THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP DISCUSSION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the central theories related to the formation, functioning, and effects of group communication dynamics Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain and evaluate the most influential lines of empirical research on the formation, functioning, and effects of group communication dynamic Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate effective communication skills through the articulation of critical thinking about group communication dynamics through writing and informal oral presentation Audience: Undergraduate 4. Hone skills in writing, public speaking, and library research Audience: Undergraduate 5. Improve writing through responses to feedback and revision Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the central theories related to the formation, functioning, and effects of group communication dynamics Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain and evaluate the most influential lines of empirical research on the formation, functioning, and effects of group communication dynamic Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate effective communication skills through the articulation of critical thinking about group communication dynamics through writing and informal oral presentation Audience: Undergraduate 4. Hone skills in writing, public speaking, and library research Audience: Undergraduate 5. Improve writing through responses to feedback and revision Audience: Undergraduate