Unit 1 — What Communication Is (and Isn't)
Week of Mon, Aug 17 · week closes Sun, Aug 23 · 30 points
This module's items
- Introductions (Canvas)5 pts
- Impromptu speech25 pts
Exact due times are in Canvas. Late work is not accepted.
Know these cold
- Communication is a process: sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback, noise, context.
- Types: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public, mass, mediated.
- Misconceptions: more communication is not always better; communication cannot be reversed; meaning is in people, not words.
Meerk's quiz — open the gate for Unit 1
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.
