Students will be given weekly journal assignments which require the synthesis of reading content, class discussions, personal experiences, and group tasks. Students will understand quantitative problems. Students will be able to use a computer. All written assignments will be word processed. Additional opportunities for using email and internet applications will be provided to the students.
Students are willing to receive information and respond to it.
Students will apply information from texts, lectures, and videos to new learning situations. Large group and small group discussions, writing assignments, and essay quizzes will require students to apply the course information. Students will also be asked to give two group presentations. Students develop values, organize them into systems, and apply those systems to their private and public lives. The primary objective of this course to examine the nature of communication and its connections to multiculturalism and groups.