RELATIONAL ANALYSIS PAPER COMM 130: Interpersonal Communication Danielle Powell The purpose of this assignment is to give each student the opportunity to analyze and evaluate the development of a significant relationship of his/her choosing (the relationship does not have to be romantic). Students will begin by identifying the person and briefly describing the relationship, then using the principles that we have studied all quarter to analyze this relationship. Through this assignment, each student will realize the importance of various influences on communication within relationships (such as one’s self-concept, various verbal and nonverbal factors, self-disclosure, emotions, etc). Your 5-8 pages essay should demonstrate a clear and correct understanding of the concepts as they pertain to the development of this significant relationship. Your essay should be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font and double-spaced. It should be well-written, organized and free of grammatical and spelling errors. For writing assistance, you may visit the Student Learning and Resource Center in Building 5. Guidelines: 1. List three communication objectives or goals you want to achieve (i.e. information you want to learn about your interpersonal communication within this relationship, and in what areas do you want to improve in order to become a more competent and more cognitively complex communicator) as you examine the development of this significant relationship. Please be specific and make sure your objective/goal is related to a specific aspect of communication that you have learned/read about thus far in this class (so for example, if you have had trouble listening effectively to your significant person, then one of your goals should be related to some specific aspect of listening more effectively that you read about in chapter 7, etc.) Draft of Objectives/Goals: _____________ (Refer to Tentative Weekly Schedule for Due Date) 2. Find at least one scholarly source (in addition to your textbook) that provides you with more information that will help you to accomplish your objectives/goals. Your sources should be within the last seven years. To cite your sources in the paper use in-text citations using the APA format. Please refer to your Style Manual for Communication Studies for the instructions on how to correctly cite sources within the paper and in the References section. 3. Take notes on and outline the following over the next couple of weeks (these notes will ultimately result in the content of your essay: (please note that you must have information in your paper from each of the categories below to guide you throughout the paper. You may also develop your own questions based on content from course materials that relate more specifically to your own goals): Outline due: ___________(Refer to Tentative Weekly Schedule for Due Date) Format of Outline: please note that your final paper will NOT be in outline format and will include an in ...

1. RELATIONAL ANALYSIS PAPER
COMM 130: Interpersonal Communication
Danielle Powell
The purpose of this assignment is to give each student the
opportunity to analyze and evaluate the development of a
significant relationship of his/her choosing (the relationship
does not have to be romantic). Students will begin by
identifying the person and briefly describing the relationship,
then using the principles that we have studied all quarter to
analyze this relationship. Through this assignment, each student
will realize the importance of various influences on
communication within relationships (such as one’s self-concept,
various verbal and nonverbal factors, self-disclosure, emotions,
etc).
Your 5-8 pages essay should demonstrate a clear and correct
understanding of the concepts as they pertain to the
development of this significant relationship. Your essay should
be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font and double-
spaced. It should be well-written, organized and free of
grammatical and spelling errors. For writing assistance, you
may visit the Student Learning and Resource Center in Building
5.
Guidelines:
1. List three communication objectives or goals you want to
achieve (i.e. information you want to learn about your
interpersonal communication within this relationship, and in
what areas do you want to improve in order to become a more
competent and more cognitively complex communicator) as you
examine the development of this significant relationship.
Please be specific and make sure your objective/goal is related
to a specific aspect of communication that you have
learned/read about thus far in this class (so for example, if you

2. have had trouble listening effectively to your significant person,
then one of your goals should be related to some specific aspect
of listening more effectively that you read about in chapter 7,
etc.) Draft of Objectives/Goals: _____________ (Refer to
Tentative Weekly Schedule for Due Date)
2. Find at least one scholarly source (in addition to your
textbook) that provides you with more information that will
help you to accomplish your objectives/goals. Your sources
should be within the last seven years. To cite your sources in
the paper use in-text citations using the APA format. Please
refer to your Style Manual for Communication Studies for the
instructions on how to correctly cite sources within the paper
and in the References section.
3. Take notes on and outline the following over the next couple
of weeks (these notes will ultimately result in the content of
your essay: (please note that you must have information in your
paper from each of the categories below to guide you
throughout the paper. You may also develop your own
questions based on content from course materials that relate
more specifically to your own goals): Outline due:
___________(Refer to Tentative Weekly Schedule for Due
Date)
Format of Outline: please note that your final paper will NOT
be in outline format and will include an introduction and
conclusion to the paper (though those parts are not required for
the outline). This outline serves as preparation for the final
paper.
Be sure to include in-text citations (in APA format) throughout
your outline of information from the textbook and from your
scholarly source that you will use in your paper (and provide a
reference page with your outline in APA format)
I. Relationship Development:
A. Consider the variables that we have studied that apply to
why we form relationships (attraction, similarity, differences,
proximity, etc.).

