COM 315 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview This course addresses foundational interpersonal theories and concepts in the context of computer-mediated, contemporary relationships and the practical application of these theories and concepts in relational strategies. Understanding how communication technologies are used to initiate, develop, maintain, and sometimes dissolve various social relationships is key in developing effective communication practices in the digital age. Such understanding will enable you to be more mindful in the design, development, and dissemination of communication messages in your professional life and become a more informed and effective communicator in your personal life. In this assessment, you will analyze an interpersonal relationship of your choice in which you use communication technology. You will assess the role of communication technology in your life, evaluate relevant communication theories and concepts, and identify key strategies in applying apply these theories and concepts in a real-world setting. For example, if you are in a long-distance relationship, what theories or concepts might you apply in your relationship strategies? This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:  Appraise personal attitudes, beliefs, and values for their implications to personal technology behaviors and practices  Apply foundational theories and concepts of interpersonal relationships and computer-mediated communication to inform decisions on the appropriate use of communication technologies  Analyze the complexity of information exchange in the digital age for opportunities to improve communication within interpersonal relationships  Evaluate the use of communication technologies in interpersonal relationships for their implications to effective communication habits Prompt Throughout the course you have engaged in activities and milestones with opportunities for feedback from your instructor prior to crafting and completing the final analysis and reflection paper. Use the following framing question in guiding your analysis and reflection as you complete this assessment: How can I use communication technology effectively and judiciously in relationships? You may organize your paper as you see fit, but specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Introduction: To set the stage for your analysis and proposals, begin with a self-assessment focused on your communication practices prior to taking this course.  Appraise your initial attitudes, beliefs, and values with regard to your own communication technology behaviors and practices for their impact on one or more of your personal relationships. Support your evaluation with examples that illustrate each of the following. Is there one area in which you may have experienced the greatest impact? The least?  Relationship initiation  Relationship development  Relationship m.

1. COM 315 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
This course addresses foundational interpersonal theories and
concepts in the context of computer-mediated, contemporary
relationships and the practical
application of these theories and concepts in relational
strategies. Understanding how communication technologies are
used to initiate, develop, maintain, and
sometimes dissolve various social relationships is key in
developing effective communication practices in the digital age.
Such understanding will enable you to
be more mindful in the design, development, and dissemination
of communication messages in your professional life and
become a more informed and effective

2. communicator in your personal life.
In this assessment, you will analyze an interpersonal
relationship of your choice in which you use communication
technology. You will assess the role of
communication technology in your life, evaluate relevant
communication theories and concepts, and identify key
strategies in applying apply these theories and
concepts in a real-world setting. For example, if you are in a
long-distance relationship, what theories or concepts might you
apply in your relationship
strategies?
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
implications to personal technology behaviors and practices
relationships and computer-mediated communication to inform
decisions on the appropriate
use of communication technologies
digital age for opportunities to improve communication within
interpersonal relationships
ommunication technologies in
interpersonal relationships for their implications to effective
communication habits
Prompt
Throughout the course you have engaged in activities and
milestones with opportunities for feedback from your instructor
prior to crafting and completing the
final analysis and reflection paper. Use the following framing
question in guiding your analysis and reflection as you complete
this assessment: How can I use

3. communication technology effectively and judiciously in
relationships?
You may organize your paper as you see fit, but specifically,
the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction: To set the stage for your analysis and proposals,
begin with a self-assessment focused on your communication
practices prior to taking this
course.
regard to your own communication technology behaviors and
practices for their
impact on one or more of your personal relationships. Support
your evaluation with examples that illustrate each of the
following. Is
there one area in which you may have experienced the greatest
impact? The least?

4. solution
B. Explain the impacts of communication technology on your
relationships. Have they made you more or less effective in
your communication?
Specifically, have they enhanced or hindered your
relationships? Support your response with examples.
II. Analysis of a Key Relationship: Select one key relationship
in your life to examine.
A. Discuss the keyrelationship you selected and present your
reasoning for this choice. Specifically, how is this case ripe for
applying
communication theories, concepts, and strategies to make more
informed decisions? For example, a particular concept may have
prompted you
to select the relationship you have with your mother-in-law who
lives across the country. In that case, a better understanding of
that
relationship is important to you for more informed family
decision making.
B. What relevant concepts or theories from the course inform
your understanding of this relationship? Consider at least two
major concepts.
Compare and contrast these concepts or theories in addressing
what they have taught you about effective and ineffective

5. communication
practices in this relationship. Support your response with course
readings and appropriate research.
C. Evaluate your use of communication technology in this
relationship. What makes the usage of this technology
successful or unsuccessful?
Support your response with examples. This is where you might
discuss instances of positive interactions and
miscommunications and the results
and consequences of those interactions.
D. To what extent does the use of communication technologies
in this relationship make information exchange complex?
Justify your response
with examples and draw connections to appropriate concepts or
theories from the course.
III. Proposed Applications and Strategies: In this area you will
address practical applications and strategies for improving your
communications within your
key relationship and for developing effective communication
habits moving forward.
A. Based on your assessment of your key relationship, discuss
specific examples where you could apply new or different
communication
technologies effectively in this relationship. Also, provide
specific examples of situations in which it would be harmful or
ineffective to use
communication technologies. For each, support your claims
with relevant theories and concepts from the course and your
research.
B. Propose specific strategies you might employ to improve
communication within your key interpersonal relationship. For

6. each proposed
strategy, provide an explanation founded in relevant theories
and concepts from the course and your research.
C. To what extent could these strategies improve your
communication in your other interpersonal relationships?
Support your response with
appropriate concepts or theories from the course and your
research.
IV. Conclusion: To close the loop opened at the beginning of
this paper, discuss if, how, and why your attitudes, beliefs, and
values with regard to
communication technology use and interpersonal relationships
have or have not shifted since the beginning of this course. If
they have not changed,
discuss how and why.

