We use an Interpersonal Communication textbook for my college class and that’s where the references come from.
Overview
The Final Paper is a comprehensive paper that paints an insightful picture of the interpersonal communication and relevant dynamics in a relationship in your life. Because you are asked to analyze the interpersonal communication in your own life, you should choose a relationship that you are comfortable telling me about in this class. You can choose from a variety of interpersonal relationships, such as friendships, dating, family, or workplace.
Paper Content and Connection to Weekly Analyses (WA)
During Weeks 1-4, you submitted a short analysis of a relationship in your life using concepts from that week. These weekly submissions are short drafts of sections of your Final Paper. During Week 5, you will revise those WA submissions and expand on them to create your final product. Just copy and pasting each WA into one document will not create a comprehensive paper; instead you should look for themes, connections, or patterns across the different analyses you have written.
When revising your paper, make sure that you include citations of the textbook to support the concepts that you use. For APA, this includes author last names and dates. Our textbook was published in 2020 and the authors are Jason S. Wrench, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, and Katherine S. Thweatt.
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A Final Paper includes an introduction, a conclusion, and transitions between different sections of the paper.
The conclusion of your paper will include a discussion of how well you and the other person(s) demonstrate either communication competence, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, or cultural competence. You should not try to talk about all of those ideas. These concepts are discussed throughout the textbook in relation to different ideas. As you write about these dynamics, remember that the goal here is to build insights; it is very likely that there are successes and areas for improvement. Recognizing any areas you may have for improvement is an important insight–not a piece of information that would be held against you in this analysis.
Once you have written the paper, you should add a Title Page at the beginning and a References list at the end. Your References list will include a citation of the textbook. Note that in the References list, you do not need to cite each chapter separately.
