The course examines the impact of interpersonal relationships as experienced in family, business, and social groups.  Topics include personal well-being, self-disclosure, conflict and anger management, models of interpersonal relationships, and the social exchange theory.

CAVEAT: No graduate credit will be awarded if HBD4727 has been successfully completed.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:

• Analyzing the relationship between developing interpersonal trust and building effective human relationships.
• Critiquing the elements of effective interpersonal communications.
• Describing nonverbal communication and its relationship to interpersonal relationships.
• Exploring ways in which people listen and respond to each other.
• Investigating the importance of self-acceptance.
• Explaining the constructive nature of interpersonal conflicts.
• Demonstrating strategies for managing conflict collaboratively.
• Exploring the developmental stages of intimate relationships.
• Synthesizing views of interpersonal relationships according to noted researchers.
• Analyzing the social exchange theory.
• Evaluating guidelines for expressing emotions in relationships.
• Integrating the theories of contemporary scholars regarding the development of the “self.”
• Evaluating rules for managing anger constructively.
• Analyzing how the perception process influences interpersonal relationships.
• Evaluating methods of approving communication climates.
• Applying methods for responding nondefensively to criticism.