Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communications

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of interpersonal communication. The course helps students become better communicators and prepares them to cope with everyday problems in face-to-face communication involving family, friends, fellow students, and co-workers. It emphasizes basic roles, skills, strategies, and activities that will help students to develop effective interpersonal relationships. Lectures, discussions, and exercises focus on the impact that gender, perception, self-disclosure, listening, language, non-verbal expression, and emotions have on interpersonal communication transactions. This course is designed for non-transfer students specializing in technical programs.