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Course Description: prerequisite: COST1600 or COST1500

     This course examines theories, principles and implications concerning the many important ways by which humans communicate without words-- both personally and professionally  (including such channels as space [proxemics], movement [kinesics], vocal tone [paralanguage], time [chronemics], etc.). Knowledge and competencies will be enhanced through readings, lecture/discussion, projects, and various experiential learning techniques.

Course Rationale:

    In one way or another,  all communication studies courses reference nonverbal communication channels. This course will provide deeper understanding as well as skill development in the various ways that humans use a wide variety of non-word based channels for accomplishing meaningful interaction. In fact, those nonverbal channels often influence the  interpretation of a communicative act to a greater degree than the words. As a communication studies elective, this course also satisfies program requirements for Communication and is recommended for Business majors.

Required Text:

     Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction, 8th Edition , Mark L. Knapp & Judith A. Hall. & Terrence G. Horgan, Cengage. Boston, MA

online rental available via: Amazon and VitalSource.com { https://www.vitalsource.com/referral?term=9781285499840 } . PDF versions may exist as well.

> Primary textbook  reading assignments are listed below in calendar grid. Additional readings T.B.A.  All readings support objectives/outcomes #_1 & 3_

Course Goals:

      1. To introduce the various “channels” by which communication occurs without using words

      2. To understand the means and techniques of nonverbal research

      3. To increase awareness of key factors affecting the nonverbal process, such as culture, environment, social roles, perception process, and language

      4. To develop greater proficiency in perceiving, adapting to, and applying the nonverbal dimension of communication

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes:

     1. To be able to identify the presence of nonverbal cues in all contexts of human communication.

     2. To engage in various experiential activities in order to understand and appreciate methods used to investigate nonverbal communication. 

     3. To develop a grounded awareness of the current ways in which nonverbal dynamics are recognized and applied in the world around us -- both implicitly and explicitly within cultural contexts.

     4. To increase personal competence in perceiving, analyzing, and using nonverbal cues in the enactment of human communication

Summary of Technologies/Applications to be used:

 Assessment & Grading:  [Remember, attendance affects grade! ] This course adheres to the grading policies outlined in the University Catalog

Academic Integrity - brief overview

Academic honesty is highly valued at Seton Hall University. A student must always submit work that represents his or her original words or ideas. If any words or ideas are used that do not represent the student's original words or ideas, the student must cite all relevant sources. The student should also make clear the extent to which such sources were used. Words or ideas that require citations include, but are not limited to, all hardcopy or electronic publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communication when the content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable source. At Seton Hall, all submissions to any public meeting or private mailbox fall within the scope of words and ideas that require citations if used by someone other than the original author. 

Course Procedures & Participation Expectations:

 • Also refer to  these additional relevant documents linked to the professor's main webpage: (concerning  plagiarism (Academic Integrity),  grading criteria & rubrics ,  source citations style sheet, commonly used abbreviations; etc.)  

 1.   Regular attendance and mindful participation in class  & class activities (no more than 3 class absences and 4 tardies)

 https://www.shu.edu/student-life/upload/Student-Class-Absence-Student-FAQs.pdf

 2.   Understanding, Analysis, and Application of the material covered in the textbook, readings, and lecture notes. 

 3.   Written Assessments (1-2 in-class Tests / 3-4 online quizzes)

 4. Completion of  various assinments: the “Insight Portfolio” (an individual assignment) and ”The Research Project & Presentation” (group assignment); 2-3 field observations + oral presentatations (individial &/or paired); 2-3 Discussion Board entries (an individual assignment) .  Overviews and  Information sheets will be available via links to this online syllabus

 5. Of course, there is a no-electronic-distractions policy for this class. This includes no-cell-phone-usage/ no-audible-pagers-or-alarms / etc.

6. Use appropriate “Netiquette”. This includes: (a) using your SHU email address, using a clearly-phrased subject line (c) ALWAYS including an explanatory memo within the body of the email itself--especially when sending attachments.

