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CS8100FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Semester 2, AY2013-2014

General Information

Instructor:

Dr Hao Xiaoming Phone: 6!0-"012

#$$ice: S%I 02-3 &mai': t(mhao)ntu*e+u*sg#$$ice Hours: on* .e+* 14:00-16:00

/eaching Assistants:

r aneree Snehasish Phone: 6!0-"2

#$$ice: S%I 0"-01 &mai': S&HASIS002)e*ntu*e+u*sg

#$$ice Hour: ri 12:00-13:00

s hang an Phone: 6!0-"544

#$$ice: S%I 0"-1 &mai': HA006)e*ntu*e+u*sg

#$$ice Hour: .e+ 10:00-11:00

s 7iang i8i Phone: 6!0-"2

#$$ice: S%I 0"-01 &mai': 7IA0100)e*ntu*e+u*sg

#$$ice Hour: /hur 14:00-1":00

7ecture : /hur* 16:30-15:30 an+ 1!:00-20:00 at 79%7/

Assigned Tet

u'ia /* .oo+, Communication Mosaics: An Introduction to the Field of Communication,

Internationa' &+ition ;th <* Singa=ore: .a+s>orth, 2014.

/he te(t ?oo@ is aai'a?'e at cam=us ?oo@store* #'+er ersions maB ?e use+ =roi+e+ Bou

chec@ it against the ne> ersion $or +i$$erences* 

!eferen"e Tets

%am=?e'' Cichar+ et a'* Media & Culture ;4th &+ition<* oston: e+$or+St* artinEs, 2004*

De'eur, e'in an+ Dennis, &erette* Understanding Mass Communication—A Liberal Arts

 Persecti!e ;th

 &+ition<* oston: Houghton i$$'in, 2002*

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Deito, ose=h* "uman Communication: #he $asic Course. %th 'dition(. e> Yor@: A''Bn

an+ acon, 2003.

ri$$in, &m* A First Loo) at Communication #heor** ;4th &+ition<* e> Yor@: cra> Hi'',2004*

/renho'm, Sarah an+ ensen, Arthur* Interersonal Communication ;"th &+ition<* e> Yor@:

#($or+, 2004*

 Co#rse Des"ri$tion % O&'e"ti(es

/his course is +esigne+ $or stu+ents >ho are not communication maors* It intro+uces Bou to

 ?asic conce=ts an+ theories in the $ie'+ o$ human communication Bou maB a=='B in Bour +ai'B

'i$e an+ $uture career* As a resu't o$ ta@ing this course, Bou shou'+ ?ecome more a>are o$ho> communication surroun+s Bou an+ a$$ects Bour 'i$e* It >i'' ma@e Bou ?etter a?'e to

i+enti$B an+ ana'BFe communication =atterns an+ their e$$ects, an+ more a>are o$ Bour o>n

communication strengths an+ >ea@nesses*

#?ecties:

G /o un+erstan+ an+ inter=ret @eB conce=ts an+ i+eas in human communication*

G /o +ee'o= critica' s@i''s $or res=onsi?'e consum=tion o$ communication messages*

G /o +iscoer the re'ationshi= ?et>een se'$, messages, an+ others in communication

interactions*

G /o em?o+Benact communication ?ehaior that re$'ects each o$ the goa's 'iste+ a?oe*

G /o un+erstan+ ho> me+ia sha=e our thin@ing an+ +ee'o= me+ia 'iteracB*G /o i''ustrate tren+s in communication techno'ogies an+ their im=act on the

in$ormation societB*

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Assessment Com$onent

/here >i'' ?e a mi+term an+ a $ina' e(am* oth e(ams >i'' ?e com=rehensie an+ inc'u+e

materia's $rom the rea+ings, the 'ectures an+ c'ass +iscussions* In a++ition to the e(ams,

8uiFFes >i'' ?e gien in an+ o$$ c'ass on a regu'ar ?asis to a''o> Bou to =ractice an+ test Bour

@no>'e+ge o$ the conce=ts an+ theories +iscusse+ in c'ass* /here >i'' ?e no ma@e-u= e(ams

an+ 8uiFFes* oo+ =er$ormance in c'ass atten+ance an+ =artici=ation >i'' a'so ?e a>ar+e+*

