How does
the Communication Privacy Management Theory apply
to online relationships? Is there more or less
disclosure in online relationships?
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ4   Week 2 DQ 4 Chapter 11 of
your text discusses the Social Exchange Theory
which is based on the notion that people review
and weigh their relationships in terms of costs
and rewards. Does applying this theory to your
current or past relationships help you understand
those relationships? (These can be personal
relationships or work-related relationships.)
Explain your answer.
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COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Communication Theories Matrix   Communication
Theories Matrix (Learning Team) Complete the
University of Phoenix Material Communication
Theories Matrix located in Week One of the
COM310 ecampus page. Instructions and details of
the assignment are included. Please complete the
peer evaluation form after this assignment is
completed.
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 1   Week 3 DQ 1 Chapter 14 of
your text discusses the concept of Groupthink.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages
associated with having a high level of
cohesiveness among members of a group. Have you
ever been in a group where Groupthink was an
issue? If so, what could have been done to avoid
Groupthink? If not, what has been done that has
allowed you to avoid Groupthink in a group
situation?
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 2   Week 3 DQ 2 Chapter 15 of
your text discusses the Adaptive Structuration
Theory. This theory has three main components
Agency and reflexivity, duality of structure, and
social integration. Please choose one of these
elements of the Adaptive Structuration Theory and
discuss your experiences with that element. Do
you think the Adaptive Structuration Theory is
useful in providing an understanding of how
structures that are created in groups influence
communication and decisions?
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4   Week 3 DQ 4 Chapter 16 of
your text discusses the Organizational Culture
Theory. In the introduction to the chapter there
is a story about Fran Callahan and her job with
Jewelry Plus. How do you think employees like
Fran Callahan can successfully ease into a new
organizational culture? Based on the information
you read about the Organizational Culture Theory,
what advice would you give Fran as she begins her
"new" job with Jewelry Plus? Have you ever been
in a position like the one Fran finds herself in
now? (And I don't mean as a jewelry salesperson!)
Please use the information that describes the
Organizational Culture Theory to help strengthen
your example.
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4   Week 3 DQ 3 Chapter 17
discusses the Organizational Information Theory
and the associated concept of "equivocality".
Recall an organization in which you were or are a
member (workplace, sports team, volunteer
organization, community group, etc.). Can you
remember an incident when you or the organization
received ambiguous information? If so, what
"rules" did you or the organization use in
dealing with this equivocality?
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COM 310 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessing
Your Organizations Values   Write a 900- to
1,200-word paper in which you analyze the values
of the organization for which you work. Observe
and analyze the corporate or business culture.
Include the structure of the organization and
information sharing practices. In the
introduction to your paper, explain and provide
the relevant background of your organization.
Answer the following questions.
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COM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Script Project
Action Plan   Learning Team Script Project
Action Plan (Learning Team) Complete the Week
Three section of the University of Phoenix
Material Final Learning Team Script Project
located in Week Two of the COM310 ecampus page.
Instructions and details of the assignment are
included. Please complete the peer evaluation
form after this assignment is completed. As a
note, your action plan should be completed in
proper APA format (with a cover page) and should
outline the steps your team will go through (and
the responsibilities) to complete the remainder
of the project.
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1   Week 4 DQ 1 Chapter 18 of
your text discussesAristotle and his Rhetoric.
Aristotle spent a great deal of time considering
the content of a public speech but also indicates
that it is crucial for a speaker to consider
delivery as well. In your opinion of public
speaking, which element is more important-
content or delivery? Explain your response by
including an example from a presentation you have
witnessed or delivered. Also, try to incorporate
some of Aristotle's way of thinking about this
issue by quoting and referencing your text.
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 2   Week 4 DQ 2 Chapter 22 of
your text discusses George Gerbner and the
concept of Cultivation Analysis. For this
discussion question please discuss reality TV
(such as Survivor, Jersey Shore, Real World) and
the extent to which Cultivation theorists would
analyze these shows. What features of reality
television are opportunistic to study? In your
opinion, what would Gerbner say about this
television programming? (Try to reference your
text here to strengthen your opinion.)
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 3   Week 4 DQ 3 Chapter 24 of
your text discusses the Spiral of Silence Theory
(SST) which rests on public opinion. One of the
assertions of the SST is that people "seek out
the media to confirm or disconfirm their
observations and then interpret their own
observations through the media" (p.414).
Considering that the Internet has become a
powerful media outlet, what kind of influence do
you think the Internet has on public opinion?
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 4   Week 4 DQ 4 Chapter 23 of
your text discusses the Uses and Gratifications
Theory. What feature of Uses and Gratifications
Theory is most appealing or most applicable to
you? Why? Please incorporate examples and text
references into your response.
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COM 310 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Communication Theories Paper   Communication
Theories Paper (Individual) Write a 1,900 to
2,700-word paper that applies three of the
communication theories you have studied so far to
your personal and/or professional life. Please
make sure your paper is written in proper APA
format. First, start off by describing each
theorys primary tenets. For the theory, provide
at least one example as to how this theory
connects to your life (for instance, you may
describe a situation or experience you had that
illustrates the theory). Make sure to connect the
material in your example back to the primary
tenets of the theory
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COM 310 Week 4 Learning Team Script Project
Appendices   Learning Team Script Project
Appendixes (Learning Team) Complete the Week Four
section of the University of Phoenix
MaterialFinal Learning Team Script Project
located in Week Two of the COM310 ecampus page.
Instructions and details of the assignment are
included. Please complete the peer evaluation
form after this assignment is completed.
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COM 310 Week 5 DQ 1   Week 5 DQ 1 Chapter 27 of
your text discusses the Standpoint Theory, which
includes the concept that there are multiple
truths to any given situation and therefore
communication is based on subjectivity. If all
truths are understood as coming from some
subjective standpoint, how is it possible for
people to communicate? How do we reach agreement
among people with different viewpoints?
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COM 310 Week 5 DQ 2   Week 5 DQ 2 Chapter 29 of
your text introduces the Communication
Accommodation Theory which defines accommodation
as the ability to (typically unconsciously)
"adjust, modify, or regulate one's behavior in
response to another" (p.495). Why is it useful to
engage in communication accommodation when
interacting with other groups? What are the
potential disadvantages of employing
communication accommodation? How does
communication accommodation influence your
perception of others?
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COM 310 Week 5 Individual Assignment Television
News Program Analysis Assignment   Watch
television news coverage of the same story on
three different TV networks to address the
following three questions. Write an analysis of
your findings in a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper.
Include how the three different forms of coverage
of the same news story are portrayed and how the
segments are framed with regard to presentation
and bias. Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources
other than your textbook.
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