Overview

• Task: Dedicate 10 hours to studying an area of communication and create and share a presentation reporting what you learned. 
• Purpose: To reflect on and apply what you learned in this course. 

NOTE: This final project is due at the end of the semester so please work on this project now.

There is no final exam in this class. Instead, you complete a final project. You will decide what that project is, but you must dedicate 10 hours to it, create a visual presentation, and share it with one person. 

Your project should relate to interpersonal communication and be an application of this class into your life. Choose a subject from one of the chapters of study (self communication, spiritual communication, mediated communication, perception, verbal, nonverbal, gender, culture, relationships, listening, or conflict.)  

You can do an art project, music composition, poem, research paper, compilation of video clips on interpersonal communication, scrapbook, five two-hour dates you go on and analyze, analysis of work emails dealing with conflict resolution, letters to old friends, or 10 hours dedicated to improving one relationship in your life. It's your project. You decide. Be creative. However, it must follow these requirements: 

Instructions

1. Choose an area of communication in which you wish to further your studies and focus this project on applying this topic in your life. 
2. Choose a project that will take 10 full hours dedicated during this semester, solely for this class, to study this area of communication. Please do not cheat yourself on this opportunity by using another class or work project. 
3. Create a visual presentation. (You can use PowerPoint, Prezi, Canva, or another visual program like a website). 
   • Make your presentation look professional. Organize your slides with an introduction, subject titles on each slide, and conclusion. Check for clean writing with no mechanical errors like grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors or formatting errors like fonts or images that don’t upload.  
   • Your visual presentation should include at least six slides (but can have more):
     
     • TITLE PAGE: Should include your name and a title in a creative format. 
     • THESIS/ WHAT I WANTED TO LEARN: Describe the communication area you want to learn more about. Include a definition of your topic.  
     • MY PROJECT/HOW I LEARNED: Describe the project you decided to do in order to learn more about communication and how this project would help you learn more about your communication topic.
     • INVESTING TEN HOURS: Describe what you did for your 10 hours. This should include a SPECIFIC description of your time investment and will show that you did this project for this class. Report how you used EACH of the 10 hours to improve your understanding.  Imagine this is a list, hour by hour, of how you spent all ten. 
     • SHOWCASE: Include visuals like photos of you doing the project, the poem or song you wrote, or selections from a book you studied. (Please remember that creating your visual/oral presentation does not count toward your 10 hours.)  
     • GROWTH: Reflect on what you learned about this concept/theory of interpersonal communication from dedicating 10 hours to this project. This should reflect a specific application of what you learned about the topic of communication you studied and should include at least three insights you gained. 
     • CONCLUSION: Tie everything together.   
4. Teach what you learned to one other person. Your oral presentation should last at least five minutes and include your visual presentation. Ask for feedback. You will take the W07 Final Project Quiz to receive points for teaching another person. You do not need to submit a video of this.
5. Submit your visual presentation. Here is an example. You are welcome to use audio with your presentation, but please note this when you submit it for the graders to review.   

NOTE: The project may be personal in nature if you would like, but keep in mind that it will be reviewed by your instructor, certified grader, and one person in your life, so select something you are willing to disclose. 

Examples of potential ten-hour final projects:  

• STUDY COMMUNICATION/NOISE: Use your photography/art skills to find “communication noise” in your life and create a scrapbook.    
• LEARN MORE ABOUT SELF COMMUNICATION: Pay attention to self-talk by journaling, meditating, or going on walks alone. Set goals to improve or remove “vultures.”  
• BE FAMILIAR WITH MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: Create a profile on LinkedIn. See which profiles get the most attention. Ask for feedback.  
• USE MEDIATED COMMUNICATION TO GET A JOB: Practice online job interviewing skills. Learn what employers want by asking or doing research. Have friends practice with you.   
• GAIN SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION: Study 10 General Conference talks on one topic of communication and find your favorite quotes. Make a collection of the best quotes or what you learned.  
• PRACTICE LISTENING: Spend several hours listening to people in your life. Choose one person or several friends/relatives. Perhaps you’d like to choose a mentor in your future career to teach you. Focus on becoming a better listener each time you visit someone.    
• BE BETTER AT VERBAL: Write 10 letters to 10 friends. Use words to communicate what your relationship means to you or has meant to you.   
• READ AND APPLY VERBAL: read a book on a topic of communication that interests you. Summarize what you learn in the book.  
• DEVELOP NONVERBAL SKILLS: Create an artwork piece that represents nonverbal communication.  
• GAIN SKILLS IN PERCEPTION/CONFLICT: Take a conflict you are having and write it from the perspective of each person involved. Come up with solutions of how to resolve the conflict.  
• DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS: Spend time working on a relationship you want to improve. Go on dates, do activities together, or spend time at work. Use your listening and conflict-resolution skills.  
• UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS: Choose seven people in your life and write about what each person means to you. Reflect on the impact of these relationships. 

Rubric for the Final Project