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COM 310 Entire Course For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 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.
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COM 310 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Communication Introduction Worksheet For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Communication
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 For more classes
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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.
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ 3 For more classes
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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.
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COM 310 Week 2 DQ4 For more classes
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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?
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COM 310 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Communication Theories Matrix For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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?
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 2 For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4 For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 3 DQ 4 For more classes
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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?
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COM 310 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessing
Your Organizations Values For more classes
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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 For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com 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.
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 1 For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 2 For more classes
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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.
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COM 310 Week 4 DQ 3 For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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
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COM 310 Week 4 Learning Team Script Project
Appendices For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com 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 For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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 For more classes
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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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