COM 014 - Teamwork and Leadership in Small Groups

    Recent Professors
    Erik Johnson Garcia Noriega, Nita Esparza, James Baker
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of COM 014
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course prepares students with extensive theoretical knowledge to function competently in diverse group contexts by guiding them through major theories, concepts, ethical dilemmas, and underlying research methods framing the exploration of social interaction in small groups and teams. Through contemporary, historical, and cross-cultural lenses, students examine how groups fit into organizational, cultural, and societal structures, as well as how those structures shape the framework for the behavior of the individual as well as the group. Through applied research and experiential learning, students will identify, evaluate, and practice communication competence related to teamwork, leadership, group climates/culture, group roles, problem analysis and decision-making, and conflict management.
    Usually Held
    Mon 2:00pm–3:30pm, Mon Wed 10:55am–12:20pm, Mon Wed 9:20am–10:45am, Tue 1:00pm–3:30pm