In a small-group communication course, students participate in a semester-long project to observe an organization while applying many group communication principles, including conflict resolution, group dynamics, teambuilding, leadership, and diversity. In groups of five, the students select any organization, agency, or department on campus or in the community to observe. After observing the organization, the students explore the greatest challenges facing the organization and determine a problem they will examine and analyze. Once they have defined the parameters of the problem, the students will select a potential solution and project that can have an immediate short-term impact. In their final paper and presentation, the students elaborate on long-term solutions and ways to improve the organization's process, policies, procedures, and plans. The project is very effective in teaching small-group communication principles and group development because of the immersive impact on the learning process.

Course

Small-group communication.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to: apply relevant theories, principles, and terms to evaluate and analyze the process of group meetings; express an understanding of the necessary commitments and ethical responsibilities essential to successful collaboration in task-oriented small groups; demonstrate the ability to fulfill the necessary leadership and participant responsibilities appropriate to group settings; and implement problem-solving tools to create an initiative to improve organizational dynamics.

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形成，讨论，规范和执行：使用一个学期的基于问题的学习项目来应用小组交流原则

在小组交流课程中，学生参加一个学期的项目，观察组织，同时运用许多小组交流原则，包括解决冲突，小组动力，团队建设，领导能力和多样性。学生每5人一组，选择校园或社区中的任何组织，机构或部门进行观察。观察组织之后，学生将探索组织面临的最大挑战，并确定他们将要检查和分析的问题。一旦确定了问题的参数，学生将选择可能会立即产生短期影响的潜在解决方案和项目。在最后的论文和演讲中，学生详细阐述了长期解决方案以及改善组织过程，政策，程序和计划的方法。

课程

小组交流。

学习目标

学生将能够：应用相关的理论，原理和术语来评估和分析小组会议的过程；表达对在面向任务的小组中成功合作所必需的必要承诺和道德责任；证明有能力履行与小组设置相适应的必要的领导和参与者责任；并采用解决问题的工具来创建改善组织动态的主动权。