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COM 200 Week 1 Individual Assignment Listening Barriers (2
Papers)
COM 200 Week 2 DQ 1 Improving Verbal Communication
COM 200 Week 2 DQ 2 Nonverbal Miscommunication
COM 200 Week 2 Analyzing Nonverbal Communication
Worksheet
COM 200 Week 2 Learning Team Introductory Interview
COM 200 Week 2 Quiz
COM 200 Week 3 DQ 1 Everyone Has a Culture
COM 200 Week 3 DQ 2 Willingness to Listen
COM 200 Week 3 Learning Team Overcoming Intercultural
Barriers
COM 200 Week 3 Assignment Self-Assessment Communication
Style (2 Paper)
COM 200 Week 4 DQ 1 Empathy
COM 200 Week 4 DQ 2 Attraction in Interpersonal Relationships
COM 200 Week 4 Assignment Managing Relationships
Presentation

COM 200 Week 4 Individual Managing Relationships Paper (2
Papers)
COM 200 Week 4 Quiz (2 Sets)
COM 200 Week 5 DQ 1 Unprofessional Work Environments
COM 200 Week 5 DQ 2 The Influence of Mediated
Communication
COM 200 Week 5 Assignment Conflict Management PowerPoint
(2 PPT)
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COM 200 Week 1 Article Critique Masking Poor
Communication (2 Papers) (Ash Course)
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Week 1 - Assignment
Article Critique: Masking Poor Communication
Use the ProQuest online database (found in the Ashford Online
Library) to locate the article entitled, “Close Relationships
Sometimes Mask Poor Communication.” Write a two-page paper

(excluding title and reference pages) about your thoughts on this
article. In your paper, be sure also to address the following:
• Have you ever had a miscommunication with someone close
to you simply because you assumed that they understood
you? What happened?
• How can you make sure that this kind of miscommunication
does not happen in the future? Or when it does happen,
what could you do to make your communication more clear?
Be sure to reference the ProQuest article and at least one of the
other course readings from this week in your paper. This can be
your textbook or one of the recommended articles. The paper
must be formatted according to APA style. Cite your resources in
text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA
samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within
the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be
used to evaluate your assignment.
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COM 200 Week 1 Individual Assignment Listening
Barriers (2 Papers)
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COM 200 Week 1 Individual Assignment Listening Barriers
Week 1
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the
listening barriers discussed by Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond
(2013) that you have experienced. Identify the listening bariers,
sxplain their effects and determine appropriate listening
strategies and responses during verbal communication.
Include the following:
· Describe a situation from your life when you had trouble
listening.
· Identify two or more barriers that were present.
· Explain how each barrier contributed to your inability to
listen effectively.
· Determine which two strategies would allow you to cope
with these barriers.
· Explain how each strategy might work to eliminate a
particular barrier.
Include at least 2 in-text citations from the chapter readings to
support your paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit the assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

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COM 200 Week 2 Analyzing Nonverbal Communication
Worksheet
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Complete the "Nonverbal Communication Worksheet"
Submit the worksheet.
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COM 200 Week 2 DQ 1 Improving Verbal
Communication (Ash Course)
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1. Improving Verbal Communication
In Chapter Four of Making Connections: Understanding
Interpersonal Communication, the author discusses the
power of language and how verbal communication can affect
interpersonal relationships. The author also mentions ways
in which you can improve your verbal communication.
Explain how you will use these improved skills to make your
verbal communication more effective. Use a specific example
of someone in your life (past or present) whom you have
difficulty communicating with. Describe ways in which you
could improve your communication with this person.
Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length and is
due by Thursday,
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COM 200 Week 2 DQ 2 Nonverbal Miscommunication
(Ash Course)
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2. Nonverbal Miscommunication

Nonverbal communication is one of the most powerful ways
that we communicate in our interpersonal relationships.
Sometimes, however, we may find ourselves unintentionally
communicating something that we do not mean to. This
tends to happen quite often in intercultural
communication situations (when we are communicating
across different cultures). Provide an example of a time
when you nonverbally communicated something other than
what you meant. Or, use an example of when someone else
nonverbally communicated something to you that was
different than what they meant. What happened in this
situation? Be specific in your example and also discuss what
you will do in the future to avoid this.
Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length and
is due by Thursday,
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COM 200 Week 2 Learning Team Introductory Interview
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5. COM 200 Week 2 Learning Team Introductory Interview

