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CST 229 - Intercultural Communication - 3 Credits
Overview


This humanities course is designed to increase your awareness and appreciation for the complexity of intercultural communication skills in everyday situations. By studying communication principles and practicing intercultural competence, you will develop a greater tolerance and understanding of your own and others' attempts to interact in personal and professional relationships.

You will learn through various mean to include; textbook readings, PowerPoint presentations, online quizzes and discussion journals, individual and group presentations and other world wide web resources.

Prerequisite: There are no special prerequisites for this class but some networking knowledge is assumed.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Due to the interactive nature of this course, there are specific due dates that you need to follow to remain enrolled.  These dates may be different from the dates on your quick start syllabi (and other standard ELI dates), so you must check and then follow the Important Class Due Dates menu item on the left hand toolbar in our Blackboard course.

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Objectives
 

If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to:

  • report increased self-understanding and confidence in human interactions;
  • communicate ideas with fluency and rhetorical sensitivity;
  • apply nonverbal communication theory in communicating and evaluating messages;
  • use critical thinking to understand and resolve issues;
  • demonstrate principles of organization and synthesis of information;
  • adapt messages and behaviors to different communication situations;
  • employ internal and external dialog to respond to messages;
  • demonstrate respect for cultural and social diversity; understand the responsibilities associated with freedom of speech;
  • demonstrate awareness of historical, cultural and social traditions which influence communication events.
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Materials
 


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Grading
 

To determine your grade I will add the total points you have earned in completion of the assignments for the course. The following is the breakdown of the number of points that equal each grade level. All assignments are expected to be turned in on time and in legible format (the nature of this course DOES NOT allow for late assignment submissions).

Grading Scale
A
270-300
B
240-269
C
210-239
D
180-209
F
Fewer than 179 points


For a breakdown of how many points each assignment is worth please look under the Assignmnet section of Blackboard. In this section you will find a detailed explanation of each assignment, along with how many points you can earn through the completion of the assignment.

If you do not withdraw by the last withdraw date and do not finish your course assignments, you will receive a grade based upon the work you have submitted. Usually, this grade is an F.

 

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Exams
 

There are 2 exams in this course.

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ELI Policies and Procedures
 
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Beginning the Course
 

Last Updated: September 13, 2010