Journal 1 Assignment
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Journal Assignment
As mentioned in your syllabus, you will keep a journal throughout the semester to discuss your thoughts and share your experiences as they relate to concepts discussed in each module. Due dates for each entry are listed in your syllabus. Please note that it is
NOT a diary. Please do not list activities or ramble on about your daily events. Think critically about the material you read in each module and discuss how your real life experiences relate to the concepts from the modules that interest you most. Give specific examples, incorporate communication terms from your readings, and expand on your thoughts and ideas.
Example
Chapter One addresses how communication meets physical needs. When we are denied the opportunity for interaction with others, our mental and physical health can suffer. This is one reason why many consider solitary confinement cruel and unusual punishment. What potential effects might solitary confinement have on our physical and mental well being?
Requirements
A detailed explanation of journal requirements is attached under “Start Here” titled “Instruction for Journal Entries.” Your journal entry must be a minimum of 350 words, in a 12 point font, and in MLA format. Please submit each entry as a Word document attachment. When I receive your entry in the electronic drop-box, I will submit your grade in the grade book. There will be a total of 4 journal entries (worth 100 points each) required by the end of the semester.
What Do I Write About?
On the weeks a journal entry is due, I will include suggestions for entries under assignments. The questions that I pose are merely suggestions, you may write on other subjects as long as the topic relates to interpersonal communication. You do not have to write only about the module we are currently reading. If we are discussing Module 7, but you want to go back and readdress an issue or concept from Module 4, that is fine. This is a chance for you to write about what interest you most. If you chose to answer one of the suggested questions, please
only respond to one question so you may discuss in great detail with specific examples to support your views. Please do not try to answer all the questions posed as you will not have ample space to discuss on a deeper level.
Suggestions for First Journal Entry
You may choose
one of the suggestions below or pick your own topic of interest from this class.
1. Of all the various needs served by communication, which ones do you attend to the most? How often do you feel you are trying to meet more than one need at once?
2. People often mistakenly believe that more communication, or better communication, will solve any problem. What are some relational problems that cannot be solved by more or better communication?
3. What are some of the unique pitfalls associated with online communication? How does a competent online communicator avoid these pitfalls? What communication barriers have you experienced while using technology to communicate with others?
4. Why is it important to communicate ethically when people often have such different ideas about ethics?
Journal 2 Assignment
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Be sure to use MLA format and double space.
Choose only one of the questions below and discuss in detail and be sure to provide examples to support your views. At least 350 words. You are not limited to the suggestions listed below; you may write about any concept from Module 2 that you can relate with personal experiences. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Suggestions for Second Journal Entry
1. Culture is something that we often assume only other people have. In what ways are you aware of the cultural influences on your own behavior?
2. The United States is sometimes criticized for being as individualistic as it is. What are some positive aspects about growing up in an individualistic culture? In what ways would growing up in a collectivist culture be positive?
3. What does your culture highly value? Achievement? Equality? Respect? Authority? Honesty? Loyalty? How do you see your cultural values being transmitted and reinforced in your society?
4. In what ways has your self-concept changed over the course of your adolescent and adult life? What parts of your self-concept have remained relatively constant?
5. Can you think of a situation when you have been the recipient of inappropriate self-disclosures? Did this self-disclosure become a burden to you? How did you feel in that situation? In what ways were the self-disclosures inappropriate
6. Why do you suppose parents and teachers pay so much attention to the self-esteem of children? What’s especially good abut having high self-esteem?
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