6. Review the "Cultural Barriers" activity on the
MyCommLab student resource page.
7. For this assignment, you will interview someone from a
different cultural background than your own or select an
individual interview from the MyCommLab Cultural
Barriers activity.
8. Compare your cultural experiences with those of the
individual you interviewed (or) an individual interviewed in
the Cultural Barriers activity.
9. Create an 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation or video that includes the following:
10. • Personal background of the person interviewed
11. • Where this person has lived
12. • Any interesting cultural facts in this person's history
13. • Any experiences this person has had adapting to new
cultures
14. • A comparison of your cultural experiences with those
of the individual interviewed
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COM 200 Week 2 Quiz (Ash Course)
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1. Question : Americans tend to look at others above
the neck or below the knees. Looking at other parts of a
person’s body is considered impolite, while looking at
anyone for more than three to five seconds can be
interpreted as staring.
2. Question : Children often learn to send messages
using ________________ before they learn to speak.
3. Question : Language performs a
________________, which means it allows you to explore
and investigate the world, solve problems, and learn from
your discoveries and experiences.
4. Question : Using racial slurs constitutes
________________.
5. Question : At one time the word man was
considered a generic word that referred to all humans.
Today, such usage is considered ________________ that
excludes individuals on the basis of gender.

6. Question : Like other languages, English is not
growing and evolving. It is complete and now must be
mastered.
7. Question : The part of the body where emotions
are primarily expressed is a person’s _____________,
although other nonverbal channels such as vocal sounds,
posture, and hand gestures can contribute infor-mation
about the intensity of the emotion.
8. Question : One reason language is so powerful is
that it is the means by which you construct your reality.
9. Question : The term ________________ describes a
wide range of common and nonstandard English, including
jargon, colloquialisms, idioms, and slang.
10. Question : ________________ is the specialized
or technical language of a specific group or pro¬fession that
may not be understood by outsiders.
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COM 200 Week 3 Assignment Self-Assessment
Communication Style (2 Paper)
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Review "The Company You Keep and the Image You
Project: Putting Your Best Face Forward in Online Social
Networks" in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.
Review your results from the What's My Face-to-Face
Communication Style? self-assessment.
Interpret the scores of your peers on the Peer Perception
Survey.
Analyze how others perceive you and how you perceive
yourself to determine appropriate strategies for improving
self-esteem and interpersonal perception by answering the
following questions:
· How do you feel that others formed perceptions of
you?
· Were others' perceptions surprising? Why?
· What can you do to improve the accuracy of others'
assessments to your own?

Combine your analysis with your score interpretations.
Submit the assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
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COM 200 Week 3 DQ 1 Everyone Has a Culture (Ash
Course)
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1. Everyone Has a Culture
Some students think that they do not have much of a
cultural background because they were not born outside of
the United States or because they do not speak another
language. The truth is that everyone has a culture! Your
culture can be related to your race, ethnicity, gender, age,
nationality, religion, sexual orientation, ability, etc. Take
some time to write about your own culture and share with us
what makes you who you are. Try to not focus on just one
aspect of yourself, but try to utilize as many cultural
elements as possible. Also, address why culture is important
in communication. How does your culture affect your
communication with others?

Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length
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COM 200 Week 3 DQ 2 Willingness to Listen (Ash
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2. Willingness to Listen
Research from communication expert, James McCorskey,
has been very influential in research within the
interpersonal communication field. He is especially well-
known for his communication research scales. Go to
the Willingness to Listenwebsite and complete the
“Willingness to Listen Measure.” Follow the directions on
the website to score your results. Based on your results, do
you have a high, moderate, or low willingness to listen to
others? How do you think your willingness to listen score
could impact your interpersonal relationships? Do you think
that this measure was accurate for you? What about the
measure do you think was or was not accurate?

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COM 200 Week 3 Learning Team Overcoming
Intercultural Barriers
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COM 200 Week 3 Learning Team Overcoming Intercultural
Barriers
For this assignment, you will use your Intercultural Interview
from Week 2.
Create a plan incorporating strategies you could use when
faced with intercultural barriers.
Summarize the following as a part of your plan:
• Description of the individual you interviewed
• Interview questions and answers
• Cultural similarities and differences with the individual you
interviewed