                                                                        Statement on Disability Support Services

It is the policy and practice of Seton Hall University to promote inclusive learning environments. If you have a documented disability (physical, medical, learning or psychiatric—either temporary or permanent)  you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations in compliance with University policy, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and/or the New Jersey Law against Discrimination. Please note, students are not permitted to negotiate accommodations directly with professors. To request accommodations or assistance, please self-identify with the Office for Disability Support Services (DSS) at the beginning of the semester to provide appropriate documentation and collaborate with the development of an accommodation plan. For more information or to register for services, contact DSS at (973) 313-6003 or by e-mail at DSS@shu.edu or refer to website: http://www.shu.edu/offices/disability-support-services

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I wish life was (were) like the Oscars so I could just play soft music whenever I want someone to stop talking and go away.

COURSE CALENDAR-- F'21  SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 selected Course Resources: [ongoing updates]

►Extra Credit opportunities ( e.g.  personal field trip, museum visit, music anthropology...)

-- options to be discussed  as semester progresses. If you think of something, ASK!

Past examples:

e.g.https://www.cooperhewitt.org/events/current-exhibitions/ (The ways that design communicates to our nonverbal senses) 

or

e.g. http://www.sightunseen.com/2009/11/sissel-tolaas-scent-expert/ (Olfactics anyone?)

► Nonverbal-In-The-News misc articles / ongoing updates / to be referenced throughout the semester / extra credit analysis papers

►  Mini_Ethnography activity to be updated & converted to extra credit. If interested, ask  | MiniEthnography  sample abstracts - n.a. this semester  currently linked = samples from F'16

 ►Additional Suggested Readings / optional & to-be-assigned:

      Preference for Leaders with Masculine Voices Holds in the Case of Feminine Leadership Roles

Birdwhistell, R. (1970). Kinesics and Context. Philadelphia: University of

     Pennsylvania Press.[also New York: Ballantine]

Cuddy, Amy (2015). Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges,

             Little, Brown Company, NY.

Goffman, Erving. (1967). Interaction Rituals: Essays on Face-to-Face Interaction.

     Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Hall, E.T. (1959). The silent language. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.

Hall. E.T. (1966). The hidden dimension. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.

Hall, E.T. (1977). Beyond culture. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday.

Mehrabian, A. (1972). Nonverbal Communication. Chicago: Aldine Atherton.

Scheflen , A.E. (1973). How behavior means. New York, Gordon and Breach (also,

     1974. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Press.

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Course Bibliography –  

  Many articles and books from a variety of disciplines have addressed the various nonverbal channels and their functional implications. When searching in this area, try using the keyword terms in the section above. Also, you are more likely to be successful if using social sciences databases ( e.g. anthropology, sociology, psychology).  Below are listed some of the key, seminal items written on the subject as well as a few useful websites.

Bavelas, J. B., & Chovil, N. (2006). Nonverbal and verbal communication: Hand   

     gestures and facial displays as part of language use in face-to-face dialogue. In

     V. Manusov & M. L. Patterson ( Eds.), The Sage handbook of nonverbal

     communication. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Beattie, G. (2004). Visible thought: The new psychology of body language. New

     York: Routledge.

Birdwhistell, R. (1970). Kinesics and Context. Philadelphia: University of

     Pennsylvania Press.[also New York: Ballantine].

Communication Currents [www.CommunicationCurrents.com] (search through archives),

     site sponsored by the National Communication Association.[www.natcom.org].

DePaulo, P. J. (1992). Applications of nonverbal behavior research in marketing and

    management. In R. S. Feldman (Ed.), Applications of nonverbal behavioral   

    theories and research. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Ekman, P. & Friesen, W.V.   (1969).The repertoire of nonverbal behavior

    categories: origins, usage, and coding.  Semiotica, 1, 49-98.

Ekman, P. & Friesen, W.V.   (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and

    emotion.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17: 124-9.

Exploring Nonverbal Communication [http://nonverbal.ucsc.edu/index.html ] site

    sponsored by  Dane Archer,  Professor at the University of California at Santa

    Cruz.

Fast, Julius.(1970). Body Language. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Goethals, G. R. (2005). Nonverbal behavior and political leadership. In R. E. Riggio

     and R. S. Feldman (Eds.), Applications of nonverbal behavior (pp. 97–115),

     Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Goffman, Erving. (1967). Interaction rituals: Essays on face-to-face interaction. Garden City,

      NY: Doubleday.

Goffman, Erving. (1974). Frame analysis. New York:Harper & Row.