3. 1. How did these variables function in the beginning of your
relationship?
2. How do these variables function now that you have a more
established relationship?
B. Consider your relationship in terms of the stages of
escalating and deescalating relationships.
1. How did you move from one stage to another (what were
some turning points)? Where are you now? What tells you this?
2. Be sure to talk about the levels and types of intimacy and the
impact your self-concept has on intimacy in your relationships.
3. What suggestions for improving close relationships might be
beneficial for you and your relationship?
C. Consider how dialectical tensions function in this
relationship?
1. Give at least two specific examples
2. Describe how you managed the tension.
II. Communication Patterns/Behaviors in the Relationship:
A. Consider the role self-disclosure plays in this relationship.
1. Why/what reasons do you self-disclose in this relationship?
2. What benefits have you found in self disclosure?
3. How important is honesty in this relationship? Do you
occasionally need to use ‘alternatives’ to self-disclosure, and
why? Give a specific example and discuss the results of such
behavior on the relationship.
4. What guidelines for disclosure could you use to
improve/enhance the relationship?
B. Consider how the influences on emotional expression (listed
on pp. 121-125) have affected your communication in this
relationship.
1. What guidelines for expressing emotion could you use to
improve/enhance the relationship?

4. 2. Include any other pertinent information from this chapter that
relates to emotional expression in your relationship.
C. In what situations do you listen mindfully and in which do
you listen mindlessly when interacting with this significant
person in your life?
1. Identify the situations in which you listen ineffectively and
the poor listening habits you use in those circumstances?
2. What listening styles could you use to respond more
effectively in those situations?
D. What role does metacommunication play in this relationship?
1. What is your understanding of what you read in the chapter
regarding metacommunication?
2. What types of communication behaviors do you usually
discuss in your relationship?
III. Communication Climate of the Relationship:
A. What do you feel is the overall communication climate of
your relationship?
1. What types of confirming and disconfirming messages do you
use in this relationship?
2. What kinds of confirming and disconfirming messages do the
other person in this relationship use? Give at least two specific
examples of the use of these messages.
B. Consider the types of conflict that typically occur in your
relationship.
1. What do you feel the conflict(s) that you generally have with
this individual are about?
2. What conflict rituals exist in your relationship?
3. How do you handle/manage conflict (i.e.which styles do you
generally use and what constructive conflict skills might you
employ to manage these conflicts more effectively)?
C. Overall, what is your level of satisfaction in the relationship?

5. 1. What could/should be changed?
2. What is your prediction for how effective communication
interactions will be in the future of this relationship? This
should be discussed in the conclusion to your paper.
Format of the Paper: Please include the various sections of this
project in the order listed below and include in a folder with the
three parts below separated by dividers. Also, you must print
and include the Relational Analysis Assessment Form (located
on Web Access) in the binder as well. Your paper should be
typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font and double-spaced.
It should not be longer than 8 pages.
Completed Draft of the Paper is Due: _______ (Refer to
Tentative Weekly Schedule for Due Date).
Final Paper is due: __________ (Refer to Tentative Weekly
Schedule for Due Date).Name and Student ID Number:
COMM 130: Class day and Time
Relational Analysis Paper
Due Date of Assignment
TITLE of PAPER
I. Objectives: List the three communication objectives/goals
that you sought to achieve
with this assignment (Please type in complete
sentences)
A.
B.
C.
The objectives should be listed before the introduction (but
doesn’t count as part of your 8 page total for part II)
II. Analysis: This is the most important section and will
comprise your essay. Please

6. use the notes that you have taken in your
outline to write this section of
your paper. This portion should be in
paragraph/essay format
(introduction to the paper, body, and conclusion with
transitions between
each paragraph). Be sure to include the following:
· Your introduction should provide an overview to your paper.
· Your first body paragraph should introduce the person you’ve
chosen for this assignment and briefly describe the relationship.
· Your second body paragraph should explain the
communication objectives/goals you set for yourself and explain
how you worked to achieve or make progress towards them.
Please be sure to incorporate information from your scholarly
article in this section, explaining how the information you’ve
read might help you to accomplish your goals. You should
incorporate information from the scholarly source in other
applicable parts of your paper as well. Be sure to provide in-
text citation in APA format when quoting/citing information
from the textbook and your scholarly sources. Information that
is not properly documented will be counted as plagiarism and
any student found guilty of plagiarizing will receive a grade of
F on this assignment as that is a serious offense that could also
result in disciplinary action.
· The following paragraphs should expound on the notes you
took on each of the various aspects noted in the sections of the
outline (in the order/sections listed above). Please be sure to
incorporate language and concepts from the textbook throughout
these paragraphs
· Your conclusion should provide an overall summary of the

7. paper, your level of satisfaction with the relationship, your
prediction for how effective communication interactions might
be in the future of this relationship if you all work on the
aspects of communication noted throughout the paper, as well as
what you learned from this experience.
III. References page: List titles and author(s) of sources used
(in APA format). This should be on a separate page from your
essay. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines and refer to
your Style Manual for Communication Studies for how to
correctly document sources in the References page.
If you have any questions about this assignment, do not hesitate
to ask me.
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In this part of the l Exam, you will have to answer five essay
type questions. Each question carries 2 points. Your work
should be submitted in a Word document, typed in double-
space, in 10- or 12-point Arial or Times New Roman font. The
page margins on the top, bottom, left side, and right side should
be 1 inch each. You should use the APA guidelines for writing
and citations.
1. What is project management? Briefly describe the project
management framework, providing examples of stakeholders,
knowledge areas, tools and techniques and project success
factors.
2. Explain the four frames of organization. How can I help
project managers understand the organizational context for the
project?
3. Briefly describe what happens in each of the five project
management process groups (initiating, planning, executing,
monitoring and controlling, and closing). What types of
activities are done before initiating a project?

8. 4. What is involved in project scope management and why is
good project scope management so important on information
technology projects?
5. Explain why you need to use good WBS project management
software?