Question: For this assignment, you will write a letter of advice to either a newly engaged couple or a group of coworkers. Imagine that either the engaged couple or coworkers hear that you are taking a course in interpersonal communication and want advice regarding how to communicate in their personal or professional relationships. Based on what you have learned in this course, your personal experience, and the five learning objectives we have covered, what advice would you give them regarding how to communicate effectively? How can you use what you have learned in this class to offer a couple or group of co-workers advice to have more positive relationships? Write your paper in the form of a letter. Use the list of learning outcomes to write your letter. The course learning outcomes you will need to cover are listed below:

• Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications.

• Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one's self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem.

• Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships.

• Describe strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts.

• Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications.

For each of the five learning outcomes, create a separate heading that states the learning outcome that you are addressing. Then, address the following for each segment:

• Explain the principles of and barriers to effective, competent interpersonal communications. Why do the principles matter? How can your couple or group of co-workers overcome the barriers you have listed?

• Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one's self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Begin by defining each term and then explain how these three notions of the self potentially impact the relationships of your couple or group of co-workers. What advice can you offer to help them develop a positive self-concept or build each other's self-esteem?

• Illustrate the importance of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships. What role does self-disclosure play in the relationships of your couple or co-workers? How can their relationships be improved by them becoming more emotionally intelligent? What connections can be made between emotional intelligence and self-disclosure?

• Evaluate strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Explain one or two potential conflicts and then present at least two strategies for addressing the dispute(s).

• Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. First, define these two key terms. Then, explain the importance of gender and culture in relationships generally and for your couple or group of co-workers specifically. What advice can you give to become a better communicator based on the information you have presented?

Content Requirements

You must address all five of the learning outcomes and the questions listed with those objectives. For each objective, be sure to define key terms and relate those ideas directly to advice for your couple or co-workers. The point here is for you to demonstrate how these ideas can be utilized to help people in their relationships. Try to offer specific advice they can integrate into their lives.
Begin your paper with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement and that previews what you plan to cover in your paper. End with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and restates your key points.

You must use at least five scholarly sources to help you make your points. At least three of these should be course readings and two should be academic articles you have found yourself by doing research. You must also draw on personal experience to offer advice or to illustrate points. It is acceptable to use hypothetical examples and/or your personal experiences for either your couple or group of co-workers. We simply want to see that you can apply what you have learned to some potential "real world" experience.

The Final Paper

1. Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.

2. Must include a title page with the following APA Formatting for Word 2013:

• Title of paper

• Student's name

• Course name and number

• Instructor's name

• Date submitted

3. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing introductions, conclusions, and thesis statements, please refer to the following web pages

• Introductions & Conclusions

• Writing a Thesis Statement

4. Must use each learning objectives as a header dividing each section of the paper.

5. Must use the textbook as a source. The Integrating Research tutorial will offer further assistance on including supporting information and reasoning.

6. Must use two additional course articles/videos and two academic articles the student has found independently. A total of five sources must be used in the paper and be on the reference list.

7. Must document any information from a source in APA style Citing Within Your Paper.

8. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List.

9. Professors notes:

10. Specific notes on your paper: It will need more development and source documentation, and make sure to remove those huge extra spaces.

11. I would like you to review the following checklist and make sure your final paper complies in all areas.
Some Common Areas of Need for Many Students:

1. Developing the paper to the minimum page requirement of 8 FULL pages plus title and reference (10 total).

2. Including the minimum 5 academic sources in properly formatted parenthetical citations in all sections and with corresponding reference list at the top of the last page.

3. Removing any extra spaces that would make the paper appear longer than it is.

4. Reviewing all highlighted areas in the Turnitin report and making appropriate corrections to the paper.

5. Including quotation marks around quoted source material.

6. Avoiding the use of identical language from other papers.

7. Paying attention to the MS Word grammar and spelling tool suggestions.

8. Proofreading the paper aloud and asking someone else to proofread it.

9. Following the APA template precisely in all details.

10. Included fully developed introduction and conclusion paragraphs.