3 Units, (UC:CSU)

Instructor: N. Smith

General Information:

This course takes place entirely online. No on-campus visits are required. 

The course begins on January 3rd.  You must access the course by January 9th.

Newly enrolled students must email the instructor to confirm enrollment.  Please do this now by clicking here: smithng@wlac.edu.

Students who do not email instructor by January 9th will be dropped.

Course Description:

This course provides an analysis of the purposes, principles and types of discussions. Emphasis is placed on developing skills to assume roles of leadership and active participation. Creative decision making, groupthink, the nature of power, conflict management, anger management and problem solving are explored.

Required Materials:

Students need to buy one of the following two books:

Speech: Small Group Communication
Nicholas Smith.
This custom book is published by McGraw-Hill Primis Online, 2005.
ISBN number: 0-390-56704-3

It can be purchased at the West LA College bookstore or as an ebook at McGraw-Hill Primis. This is the book that is referred to by page number in lectures.

OR

Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills, Sixth Edition
Adams-Galanes
ISBN: 0-07-248388-1

This book is also available at the West LA College bookstore or you can purchase and download it at full cost at the following website: http://ebooks.primisonline.com. (The custom textbook is a shorter version of this book and is therefore a bit cheaper.)

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