Exam 1 Flashcards
What University created Communication?
Harvard in 1639
What was the department that Com was originally apart of?
English
What departments started to emerge after?
Public, speaking, speech com, Human Com, Com Studies
When did communication become it’s on department?
In the 1950s
What courses were originally taught in the field of com?
Public speaking, speech, speech com etc.
Professional Association
Where people go to meet others in the same profession or research as them. Examples like NCA and WSC
What do consultants do?
They go to different businesses and government jobs and train employees on communication skills, leadership, interpersonal com skills and teamwork.
Civility?
Treating others with respect so that we can have a lasting, peaceful and positive interactions.
Examples of Civility?
Politeness, Respect, Asssertiveness
Presentness
Giving your undivided attention to someone, avoiding mental distractions and noise.
Unconditional Positive Regard
Accepting others with a positive attitude. An open mind is an attempt to see the good in others.
Mutual Equality
Knowing that a person can make an equal contribution to an interaction
Attitudes necessary for dialogue?
Open-mindedness, Genuines, Agreeableness, Ethical Integrity
Metatheory
Theory about theory
Ontology
The study of nature of reality.
Realist
Believing the world exists, is out there and tangible
Nominalist
Believe without individual cognition
Social Constructionist
Believe our ideas about reality are constructed through social and interpersonal and interpersonal communication
Epistemology
Branch of philosophy involving study of nature of knowledge
Objectiveness
Scientists, Scholars, Positivism, assume the truth is singular
Quantitative/Deductive
Use experiments, surveys, questionnaires and data
Truth is discovered
Subjectiveness
Truth is interpretative, the knower cannot be separated from the known
Multiple meanings and realties
Qualitative/ Inductive
Ground theory: research collected through observations like interviews and research questions
Axiology
The study of values. Researchers must consider their value systems and how that may or may not influence their research
Positivism
Realist Big T Quantitative Objective Social Scientific Deductive
