COMM 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intentionality, Communication Theory, Snail Mail
21 Jun 2018
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Module 1:
❏Defining Communication -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCO9Va1piIY#action=share
❏Comm scholars define comm in many different ways - somewhat
problematic for people outside of comm
❏Problematic because - we get criticised for not knowing exactly
what we are studying
❏Issues for defining comm -
❏Whether or not comm must be intentional? - some say comm is a
intentional action (so we have goals when it comes to comm and
act in a way to achieve the goals) others says intentionality is not
important (meaning that people get from comm behavior)
❏Whether or not their needs to be correspondence? - some say it
does and others take the meaning approach and say no as long
as we get meaning from a message
❏Whether or not comm needs to be successful? - some say if they
are intentional in actions than to be successful they gotta meet
goals others say comm does not need to be successful
(miscommunication) many people believe that is a form of comm
❏Whether or not comm needs to be ethical or honest? (whether or
not to only study ethical or honest or to add lying and manipulation
etc.)
❏Whether or not comm involves symbolic actions? - in comm
people use symbols (nonverbal symbols like a wave/nod) as well
as verbal symbols (language system) ALL COMM SCHOLARS
BELIEVE COMM INVOLVES SYMBOLIC ACTIONS - issues is
whether or not that things that are not symbolic or do not have
commonly understood meanings (signs/symptoms vs symbols)
❏Whether or not comm should include cognition, thought,
perception? - intrapersonal (has to do with the processing of
messages - definitely has cognition, thought, perception) issue is
whether or not cognition, thought, perception needs to be studied
in the comm field or outside comm like psych
❏Whether or not comm needs to be human to human? - (most
comm scholars not involved in human to animal comm) our
purposes have to do with comm between people
❏Why is it important to define comm - it’s the first step to define our field
(be consistent with the definition)
❏Class definition of comm - a process in which individuals use symbols to
establish and interpret meaning in their environment (likes this definition
because it defines comm as a process)
❏Models of the Communication Process -
❏Linear Model of Communication - https://youtu.be/hTMs4Cytty4
❏By - Shannon & Weaver 1949
❏Also called a one way model of comm - comm method goes in one
direction (like giving a speech to a audience)
Document Summary
Comm scholars define comm in many different ways - somewhat problematic for people outside of comm. Problematic because - we get criticised for not knowing exactly what we are studying. Some say comm is a intentional action (so we have goals when it comes to comm and act in a way to achieve the goals) others says intentionality is not important (meaning that people get from comm behavior) Some say it does and others take the meaning approach and say no as long as we get meaning from a message. Some say if they are intentional in actions than to be successful they gotta meet goals others say comm does not need to be successful (miscommunication) many people believe that is a form of comm. Whether or not comm needs to be ethical or honest? (whether or not to only study ethical or honest or to add lying and manipulation etc. )
