Before you submit this assignment, you must do the following preparatory work: Read Steps to Writing a Good Paper.Do the Week One Paper training and take the quiz demonstrating you understand what is expected of you on this paper.Read Understanding the Paper Grading Rubrics Week One Assignment Instructions In section 1.4, Bevan and Sole (2014) discuss many
principles of communication – taking responsibility for your behavior,
shared meaning, acknowledging your view is only one, respecting others
and yourself, and practicing being a competent communicator. In this
assignment, you will explain two of these basic principles and then
think through them with an example of miscommunication from your life or
a hypothetical scenario. To close, you will identify a challenge Bevan
and Sole address (see Section 1.3 on misperception, long-distance
relationships and intergenerational relationship) or some other barrier
that disrupted the process of communication and how this can be
overcome. Here is the assignment breakdown:
Drawing on Chapter one in Bevan and Sole (see section
1.4 specifically), explain two basic principles of interpersonal
communication.Describe an instance of miscommunication (it is okay for you to use a hypothetical).Identify one or more challenge (see Bevan and Sole, Section 1.3) or barrier that caused this miscommunication.Explain how that challenge or barrier interrupted the
process of successful communication and how they can be overcome based
on what you’ve learned in this course. When you’ve completed the first draft of your paper, use the grading rubric to assess how you did. If you see weaknesses in any section, spend some additional time with that section.The Basic Principles of Communication paperMust be two double-spaced pages in length (not including
title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style. For
assistance, visit the Writing Center’s APA Essay Checklist for Students.Must include a title page with the following: (For
further assistance with the formatting and the title page, please refer
to the Formatting Instructions for MS Word 2013)
Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submitted
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement
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