Nonverbal communication  (choose one or do an overview of several)
    Dress
    Gestures
    Body Orientation
    Time
    Cultural ramifications
    Social ramifications
    Silence
    Proxemics
    Touch
    Territory
    Color and its use in controlling human behaviors
Listening
Language
Self-Concept
Self-Esteem
Barriers to Relationships
Barriers to Communication
Perception
Styles of conflict Resolution
Coping with Difficult People
Dealing with Anger
Dealing with Debilitative Emotions
Effective Communication Styles with the Elderly
Right Brain / Left Brain Learning Styles
Aggressiveness:  Direct and Indirect
Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness
Assertiveness Training
Submissive Behaviors and Consequences
Co-Dependency
Dressing for Success
Cultural Differences
"You are What You Are Because of Where You Were When"
Reflective Listening Skills
Development of relationships
Self-Disclosure
Values: How they are formed
Values: How they influence our lives
Intimidation Through Body Language and How to cope with It.
Birth Order
 Coping with Angry People
Coping with Difficult People
How to Present Yourself with confidence and power
Power: Its form and Uses, both Positive and Negative in Business
Gender differences: in conflict
  in language usage
  in verbal self-defense
  in intimacy styles (emotional, intellectual,       physical)
Cultural influences on intimacy (emotional, intellectual, physical
Addictive relationships
Mass Communications ? What it is and how it differs from Interpersonal Communications.
 

A five (5) page, double spaced, typed research paper is required.  Each student may choose from the list above for a topic.  If a student wishes to research a topic not on the list, they must have the instructor's approval of the topic before starting the paper.

The research paper MUST BE TYPED. Font size should be between 10 and 14.  No script or all caps are to be used.  2 inch margins or default marginsare to be used.
The research paper must contain a bibliography of at least 5 different sources besides the textbook for the course.
The paper should also include photocopies of the resource materials that form the bibliography.
The format must follow that used in current English courses at Holy Cross College. Consult the writing lab, an English instructor or the librarian if you have any questions.
If plagiarism is found in the research material, it will result in a failing grade.
Endnotes rather than footnotes may be used, if desired.  Notation within the body of the text is preferred.
This activity is worth 20% or 200 points of your grade.  If not handed in on the due date, 5 points will be deducted for each day that it is late including days that class does not meet and weekends.

Each student is asked to give a 5 minute oral report over the research paper.  This will be scattered throughout the last half of the semester.  The oral report should not be longer than 5 minutes in length and should cover the essential material of the report but should not be read.  This activity accounts for 10% or 100 points of your grade.  Remember, this activity can change your grade by a complete letter grade.