Field work assignment
Reaction/Application Paper Assignment
THE PURPOSE of this assignment is to apply scholarly findings regarding interpersonal communication to everyday life. This will be a mini-observational or autoethnographic experience. This page constitutes guidelines that you should follow.
1. Select an interpersonal context for your analysis. This means dyadic communication, though some situations also entail larger groups (e.g., roommates, friends with cliques, romantic partners, family, etc.).
2. Look for examples of interpersonal communication concepts or principles that have been highlighted in the textbook. For example, you could talk about the specific relationship maintenance behaviors that you and a friend use over the course of two weeks' time. Or you could look at specific instances of a person's self-presentation mode (e.g., how a person tries to be likeable). Or you could illustrate the communicative behaviors that a person uses to terminate a relationship.
3. This paper assignment allows you to explore and apply a topic of reading or discussion from class. There are going to be times where you have a personal example or reflection on an idea presented in lecture or readings. The reaction/application paper is your chance to explore, reflect, and expand upon how course content relates to your experiences and relationships. What you apply is up to you. You can use yourself or you can observe interactions of other people.
3. Organize your paper according to the following format.
a. Provide the background to help me understand the situation that you investigated (one paragraph).
b. Articulate the specific concept or principle of interpersonal communication covered in the textbook that you are applying. Please refer to this material by page number.
c. Offer a summary of the types of behavior you noticed.
d. Provide examples that illustrate the summary you make in "c" above.
e. Offer a conclusion about the implications of
THE PURPOSE of this assignment is to apply scholarly findings regarding interpersonal communication to everyday life. This will be a mini-observational or autoethnographic experience. This page constitutes guidelines that you should follow.
1. Select an interpersonal context for your analysis. This means dyadic communication, though some situations also entail larger groups (e.g., roommates, friends with cliques, romantic partners, family, etc.).
2. Look for examples of interpersonal communication concepts or principles that have been highlighted in the textbook. For example, you could talk about the specific relationship maintenance behaviors that you and a friend use over the course of two weeks' time. Or you could look at specific instances of a person's self-presentation mode (e.g., how a person tries to be likeable). Or you could illustrate the communicative behaviors that a person uses to terminate a relationship.
3. This paper assignment allows you to explore and apply a topic of reading or discussion from class. There are going to be times where you have a personal example or reflection on an idea presented in lecture or readings. The reaction/application paper is your chance to explore, reflect, and expand upon how course content relates to your experiences and relationships. What you apply is up to you. You can use yourself or you can observe interactions of other people.
3. Organize your paper according to the following format.
a. Provide the background to help me understand the situation that you investigated (one paragraph).
b. Articulate the specific concept or principle of interpersonal communication covered in the textbook that you are applying. Please refer to this material by page number.
c. Offer a summary of the types of behavior you noticed.
d. Provide examples that illustrate the summary you make in "c" above.
e. Offer a conclusion about the implications of