COM 1010 10: Interpersonal Communication — Online and Workplace Settings
Week of Mon, Oct 19 · com 1010 closes Sun, Oct 25 · 200 points
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This com 1010's items
- Week 10 reading — Online & Workplace Communicationpoints in Canvas
- Social Media / Interpersonal project100 pts
- Difficult Conversation Strategy Plan100 pts
- Week 10 knowledge gatepoints in Canvas
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- Compare face-to-face and computer-mediated communication (CMC) — what is gained and lost?
- Explain how online disinhibition can lead to both honest disclosure and antisocial behavior.
- Describe hyperpersonal communication — why online relationships can intensify faster than face-to-face ones.
- Identify professional communication norms in workplace settings: email tone, appropriate self-disclosure, conflict escalation protocols.
- Explain how power dynamics affect interpersonal communication in hierarchical organizations.
- Describe workplace harassment and inappropriate communication — legal and ethical dimensions.
- Apply a strategic framework to plan a difficult conversation: state the issue, share your story, invite their story, problem-solve.
- Complete the Difficult Conversation Strategy Plan — apply the framework to a real challenge.
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Dinner Table Question
Ask at home: Have you ever sent a message online that was misread as angrier or colder than you intended? What was missing that a face-to-face conversation would have included?
En español: ¿Alguna vez enviaste un mensaje en línea que fue malinterpretado como más enojado o frío de lo que pretendías? ¿Qué faltó que una conversación cara a cara hubiera incluido?