What is Interpersonal Relations?
Interpersonal Relations Online is a course designed to assist
students to improve effectiveness when relating with other people. Self-perception
theory and other perception theory provide a theoretical foundation for interpersonal
effectiveness. The development of self-awareness, critical thinking, communication
skills, and problem solving skills, is available with the use of chat
rooms, threaded discussion groups, email correspondence, Net-meeting, or on-campus
instructor meetings.
General Objective
The course focus is on increasing interpersonal effectiveness when relating with others.
Interpersonal effectiveness is defined as to the degree to which the consequences of
a person's behavior match up with his/her stated intentions.
Specific Objective
The individual assigned lessons require participatory activities which include the application of projective techniques, communication, listening, and problem solving skills. Emphasis is on developing a critical thinking: which can be divided into four levels (1) Knowledge, (2) Self-Awareness, (3) Self-Critique, (4) Search for Self Understanding.
Knowledge - refers to taking a standardized personality inventory and other online inventories designed to increase self-awareness.
Self-Awareness- refers to using projective techniques to assist individuals to discover through a process of cognitive dissonance the contradiction between doctrines and opinions regarding interpersonal relationships
Self-Critique- refers to assisting individuals that good thoughts and opinions must be supported by good reasoning. Individuals begin to understand other points of view and learn to evaluate complex issues.
Self-Understanding- refers to integrating through a rational, objective method a means for understanding and accepting full responsibility for one's interpersonal phenomenology.
Tasks
Students are required to complete individual assignments, a standardized personality test, and to complete a final.
Acceptable Performance
Each assignment is awarded points which accumulate and equate to a letter grade ( see individual assignments and points.)