Week 16 Question 3

Organizational communication is the chapter that I feel like needs further discussion. Organization, “is a system consisting of a large number of people working together in a structured way to accomplish multiple goals” (Trenholm,, 2008, p. 215). I think this topic needs further discussion because I think we are in college and soon to be out in the society. Topics like intercultural communication and organizational communication are going to affect us greatly in a working environment. For the most of are going into the corporate world it is very important for us to understand organizational world. However, I feel like this chapter didn’t explain enough internal aspects in the organization. For example, how does one become part of the organization, how is diversity effects the organization…etc.Topics like the norms, roles, ritual, and diversity in a organization isn’t discuss in the book and I think these are the topic can effect us greatly once we start working in a corporate environment.

Week 16 Question 2

I always like the intercultural communication because I think I can relate to that in my daily life. The concept about co-cultures sound very interesting to me because it is a trend that has being going on in the United States for a while. “We are a country of many coexisting cultures. Americans from different ethnic or religious backgrounds may seem as alien as someone “just off the boat.” It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the presence of co-cultures” (Trenholm, 2008, p. 349). It is becoming more obvious that we should be aware of the co-culture trend and be competent with different cultural backgrounds because there could be misunderstandings behind these cultural differences. Whether it is in school, work or even in business context, intercultural communication skills become one of the major factors for success. I think it is also a reason why school starts to emphasis on the importance of intercultural communication more and more throughout the years.

Week 16 Question 1

I think the survey research interests me the most because I am more of a quantitative person when it comes to research. I have done a survey research in my quantitative communication class on what do college students looking for in their romantic partners. I really like gathering information and conduct interviews with people, and the analysis afterwards. If I want to study some aspect of deception I would probably frame my question like “What is consider deception in a romantic relationship among college student?” I would use the survey research method and comes up with questions for interviewees to answer on a liker scale. For example, “Is omitting about past relationship counts ask deception?”

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I would find a random sample about 50 college students, both male and female. Interview them and look for my common findings. This way I would have a general idea about how college students’ opinion on deception in a romantic relationship.