discussion board 1 for communications 600 words

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Rubric: Grading Rubric for Discussion Boards

Discussion Boards are a major part of the course as well as a big part of your overall grade in the course. Interaction is the key to learning! For this course, interaction is based on discussion board posts.

  • Each student must post their own response to the discussion board question (called an original thread) along with posting a response to at least two other student postings (called a peer response).
  • When you respond to a peer posting, you don’t always have to agree with them. Use your critical thinking skills and analyze their response, give more details or challenge their assumptions. Being a good student means using critical thinking!
  • You will want to create discussion board assignments that are meaningful and interesting to you personally and to your colleagues in the class.

Textbook References: Clear references to the textbook are required in both the original thread post and both peer responses for all course DBs.

  • Textbook references should come from the chapter(s) specified in the assignment prompt and be clearly connected to your post and the assignment topic.
  • Be sure and include the chapter and page number from the textbook in your posts, for example (chapter 2, 59), just as you would do for any research paper/post!

DBs: You can earn a total of 15 points per discussion board: 10 points maximum for your original thread posting and 5 points maximum for your response to 2 or more other student’s postings:

  • Original posts should be at least 500-600 words total and have a least 1 textbook reference from each specified chapter. You will have 2 references per original DB post.
  • Each of the two peer responses should be at least 150 words each in length and have a least 1 textbook reference from the specified chapter. You will have a textbook reference in each of your peer response posts.

BEFORE YOU POST, READ THE INFORMATION REGARDING “GRADING DB’s” (word count, textbook references, etc). Participants must create a thread in order to view other threads in this forum.

            • Your post should include both chapters. Do not post chapters separately!
            • Check grammar and spelling before you post.
            • You cannot edit or delete your post after you submit it.
            • Do not attach your assignment to the thread.
            • Do not post a response to your original post with additional information or materials.
            • Do not put DB questions into your post!

Chapter 1: Review the sections on “Characteristics of Competent Communication” and “Social Media and Interpersonal Communication”. Then, think of your current relationships that involve regular communication. Answer the following questions:

    1. What do you identify as your single major strength in the area of interpersonal communication? Cite two specific personal examples where you displayed this strength.
    2. What do you do especially well in terms of communicating face-to-face? Over social media?
    3. What do you identify as your one significant weakness? Give one specific example to illustrate why you feel this is a problem area for you.
    4. How can you improve your face-to-face communication? Communication over social media?
    5. How do your strength and weakness both relate to the “Characteristics of Competent Communication” section in Chapter 1? Make sure to use course terminology in your analysis.

Chapter 2: Think of a time when you were in a situation or place that meant you had to interact with people you perceived as culturally different from you. Answer the following questions:

    1. What was “different” about the other people? Ethnicity? Socioeconomic background? Age? Gender identity/sexual orientation? Ability level?
    2. How much experience did you have interacting with individuals from other cultures prior to this situation?
    3. How would you describe your usual motivation and attitude toward meeting people different than yourself?
    4. How did your communication alter or vary in this situation, dealing with people who were culturally different?
    5. How would the outcome of this interaction be different if you had the same experience again, having read this chapter/having had discussions about intercultural communication in this class?
    6. What steps might you take to improve your intercultural communication competence?