Outline

Riverside City College

Speech 9: Interpersonal Communication

Reflection Paper (Worth 75 Points)

Student Learning Outcomes

• Identify communication foundations include models, myths, principles and purpose.

• Evaluate the role of listening in dyadic communication in various contexts.

• Analyze the role of perception of self and others while appraising the significant of self-concept/self-esteem, including values, in dyadic communication in various contexts.

• Analyze theories of dyadic communication (Self-Disclosure, Impression Management, Stage Model, and Dialectic Perspective) and synthesize the theories to evaluate relationship development maintenance and termination.

• Analyze conflict in two-person interaction and identify appropriate styles/methods of conflict management in various contexts.

Description of Assignment

You are to select a relationship you have with ONE other person (anyone you would like; family, significant other, friend) and write a 5-8 page (typed 12 point-font, double spaced, numbered, with title and cover page/the cover page is NOT part of the 5-8 pages) reflection paper on that relationship. This is a formal paper and should be written/communicated in a professional, concise and organized manner. This paper should include an introduction, body and conclusion. (Please proofread your paper for grammar, spelling, punctuation, organization etc.)

Included in your paper should be the following:

1. Brief history of the relationship (who is the person you chose, how do you know this person, when did your relationship begin and why did you select this person/relationship for reflection?). This should be no longer than 1-2 paragraphs.

2. Based on Mark Knapp's Relational Maintenance Model (p. 287/text), please discuss and identify each of the applicable stages in your relationship. Provide specific examples to illustrate each stage.

3. Incorporation/identification of interpersonal elements. Provide...