7. Final ProjectRubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should include a cover
page, references, and APA formatting/citations. The total paper
length should be 6–10 pages, not
including cover page or references. The paper should be double-
spaced and use standard 12-point font.
You should support your analyses, evaluations, and claims in
this assessment with a mix of course readings and outside
sources (a minimum of six sources total).
These outside sources should come from primary scholarly
sources and should complement our course readings by building
upon concepts and theories that you
feel are the most relevant to your own relationship being
discussed. Primary scholarly sources include peer-reviewed
journals and publications. See Brightspace
for a list of acceptable journals from which to find and cite

8. articles. Popular press sources, for example E! News,
Wikipedia, Men are from Mars, Women are from
Venus, and any other magazines, television shows, and movies
are not acceptable sources. Ask your instructor if you are unsure
about the appropriateness of
your source(s).
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs
Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction:
Attitudes, Beliefs, and
Values
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
qualifies in which areas
communication technology use
has the greatest and least
impact on personal
relationships
Appraises attitudes, beliefs,
and values regarding
communication technology
behaviors and practices for
their impacts to relationship
initiation, development,
maintenance, and dissolution
Discusses attitudes, beliefs, and
values regarding
communication technology,
but there are gaps in
addressing the impacts to
relationship initiation,
development, maintenance,

9. and dissolution
Does not discuss personal
attitudes, beliefs, and values
regarding communication
technology behaviors and
practices
9.5
Introduction: Impact
of Communication
Technologies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explanation demonstrates in-
depth or insightful reflection
Explains ways in which
communication technology has
enhanced or hindered
relationships, supporting claims
with examples
Explains ways in which
communication technology has
enhanced or hindered personal
relationships, but has gaps in
supporting claims with
examples
Does not explain ways in which
communication technology has
enhanced or hindered personal
relationships

10. 9.5
Analysis: Key
Relationship
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
draws insightful connections
between the relationship and
the communication theories
and concepts
Discusses the key relationship
and explains how this case is
well-suited for applying
communication theories and
concepts
Discusses the key relationship,
but does not explain the
connections to relevant
communication theories and
concepts
Does not discuss the key
relationship
9.5

11. Analysis: Relevant
Concepts and
Theories
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
selects supporting materials

12. that demonstrate a nuanced
understanding of
communication principles
Accurately differentiates
between at least two concepts
and theories relevant to the
key relationship; claims are
supported by course readings
and appropriate research
Discusses concepts and
theories, but claims are either
inaccurate or not supported by
course readings and
appropriate research
Does not differentiate between
at least two relevant concepts
and theories from the course
to the relationship described
9.5
Analysis: Use of
Communication
Technology
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
defense demonstrates in-depth
or insightful reflection
Evaluates the use of
communication technology in
the key relationship for its

13. effectiveness using specific
examples
Evaluates the use of
communication technology in
the key relationship, but there
are gaps in the logic or claims
are not supported with specific
examples
Does not evaluate the use of
communication technology in
the key relationship
9.5
Analysis: Information
Exchange
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
claims demonstrate a nuanced
appreciation of the complexity
of information exchange in the
digital age
Makes appropriate claims
about the complexity of
information exchange in the
key relationship, justifying the
response with examples and
relevant concepts or theories
from the course
Makes appropriate claims
about the complexity of
information exchange in the

14. key relationship, but does not
justify with examples or
relevant concepts or theories
from the course
Does not make appropriate
claims about the complexity of
information exchange in the
key relationship
9.5
Proposals: Applying
Communication
Technologies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
selects supporting materials
that demonstrate a nuanced
understanding of
communication principles
Proposes new or different
applications of communication
technologies that could make
communication more effective
in the key relationship;
supports all claims with
relevant theories and concepts
and appropriate research
Proposes new or different
applications of communication
technologies, but there are
gaps in the logic or claims are

15. not supported with relevant
theories and concepts from the
course
Does notpropose new or
different applications of
communication technologies
9.5
Proposals: Improving
Communication
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
selects supporting materials
that demonstrate a nuanced
understanding of
communication principles
Proposes specific strategies to
improve interpersonal
communication and justifies
claims with relevant theories
and concepts from the course
and appropriate research
Proposes strategies to improve
interpersonal communication,
but they lack specificity or
claims are not supported by
relevant theories and concepts
from the course or appropriate
research
Does not discuss strategies to
improve interpersonal

16. communication
9.5
Proposals: Other
Interpersonal
Relationships
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
selects supporting materials
that demonstrate a nuanced
understanding of
communication principles
Makes appropriate claims
about the applicability of the
proposed strategies to other
interpersonal relationships and
justifies claims with
appropriate concepts or
theories from the course and
appropriate research
Makes claims about the
applicability of the proposed
strategies to other
interpersonal relationships, but

17. there are gaps in the logic or
they are not justified with
appropriate concepts or
theories from the course or
appropriate research
Does not make claims about
the applicability of the
proposed strategies to other
interpersonal relationships
9.5
Conclusion Meets “Proficient” criteria and
connects discussion to initial
reflection on attitudes, beliefs,
and values with regard to
personal communication
technology behaviors and
practices
Discusses if, how, and why
personal attitudes, beliefs, and
values with regard to
communication technology use
have or have not shifted since
the beginning of the course
using specific examples
Discusses if, how, and why
personal attitudes, beliefs, and
values with regard to
communication technology use
have or have not shifted since
the beginning of the course,
but does not support with

18. specific examples
Does notdiscuss if, how, or why
personal attitudes, beliefs, and
values with regard to
communication technology use
have or have not shifted since
the beginning of the course
9.5
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-to-
read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of

19. ideas
5
Earned Total 100%
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