Include strategies to overcome any potential barriers you
might encounter with this person or people from a similar
culture that would affect interpersonal communication.
You can use the following formats to present your plan:
•Text, of at least 350 to 700 words
•A 4- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with
speaker notes
•A 3- to 5-minute video
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COM 200 Week 4 Assignment Managing Relationships
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Week 4
Create a 10-to 15-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation
with detailed speaker notes in which you analyze a current or
past relationship (personal or professional) and create a
strategy for managing it. Limit each slide to key words/phrases
only (do not use complete sentences). Use the notes section by
writing what you would say if you were presenting in person (a

manuscript). Be sure EACH slide's notes section (excluding
title and referene pages, of course) is supported with citaitons
and references to the textbook and/or your readings or you will
lose points!
Explain the basic facts of the relationship by answering the
· With whom did you have/do you have the relationship?
· How long did you know/have you known this person?
· At what developmental stage was/is the relationship in?
How did it develop?
Explain one factor that led to a short-term relationship and one
that led to a long-term relationship (attraction).
Identify which type of power relationship (competitive,
parallel, etc.) you have and what types of power (reward,
coercive, etc.)are commonly exercised.
Explain the importance of attraction and power in the
relationship.
Identify at least one area in which the relationship could have
been or may be improved (use your textbook to identify
strategies).
You must utlize your textbook when addressing these
requirements. Be sure to include an introduction slide that
previews the presentation as well as a reference slide. Title and
Reference slides will NOT count toward the requirement.
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COM 200 Week 4 DQ 1 Empathy (Ash Course)
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1. Empathy
In this week’s readings the author discusses emotional
intelligence, a concept which measures people’s ability to
understand emotions and express them appropriately. As
you have learned, this ability is crucial to communicating
effectively in interpersonal relationships. One of the major
components of emotional intelligence is the ability to
empathize with others. First, describe in your own
words what it means to have empathy. Second, share an
example of a time when you found it difficult to empathize
with someone. How did you handle the situation? What
could you have done differently to empathize with them?
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COM 200 Week 4 DQ 2 Attraction in Interpersonal
Relationships (Ash Course)

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2. Attraction in Interpersonal Relationships
Chapter Eight of Making Connections: Understanding
Interpersonal Communication addresses the various elements
that attract us to other people when we first enter a
relationship. It might be just one thing that we like about
another person or it could be several things. What do you
look for in other people when you first meet them? This
could be a potential romantic partner or even a platonic
friend. Either way, we each look for or are attracted to
certain things when we meet people. Share an example of a
time when you developed a friendship/relationship with
someone whom you did not get along with at first. What
changed for you?
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COM 200 Week 4 Individual Managing Relationships
Paper (2 Papers)

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4. COM 200 Week 4 Individual Managing Relationships Paper
5. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze a
current or past relationship (personal or professional) and
create a strategy for managing it.
6. •Explain the basic facts of the relationship by answering the
7. •With whom do you have the relationship?
8. •How long have you known this person?
9. •At what developmental stage is the relationship? How did it
develop?
10. Explain one factor that led to a short-term relationship
and one that led to a long-term relationship.
11. Identify which type of power relationship you have and
what types of power are commonly exercised.
12. Explain the importance of attraction and power in the
relationship.
13. Identify at least one area in which the relationship may
be improved.

14. Develop a strategy to manage this relationship using
two or more relationship management skills.
15. Explain how you may use each skill in your strategy to
address the challenge and how you may escalate, maintain,
or decrease intimacy.
16. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
17. Alternative Option (with instructor approval):
18. Create a 10-to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you
analyze a current or past relationship (personal or
professional) and create a strategy for managing it.
19. •Explain the basic facts of the relationship by
answering the following questions:
20. •With whom did you have/do you have the
relationship?
21. •How long did you know/have you known this person?
22. •At what developmental stage was/is the relationship
in? How did it develop?
23. Explain one factor that led to a short-term relationship
and one that led to a long-term relationship.
24. Identify which type of power relationship you have and
what types of power are commonly exercised.
25. Explain the importance of attraction and power in the
relationship.
26. Identify at least one area in which the relationship
could have been or may be improved.

