MIC 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stress Management, Communication Theory, Linear Model

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Microbiology And Immunology
• Course: MIC 301
• Professor: kevinwise

Document Summary

Meaning of terms used to build definition (process, information, exchange, system, and environment) Roots of the communication field in ancient greece. Rhetoric & communication science (communication theory) approaches to studying communication. Link between the study of communication and the state of society. Definition, purpose, benefits, & limitations of models. Shannon-weaver model: mediated comm, message vs. signal, physical noise. Westley-maclean model: gatekeeper, gatekeeping (intentional/unintentional, positional/incidental) Berlo"s smcr model: comm elements as complex, smcr mnemonic", fidelity & psychological noise. Convergence model: cyclical view of communication, comm as a process, convergence & mutual understanding. Properties of communication: process, continuous, symbolic, systemic, irreversible, frequently flawed, inclusive, properties of human communication, intentional & unintentional, messages have multiple dimensions, is a process of perception. Several questions on each exam will come from material in course readings. The evolution of the study of communication in american higher education. The contributions of each of the 4 forefathers of communication .