In this final assignment, you will assess your skills in interpersonal, group/organizational, and technologically mediated communications based on your studies of these forms of communication. Address each of these forms of communication separately in the portfolio, assessing your overall skills in this area and then specifically addressing the issues listed below. Also, apply at least four of the theories or models of communication you have studied in the course, primarily discussed in Chapter 2 of the text. You may integrate these theories and/or models into any of the three major sections of the paper that you wish, but it is suggested that you apply at least one model or theory in each of the three major sections. Your portfolio should address the following:

• Interpersonal Communication:
  • Your overall skills in this form of communication.
  • Your spoken language skills.
  • Your listening skills.
  • Your relationship skills.
  • Issues discussed in the Relating Through Communication Assignment.
  • Issues relating to interpersonal communication discussed in the Comparing Modes of Communication Assignment.
• Group/Organizational Communications:
  • Your overall skills in these forms of communication.
  • Five characteristics that would describe you.
  • Group/organization roles you play most frequently.
  • Are you at all territorial? How do you show your territoriality?
  • Do you have a large or small “personal space bubble”? How does this affect your communication with others?
  • Families are groups with definite roles, structure, and norms. Analyze your family communication and your skills in this area.
• Must be 1750 to 2000 words in length on double-spaced pages (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a clear introduction and conclusion section that effectively preview and summarize, respectively, the content covered in the body section of your paper.
• Must include a separate title page (Links to an external site.) with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types
• Technologically Mediated Communications:
  • Your overall skills in this form of communication.
  • Your technological skills as they related to TMC.
  • Your communication skills as they relate to TMC.
  • Your preferred channels for TMC and how you use them.
  • The social issues raised by the recent increase in TMC.
  • Issues relating to TMC discussed in the Comparing Modes of Communication Assignment.
  • What kind of TMC application or service that does not currently exist do you wish did and how would you make use of it?