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COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1

COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1. An Introduction to Dr. Andrew Finn Syllabus Student Expectations (Exercise) Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements Team Formation Student Introductions (Exercise) Lecture Components of Listening. Who I Am. Dr. Andrew Finn Web Site: www.umd.edu/~afinn

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COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1

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  1. COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1 An Introduction to Dr. Andrew Finn Syllabus Student Expectations (Exercise) Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements Team Formation Student Introductions (Exercise) Lecture Components of Listening

  2. Who I Am . . . • Dr. Andrew Finn • Web Site: www.umd.edu/~afinn • E-mail: afinn@umd.edu • Home: 703-425-1641 • Cell: 703-850-7003 • Skinner: 301-405-7447 • My Intention for this Semester: • We Learn a Lot • Everybody Makes It • Highest Grades EVER in COMM 470 • We Have FUN and ENJOY Coming to Class

  3. Learning Teams Pedagogical Principles • Student Learning - not Professor Teaching • Discussion is More Engaging than Lecture • Learn the Material, then Apply It Why I Use Teams • Students Learn MUCH More Why Businesses Use Teams • Rapidly Shifting Tasks • Empowerment, Self-Direction

  4. What Organizations Value http://www.cox.com/CoxCareer • Critical thinking -- seeing the big picture and being analytical; comprehending what you read • Communication -- getting your point across effectively when writing and speaking • Visionary qualities -- brainstorming, looking to the future, setting goals • Self-motivation -- showing a willingness to take the initiative

  5. What Organizations Value • Proficiency with information -- being inquisitive, curious, and resourceful; knowing how to conduct research • Global-minded -- understanding and showing an interest in other cultures and getting along with diverse groups of people • Teamwork -- working well with others to achieve common goals http://www.cox.com/CoxCareer

  6. Preliminary Exercise On a Scale of: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, Where 1 = Very Low and 10 = Very High Please Rate Your Knowledge of: • Communication (Courses and the Major) • Your Current Level of Listening Skills • Your Knowledge of APA Style • Your Level of Introversion • Your Overall ‘Expectations’ for This Course • Then: • Add all the scales to give yourself an overall score (between 5 and 50) • Write it on a half sheet of paper

  7. Learning Teams Components of Learning Teams • Readiness Assessment Tests • In-Class Team Exercises • Team Projects • TP1: Peer Evaluation Procedures & Criteria • Evaluating Peers • Helping Behavior

  8. In-Class Team Exercise 1 First do individually . . . • Draw a vertical line down a paper • list Negative Thoughts about . . . • Group Work / Team Assignments • then list Positive Thoughts about Both Repeat the process for the idea of: • Sharing Information About Yourself then do as a team (use the “official” form)

  9. Concerns You May Have • The Type of Work • Do I Really Want to Learn This Stuff? • This is B O R I N G ! • I’ve Been in Teams -and One Person Does All the Work • Why Do I Have to Reveal Stuff About Myself? • Does this Guy Know What He is Talking About?

  10. Housekeeping / Logistics Tasks for EVERYONE: • “Circle” the number on the Class List • Fill in your information on the Team Roster Tasks for each TEAM: • Pick a time to meet between class 1 and 3 • Choose a team name (soon) • Team Photos will be Taken in Class Next Wed.

  11. Housekeeping – After Class Tasks for each TEAM: • Download MS Word file from Website, then E-mail Team Roster to your TA • Prepare for TP1, TP2 • Choose a Team Name

  12. Semester Activities • Thinking • Shifting Paradigms • Learning Teams • Learning New Ways to Listen • Learning New Ways to Speak

  13. The Field of Communication Studies Primary Sub-disciplines • Interpersonal Comm • Mass Comm • Rhetoric (Public Comm) The Central Focus of Communication • Messages • Message Creation, Message Interpretation

  14. The View of the Individual in Social Science Psychology • Stimulus – Response • The “Organism” is Passive Communication • S – M – C – R • The Receiver is Passive New Paradigm in the 70s-80s • The Receiver is an Active Being

  15. Listening A Subset of • Interpersonal Comm • Mass Comm • Public Comm Taken for Granted • No Resume Lists ‘Listening Skills’ • There is Very Little Training

  16. Worldviews and Paradigms Worldview • The Sum of Your Paradigms Paradigms • A Specific Approach to a Phenomenon • A Specific Approach to a Situation • A Specific Approach to a Person or People

  17. In-Class Team Exercise 1b First do individually . . . • List your Paradigms about Listening • Listening toFriends • Listening to Parents • Listening to Small Children • Listening to Teachers (Lecturing) then do as a team (use the “official” form)

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