Reflective Mini Paper

Instructions:

1. You will write a 2-3 page (minimum) Mini-Reflective Paper to submit as part of your final assessment in this class.
2. A Reflective Paper is a reflection on, and a demonstration/application of what, you have learned. Therefore, in responding to the questions below, your paper MUST BE reflective of what you learned in this course. To do that, you must be able to use/apply the concepts learned and cite examples (preferably personal examples). For examples that are not personal, you must find a video that can help you to demonstrate/discuss/apply your response to every question.
3. If you use a video you must include your video link in your paper. You must have a Bibliography for all videos as well. Failure to do so will result in lost points.
4. There is no wrong/right Reflective Paper. It is solely based on your experiences.
5. All the mechanics of college-level writing are applicable in this Reflective Piece

Instructions

Reflect on your last 15 weeks in this course.

Then answer the following questions, using the concepts in the course to show application and citing your own specific examples:

• What was the most important thing you learned about the concepts in this course? Cite examples using the concept in the course.
• What was the most surprising thing you learned about yourself during this course? Cite examples using the concept in the course.
• How have you personally benefitted from the content of this course? Cite examples.

o Which concept did you find most immediately useful in this course? Why? Cite examples, using the concepts in the course.

• Discuss how you have been using the new knowledge gained from this course in your relationships? Cite examples.
• Discuss how will you continue to use this new knowledge in your relationships? Cite examples.

Bonus

• Reflecting on when you signed up for this Interpersonal Communication course, how is different from what you expected from a Speech Course?
• Would you recommend this course to someone else? Why? Why not? Cite examples.

Concepts covered

• Self-concept
• Emotions
• Perception
• Non-verbal behaviors
• Listening styles
• Stage of your relationship
• Disclosure styles
• Communication Climates
• confirming messages
• disconfirming messages
• Conflict
• conflict styles
• stages

• resolutions