In +etermining the $ina' gra+e $or this course, seera' e'ements >i'' ?e consi+ere+*

i+term e(am 2"

uiFFes an+ assignments 10

Atten+ance an+ Partici=ation 1"ina' &(am "0

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Co#rse *oli"ies

Partici=ation

In or+er to un+erstan+ an+ ?ene$it $rom the issues +iscusse+ in the course, Bou nee+ to not

on'B =aB c'ose attention to the 'ectures, +iscussions an+ i''ustrations, ?ut a'so to thin@ a?out

the issues an+ the i+eas =resente+* Discuss Bour thoughts an+ i+eas >ith Bour =ro$essor an+

c'assmates $or $ee+?ac@* 9ee=ing Bour thoughts to Bourse'$ >i'' not +o itJ You >i'' ?e inite+

to =artici=ate in a arietB o$ e(ercises in c'ass an+ o'unteers >i'' ?e a>ar+e+ >ith e(tra

 =oints*

Your Attention, P'easeJ

Cesearch ?B Ho>ar+ Schumann an+ others in+icates that aca+emic success is more c'ose'Btie+ to c'ass atten+ance than to the amount o$ time s=ent in stu+Bing*

Accor+ing'B, Bou are e(=ecte+ to sho> u= to a'' 'ectures i$ Bou >ish to +o >e'' in this course*

You shou'+ ?e =unctua' as 'ate arria's +isru=t the c'ass* As >e hae a 'arge c'ass, it is

im=ortant $or Bou to @ee= 8uiet >hen the instructor is giing the 'ecture* /a'@ing +uring the

'ecture ma@es it +i$$icu't $or stu+ents seate+ near?B to 'isten*

A?sence

%'ass atten+ance >i'' ?e c'ose'B monitore+ an+ recor+e+ through in-c'ass assignments* Sic@

'eae must ?e su==orte+ >ith %* I$ Bou are una?'e to atten+ a c'ass, Bou must in$orm r

aneree Snehasish ia emai' ?e$ore or imme+iate'B a$ter the c'ass* I$ Bou miss a 'ecture >ith

a 'egitimate reason, Bou >i'' ?e gien the aerage o$ Bour atten+ance scores at the en+ o$ this

semester, =roi+e+ that Bou hae in$orme+ us ?e$ore or imme+iate'B a$ter c'ass*

Kse o$ /echno'ogB in %'ass

/he 'ecture notes >i'' ?e +istri?ute+ to Bou a$ter 'ecture an+ Bou +o not nee+ to ta@e notes in

c'ass* /here$ore, Bou +o not nee+ to use a 'a?to= in the c'assroom*

P'ease turn Bour han+=hone an+ other e'ectronic +eices to si'ent mo+e +uring the 'ecture*

*oli"+ on *lagiarism

*lease $a+ attention to t,e Uni(ersit+-s $oli"ies on a"ademi" ,onest+ and $lagiarism. All

/or $resented in t,is "lass m#st &e t,e $rod#"t of +o#r o/n effort. AnB

stu+ent $oun+ gui'tB o$ ='agiarism, $a?rication, cheating on e(aminations, or

 =urchasing =a=ers or other assignments >i'' fa"e dis"i$linar+ a"tion /,i", ma+

in"l#de a/ard of 2ero mars for t,e assignment re"ei(ing a failing grade for

t,e "lass or &eing e$elled from t,e Uni(ersit+. *lease (isit the re'eant /K

site ,tt$344a"ademi"integrit+.nt#.ed#.sg4  $or more in$ormation* %hec@ >ith us i$

Bou hae anB 8uestions concerning >hether a =articu'ar use o$ sources constitutes

 ='agiarism*

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Tentati(e Co#rse S",ed#le

)EE5 1 Intro+uction %ha=ter 1 an+ 2

13-1 an

)EE5 6 Perceiing an+ Kn+erstan+ing %ha=ter 3

20-24 an

)EE5 7 Digita' e+ia an+ #n'ine .or'+ ;e-'earning< %ha=ter 1"

2-31 an

)EE5   Ler?a' %ommunications %ha=ter 4

3- e?

)EE5 9  oner?a' %ommunications %ha=ter "

10-14 e?

)EE5 : 7istening an+ Ces=on+ing to #thers %ha=ter 6

1-21 e?

)EE5 ; %reating %ommunication %'imate %ha=ter

24-25 e?

!ECESS )EE53- ar

)EE5 8  A+a=ting %ommunication %ha=ter 5

10-14 ar ;i+-/erm &(am<

)EE5 <  %ommunication an+ Persona' I+entitB %ha=ter !

1-21 ar

)EE5 10 %ommunication in Persona' Ce'ationshi=s %ha=ter 10

24-2! ar

)EE5 11 Communication in rou=s an+ /eams %ha=ter 11

31 ar M 4 A=r 

)EE5 16 %ommunication in #rganiFations %ha=ter 12

-11 A=r

)EE5 17 ass %ommunication %ha=ter 14

14-15A=r

!E=ISION % E>AM

21 A=r M 0! aB