COMS 8280 - Topics in Advanced Interpersonal Communication

• Demonstrate knowledge of the major theories within interpersonal communication addressing the specialized topic of the seminar.
• Define and explain basic communication terms and principles that serve as a basis for inquiry in the focal domain.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the relevant theories of interpersonal communication.
• Demonstrate appropriate, ethical use of interpersonal communication practices in research and everyday situations.
• Synthesize bodies of relevant literature in order to build, evaluate, and critique theory addressing a specific topic of interpersonal communication inquiry.
• Synthesize material and create a scholarly paper.
• Synthesize research, design research studies, and analyze data related to interpersonal communication.
• Recognize and articulate their own theoretical and methodological assumptions concerning a specific topic area of interpersonal communication inquiry and how these assumptions guide their own interpersonal communication and their own research.