Communication Behavior Analysis Essay

Week 1 Assignment: Communication Behavior AnalysisSubmit Assignment
Due Monday by 1:59am
Points 30
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 1, 5
Lesson
Instructions
Prove for yourself that communication is both frequent and important by observing your interactions for a
one-day period. Record every occasion in which you are involved in some sort of human communication.
Based on your findings, answer the following questions:
1. What percentage of your working day is involved in communication?
2. What percentage of time do you spend communicating in the following contexts: intrapersonal,
dyadic, small group, and public?
3. What percentage of your communication is devoted to satisfying each of the following types of needs:
physical, identity, social, and practical? (Note: you might try to satisfy more than one type at a time.)
4. Based on your analysis, describe at least 5 ways you would like to communicate more effectively. For
each item on your list, describe the following:
Who is involved (e.g., my boss, my co-workers, my friends, etc.)?
How you would like to communicate differently (e.g., act less defensive, speak up more, etc.)?
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 1.5-2 pages
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
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Grading
This activity will be graded based on the W1 Self-Evaluation Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
W1 Self-Evaluation Grading Rubric – 30 pts
Criteria
Length
Analysis
Evaluation
Writing:
Mechanics
& Usage
APA
Paper
Ratings
5.0 pts
Meets length requirement
Pts
0.0 pts
Does not meet length requirement
10.0 pts
Paper provides
a detailed
analysis of
communication
behavior.
8.5 pts
Paper provides
an adequate
analysis of
communication
behavior.
5.0 pts
Paper
describes at
least 5 ways to
4.25 pts
Paper
describes at
least 4 ways to
3.75 pts
Paper
describes at
least 3 ways to
3.0 pts
Paper
describes at
least 2 ways to
0.0 pts
Paper
describes 1
or 2 ways to
communicate
more
effectively.
communicate
more
effectively.
communicate
more
effectively.
communicate
more
effectively.
communicate
more
effectively.
5.0 pts
The writing is
free of errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
that would
detract from a
clear reading of
the paper.
5.0 pts
Paper is
4.25 pts
The writing
contains a few
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation, but
the errors do not
detract from a
clear reading of
the text.
4.25 pts
Paper is
7.5 pts
Paper provides a
brief analysis of
communication
behavior that is
missing some
details.
6.0 pts
Paper provides an
incomplete
analysis of
communciation
behavior that is
missing several
details.
5.0 pts
3.75 pts
The writing
contains some
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation that
need to be
addressed for a
clearer reading of
the paper.
3.75 pts
Paper is
3.0 pts
The writing
contains
several errors
in grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
that impede a
clear reading
of the paper.
3.0 pts
Paper is
0.0 pts
No
effort
10.0 pts
5.0 pts
0.0 pts
No
effort
5.0 pts
0.0 pts
No
Format
formatted to
include all 7 of
the following:
title page,
references page,
Times New
Roman font, 12point font,
double spacing,
running header,
and page
numbers.
formatted to
include 6 of the
following: title
page, references
page, Times
New Roman
font, 12-point
font, double
spacing,
running header,
and page
numbers.
formatted to
include 5 of the
following: title
page, references
page, Times
New Roman
font, 12-point
font, double
spacing,
running header,
and page
numbers.
formatted to
include 4 of the
following: title
page, references
page, Times
New Roman
font, 12-point
font, double
spacing,
running header,
and page
numbers.
effort
5.0 pts
Total Points: 30.0