1. Introduction to Interpersonal Communication.
2. Communication, Perception, and the Self.
3. Communication, Identity, and Culture.
4. Communicating Verbally.
5. Communicating Nonverbally.
6. Effective Listening.
7. Communication and Emotion.
8. Sharing Personal Information.
9. Communicating Power and Conflict.
10. Communicating in Close Relationships.
11. Technology and Interpersonal Communication.
Student Workbook.
Rich West is Professor in the Department of Communication Studies
at Emerson College in Boston. At Emerson, he served as the
Department Chair for several years, as the Acting Director of the
Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, and as
the Project Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and
Learning. He is past President of the Eastern Communication
Association, where he received the Past Officer�s Award and was
recognized as a Distinguished Research Fellow" in the Association.
Rich is also the former Director of NCA�s Educational Policies
Board. Both Illinois State University (B.A./M.A.) and Ohio
University (Ph.D.) have recognized him as an Outstanding Alum in
Communication Studies. He has written extensively in the area of
classroom communication and has been recognized as a "Leading
Scholar" in Classroom Communication by the Communication Institute
for Online Scholarship.
Together, Rich and Lynn have co-authored 5 books in multiple
editions. They are also co-editors of both the Handbook of Family
Communication and The Family Communication Sourcebook, which won
the National Communication Association�s Outstanding Book Award
from the Family Communication Division. In addition, Rich and Lynn
are the recipients of the Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding
Scholarship and Service in Family Communication. They have also
both served as President of the National Communication
Association." Lynn H. Turner is Professor in Communication Studies
at Marquette University, and former chair of the department. Lynn
received her B.A from University of Illinois, her M.A. from
University of Iowa and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. At
Marquette she currently teaches interpersonal communication at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels, among other courses.
Additionally, she directs Marquette�s interdisciplinary family
studies minor. Her research areas of emphasis include
interpersonal, gender, and family communication. She is the
co-author or co-editor of over 10 books as well as many articles
and book chapters. Her articles have appeared in several journals
including: Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied
Communication Research, Women and Language, and Western Journal of
Communication. Her books include: From the Margins to the Center:
Contemporary Women and Political Communication (co-authored with
Patricia Sullivan; Praeger, 1996; recipient of the 1997 Best Book
Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication,
Language and Gender), Gender in Applied Communication Contexts
(co-edited with Patrice Buzzanell and Helen Sterk), She has been
honored by the OSCLG as one of the outstanding women in
communication.
1. Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. 2. Communication, Perception, and the Self. 3. Communication, Identity, and Culture. 4. Communicating Verbally. 5. Communicating Nonverbally. 6. Effective Listening. 7. Communication and Emotion. 8. Sharing Personal Information. 9. Communicating Power and Conflict. 10. Communicating in Close Relationships. 11. Technology and Interpersonal Communication. Student Workbook.
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