Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies PDF
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Pima Medical Institute
2020
Richard G. Jones, Jr.
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This textbook, Communication in the Real World, provides an introduction to communication studies. It covers communication models, including transmission, interaction, and transaction models. The book also examines different forms of communication, from ancient to modern times. This textbook is useful for undergraduate-level courses.
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Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies, V2.1 By Richard G. Jones, Jr. ©FlatWorld 2020 PUBLISHED BY: FLATWORLD ©2020 BY FLATWORLD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. YOUR USE OF THIS WORK IS SUBJECT TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AVAILABLE HERE. NO PART OF THIS WORK MAY BE USED, MODI...
Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies, V2.1 By Richard G. Jones, Jr. ©FlatWorld 2020 PUBLISHED BY: FLATWORLD ©2020 BY FLATWORLD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. YOUR USE OF THIS WORK IS SUBJECT TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AVAILABLE HERE. NO PART OF THIS WORK MAY BE USED, MODIFIED, OR REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM BY ANY MEANS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED UNDER THE LICENSING AGREEMENT. ©FlatWorld 2020 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Communication Studies ©FlatWorld 2020 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.1 1. Define communication. 2. Discuss the history of communication from ancient to modern times. 3. List the five forms of communication. 4. Distinguish among the five forms of communication. 5. Review the various career options for students who study communication. ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION Communication: The process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs that are influenced by multiple contexts ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION ERAS Talking era: 180,000 BCE–3500 BCE Manuscript era: 3500 BCE–1450 CE Print era: 1450–1850 Audiovisual era: 1850–1990 Internet era: 1990–present ©FlatWorld 2020 FORMS OF COMMUNICATION Intrapersonal Interpersonal Group Public Mass ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION CAREERS Business Public relations/advertising Media Nonprofit Government/law Education What can I do with this degree? ©FlatWorld 2020 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.2 1. Identify and define the components of the transmission model of communication. 2. Identify and define the components of the interaction model of communication. 3. Identify and define the components of the transaction model of communication. 4. Compare and contrast the three models of communication. 5. Use the transaction model of communication to analyze a recent communication encounter. ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION MODELS Common parts of communication models: Participants Message Encoding Decoding Channel ©FlatWorld 2020 TRANSMISSION MODEL One-way, linear process Intentional messages sent from sender to receiver Clarity and effectiveness are lessened by: Noise Environmental noise Semantic noise ©FlatWorld 2020 INTERACTION MODEL Participants (sender and receiver) alternate positions Meaning is created through sending messages and receiving feedback Includes physical and psychological context ©FlatWorld 2020 TRANSACTION MODEL Communicators generate social realities Additional contexts include: Social context Relational context Cultural context ©FlatWorld 2020 THREE MODELS OF COMMUNICATION Transmission Interaction Transaction Model Model Model Not rich enough to Less message and Communication is capture dynamic sender focused integrated into our face-to-face than the social realities communication transmission model Useful for Adds feedback, The concept of explaining CMC physical, and “communicators” interactions like psychological replaces sender texting context and receiver Sender and Views Adds social, message focused communication relational, and ©FlatWorld 2020 more as a process cultural context LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.3 1. Discuss how communication is integrated in various aspects of your life. 2. Explain how communication meets physical, instrumental, relational, and identity needs. 3. Explain how the notion of a process fits into communication. 4. Discuss the ways in which communication is guided by culture and context. ©FlatWorld 2020 INTEGRATIVE LEARNING Examines how content in one class connects to other classes Connects content to academic, professional, personal, and civic contexts ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION MEETS NEEDS Physical Instrumental Relational Identity ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION IS A PROCESS Verbal and nonverbal messages are exchanged in a continuous and dynamic manner Beginning and end are not clear Does not follow a pre-determined sequence Communication is irreversible Communication is unrepeatable ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, AND CONTEXT Communication is learned Socialization and cultural values influence our communication Rules and norms guide communication Phatic communion Communication has ethical implications ©FlatWorld 2020 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.4 1. Define communication competence. 2. Explain each part of the definition of communication competence. 3. Discuss strategies for developing communication competence. 4. Discuss communication apprehension and public speaking anxiety and employ strategies to manage them. ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE Knowledge of effective and appropriate communication patterns Ability to use and adapt that knowledge in various contexts Unconscious incompetence Conscious incompetence Conscious competence Unconscious competence ©FlatWorld 2020 COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION Communication Apprehension (CA): Anxiety regarding communication in general Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA): Anxiety regarding presentations/public speaking Both are normal and affect many people Both can be managed ©FlatWorld 2020