Hall, E.T. (1959). The silent language. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.

Hall. E.T. (1966). The hidden dimension. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.

Hall, E.T. (1977). Beyond culture. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday.

Hall, E.T.(1983) The dance of life. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday

Hymes, D. (1972). Models of the interaction of language and social life. In John J. Gumperz

       and D. Hymes (Eds.),  Directions in sociolinguistics: The ethnography of communication

       (pp. 35-71), New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

Hymes, D, (1974). Foundations in sociolinguistics: An ethnographic approach. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Kendon, A. (1967). Some functions of Gaze-Direction in Social Interaction, Acta

     Psychologica, (26)

Kendon, A., Harris, R. M., & Key, M. R. (Eds.). (1975). Organization of behavior in

     face-to-face interaction. The Hague: Mouton.

Jones, S., & LeBaron, C. D. (Eds.). (2002). Special issue: Research on the

     relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication. Journal of

     Communication, 52.

► COURSE TEXT - Knapp, M. L. & Hall, J.A. &  Horgan , Terrence G.. Nonverbal Communication in Human

       Interaction. Boston, MA, Wadsworth/Cengage.

Leathers, D.G. (1998). Successful nonverbal communications and applications.

      Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Mehrabian, A. (1972). Nonverbal Communication. Chicago: Aldine Atherton.

Mehrabian, A. (1981). Silent messages (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Montague, A. (1978). Touching: the human significance of the skin. New York:

     Harper & Row.

Nonverbal Communication

     www.mhhe.com/socscience/speech/commcentral/mgnonverbal.html site

     sponsored by McGraw Hill Publishers, NY.

 Saville-Troike, M. (1982). The Ethnography of Communication. New York, New York: Basil Blackwell.

Scheflen , A.E. (1972). Body language and social order: Communication as

     behavioral control.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
 

Scheflen , A.E. (1973). How behavior means. New York, Gordon and Breach (also,

     1974. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Press.

Schwarz, N., & Kurz, E. (1989). What’s in a picture? The impact of faceism on trait

     attribution. European Journal of Social Psychology, 19, 311– 316.

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If Space Speaks, What is it saying?

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PRAGMATICS of SEMIOTICS ( Nonverbal Skill Building )
TENTATIVE ACTIVITY - If not time for a full activity, use as ideas for "field studies" & "thin slices"
S.L.'s	S.C.'s	S.R.'s
discussion leaders:____& ____ {keep full class disc. going for at least 10 minutes}	discussion leaders:  ____& ____ {keep full class disc. going for at least 10 minutes}	discussion leaders: ____& ____ {keep full class disc going for at least 10 minutes}
sample discussion topics: (1) Is this image a valid example for the specified criteria? (2) Which of the eight Chap. 4 qualities apply to the effect(s) of the semiotics in this image? (3) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on regular "inhabitants"? (4) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on visitors? (5) Bottom line, are the semiotics in this image essential for navigating one's way through this  environment/building?  (6) Are there any other semiotics in this image that we've missed?	sample discussion topics: (1) Is this image a valid example for the specified criteria? [re-read assgnment sheet] (2) Why was this considered "best" Do we all agree? (3) Which of the eight Chap. 4 qualities apply to the effect(s) of the semiotics in this image? (4) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on regular "inhabitants"? (5) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on visitors? (6) Bottom line, are the semiotics in this image essential for navigating one's way through this  environment/building? (7) Are there any other semiotics in this image that we've missed?	sample discussion topics: (1) Is this image a valid example for the specified criteria?[re-read assgnment sheet] (2) Why was this considered "best" Do we all agree? (3) Which of the eight Chap.4 qualities apply to the effect(s) of the semiotics in this image? (4) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on regular "inhabitants"? (5) What are the possible impacts of these semiotics on visitors? (6) Bottom line, are the semiotics in this image essential for navigating one's way through this  environment/building? (7) Are there any other semiotics in this image that we've missed?
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BELOW = MORE  ITEMS TO BE SQUEEZED IN, if possible.

INNATE vs LEARNED Debate Roles - F21

Kinesics Demonstrations Assignments-F21

COMM 2630 / REVISED COURSE CALENDAR FOR REST OF SEMESTER- last used  F/20- section to be updated if needed

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