COMM 3100

Communication and Decision Making in Groups

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Provides students with a greater understanding of information sharing, persuasion, and decision development in small work groups. Through practical exercises, class discussions, and lectures, students learn firsthand how tools such as decision structuring process can affect group performance. The course is taught in an interactive hands-on format that emphasizes application of tested theory.  Due to the unique nature of this class, there is a very strict attendance policy. 

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: COMM 2760.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors. Priority given to: COMM majors.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2021FA

Outcomes

• Explain social influence processes in group decision-making.
• Critically evaluate empirical research on small group decision-making.
• Synthesize across multiple theories of group communication.
• Apply group communication theories to multiple real-world settings.

Distribution Category (SBA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

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