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COM 200 Week 4 Quiz (2 Sets) (Ash Course)
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Grade Details
1. Question : Which sentence is the best paraphrase of
the statement, “I might as well drop out of school; I failed
another test today.”
2. Question : The theory stating that, as individuals
deepen their relationships with each other, they peel layers of
themselves away to reveal increasingly personal information, is
known as:
3. Question : All of the following are accurate tips
for effective listening EXCEPT:
4. Question : We do all of the following with
empathic listening, EXCEPT:

5. Question : The strongest of our interpersonal
relationships is friendship because:
6. Question : In order to obtain the most satisfying
and positive outcomes in our significant relationships, we
should:
7. Question : Each of the following is a primary
principle of communication in relationships EXCEPT:
8. Question : Fred and Susan have been discussing
the purchase of a new car. Fred wants a small, economical
vehicle while Susan prefers a roomy car that will
comfortably accommodate their growing family. They seem
to be at a stand-still. Susan has simply stopped responding to
Fred when he mentions various makes and models of
vehicles, hoping he will “come to his senses” and see their
family need for a larger vehicle. Their communication with
each other is an example of:
9. Question : What kind of assertive communication
style is it when you first check the other person’s feelings
before stating your own?
10. Question : Janae and Josie are co-workers who
have been developing an employee survey. Janae is

struggling with the amount of time that it takes her to get
materials from Josie, and tells Josie, “Last Friday you said
you would have the results of the employee survey for me.
You have not yet given me those results and I would like to
review them by Wednesday.” Janae's statement is an
example of:
Week 4 Quiz
Grade Details
1. Question : The area of the Johari Window which
represents information that neither you or others know about
you is called the ________ area.
2. Question : We do all of the following with empathic
listening, EXCEPT:
3. Question : All of the following are true of what
typically occurs when first meeting someone EXCEPT:
4. Question : All of the following are accurate tips
for effective listening EXCEPT:
5. Question : All of the following are indications of
relationship dissolution EXCEPT:

6. Question : Each of the following is a primary
principle of communication in relationships EXCEPT:
7. Question : In order to obtain the most satisfying
and positive outcomes in our significant relationships, we
should:
8. Question : The most important characteristic of a
deep interpersonal relationship is:
9. Question : Donna and Mike have struggled lately
to understand each other. As their wedding approaches,
Donna fears they have fundamental differences which may
strain their marriage if the issues are not addressed. As they
finish dinner, Donna says, “Mike, I am afraid that our
differences about which church to support as a married
couple may create hard feelings between us. Will you talk
about our differences with me?” Donna's statement is an
example of:
10. Question : We all make decisions about how we
invest our time in relationships. The idea that we evaluate
relationships based on the costs we incur and the rewards we
experience within the relationship tells us that we will
maintain relationships if:

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COM 200 Week 5 Assignment Conflict Management
PowerPoint (2 PPT)
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Create a plan to manage conflict in your personal life that
addresses the following:
· How does conflict occur? What are the common
characteristics of conflict? What are the different conflict
types?
· Summarize each conflict management styles. Discuss
how each style applies to different conflict scenarios.
· Discuss how your score for each dimension of the
"What's My Preferred Conflict Handling Style?"
assessment reflects your own conflict-handling style.
· Discuss a time when you did not handle conflict
appropriately:
o With whom did you have the conflict?

o What was the conflict about? Identify which type(s)
conflict were present?
o What strategy did you use to try to resolve the conflict?
o Was the conflict resolved?
o If you could go back, how would you handle the conflict
differently?
· Write a plan for identifying, handling, and resolving
conflict in the future.
Present your plan in the form of a 15- to 20-slide
Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation with detailed speaker
notes. Title page and reference pages will not count toward
the requirement. You must keep your slides to key
words/phases ONLY and use the notes section to explain
each slide in manuscript form (like you did in Week 4). Be
sure EACH slide's notes section is supported with citaitons
and references to the textbook and/or your readings or you
will lose points!
Submit the assignment to the Assignment Files tab
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COM 200 Week 5 DQ 1 Unprofessional Work
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Unprofessional Work Environments
One of the most frustrating situations in the professional
world is to work with someone who is not professional in
their job. This often makes it a very disheartening work
environment because of the low level of professionalism.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where the work
environment was not professional? How did you handle the
situation? Share an example. If your work experience is
limited, consider a time when you were working with others
in a different context, such as school or a club. Also, address
how you can combat this in the future with effective
communication skills.
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COM 200 Week 5 DQ 2 The Influence of Mediated
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The Influence of Mediated Communication
Social media (e.g., email, blogs, Facebook, Skype, Twitter)
has played a major role in changing the way that we all
engage in interpersonal communication. As we have learned
this week, this form of communication through electronic
media is referred to as mediated communication.
As with everything, there are many pros and cons to using
mediated communication in our interpersonal relationships.
How has mediated communication improved your
interpersonal relationships? How has it hurt them? Provide
examples to illustrate your point.
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