Course Description

Students are invited to investigate and apply communication theories and critical thinking skills to improve their overall effectiveness within diverse groups. Students have the opportunity to evaluate and implement sound reasoning using inductive and deductive processes and identify various forms of fallacies within decision-making. This includes analyzing and criticizing reasoning found in composition and in discussions with others. Since group conflict is inevitable, students have the opportunity to assess and manage various types of conflict within and outside their group. This course guides students in understanding and practicing these concepts in order to encourage the development of influential leaders who can effectively advocate ideas, guide with logic and empathy, and are aware of diverse points of view in an ever-increasingly diverse and interconnected world.