COMM 1041 - Small Group Communication

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course focuses on communication in small groups. Topics include small group communication theory and effective interpersonal skills; group leadership, cohesion, and emergence roles; conflict management; problem-solving and decision-making; and planning and conducting meetings. The course content applies to everyday situations in the community and workplace, with emphasis on practical application and practice of oral skills.
MnTC Goals
1 Communication, 9 Ethical and Civic Responsibility

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into ENGL 0950 and RDNG 0950 or above OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher OR course placement into ESOL 0051 and ESOL 0052 and ESOL 1033 OR completion of ESOL 0041 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0042 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0043 with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Intro to communication studies
Groups as systems
Group formation and development
Understanding culture in groups
Roles and Leadership
Ethics in groups and leadership
Communication skills in groups
Power, conflict, and cohesion
Critical thinking in groups
Decision making and problem solving
Adapting and performing
Groups in the community and workplace

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

explain small group communication processes.
demonstrate skill sets in applying principles and practices of small group communication.
manage the interpersonal dynamics of small group communication.
demonstrate principles of ethical leadership in the group process.
develop skill sets in group problem-solving and decision-making to achieve desired, ethical, and data-informed decisions and goals.
apply ethical issues and responsibilities of groups and their members to community and workplace.
critically analyze small group communication and communication patterns that lead to inequity, injustice, and ethical dilemmas.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
01. 01. Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
01. 02. Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
01. 03. Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
01. 04. Select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
01. 05. Construct logical and coherent arguments.
01. 07. Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
09. 01. Examine, articulate, and apply their own ethical views.
09. 02. Understand and apply core concepts (e.g. politics, rights and obligations, justice, liberty) to specific issues.
09. 03. Analyze and reflect on the ethical dimensions of legal, social, and scientific issues.
09. 05. Identify ways to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

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COMM 1041 - Small Group Communication