MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Liberal Arts

B.	Discipline: Communication

C.	Course Number and Title: COMM2070 – Intercultural Communication

D.	Course Coordinator: Janny Nauman

Assistant Dean: Dr. Steve Haynes

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

F.	Prerequisites: None

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures

Author: Lustig / Koester

Year: 2013

Edition: 7th

ISBN # 9780205211241

I.	Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual:	None

J.	Course Description: Course explores the dynamic role intercultural communication plays in today’s ever complex and changing world. Intercultural communication will be viewed through the lenses of individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal/cultural perspectives to help students understand the context of both their own behavior and the behavior of others. (This course may NOT be substituted for COMM1010 Speech)

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes:

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence	Identify cultural differences (at a variety of levels) and influence the individual’s ability to communicate. Written assignments, oral presentations, exams and quizzes throughout the semester. Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric.
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Define culture, communication and intercultural communication.	Written assignments, oral presentations, discussion, exams and quizzes throughout the semester.
Identify and appraise the intercultural concepts in a variety of situations.	Written assignments, oral presentations, discussion and quizzes throughout the semester.
Predict ethnocentric tendencies by analysis of an intercultural communication in a range of situations.	Written assignments, oral presentations, discussion, exams and quizzes.– by the end of the semester.
Recognize and apply appropriate interventions to avoid intercultural communication misunderstandings	Written assignments, oral presentations, discussion, exams and quizzes.– by the end of the semester.

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Defining Intercultural Communication

Effects of Intercultural Communication on Communication Model

Individual and Intercultural Communication

Interpersonal Relationships and Intercultural Communication

Organizational Entities and Intercultural Communication

Community and Intercultural Communication

Society and Intercultural Communication

History and Future of Intercultural Communication

N.	Course Assignments:

Written Analysis Paper

Individual Oral Presentation

Group Oral Presentation

Mid-Term Exam/s

Final Exam

Quizzes/Assignments

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3