Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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COMS 4077 - Communicating with Diverse Students
This course is designed to explore issues relevant to enhancing communication competence and effectiveness between individuals of diverse backgrounds. Specifically, the class will address interactions between people from a variety of backgrounds including gender, age, religious, geographical, ethnic or racial differences. The focus will be on examining the impact of variables such as communication apprehension. Students will have the opportunity to explore the underlying patterns that influence their own, as well as others’, communication behaviors and discuss strategies to improve understanding of, and appreciation for, differences. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the key factors influencing communication style and different understandings of communication competence.
- Identify the major sources of difference with respect to communication patterns and discuss the possible positive/negative effects of those differences.
- For each age group (broadly defined as pre-school, early elementary, later elementary, junior high school, and high school), describe 2-4 activities and/or teaching strategies for enabling diverse groups of students to work together.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and communication dilemmas that confront students who are part of a diverse student body.
- Describe the factors that contribute to and/or undercut the ability of diverse student groups to work collaboratively.
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