Communication and You: An Introduction - Softcover

The bestselling authors of Real Communication, Dan O'Hair and Mary Wiemann, have done it again. Communication and You maintains the lively, real life examples, the accessibility, and the breadth of human communication coverage seen in Real Communication—with a new focus on student application and self-assessment. The authors’ great read is paired with a simplified feature program that prompts students to measure concepts against their personal experiences while also examining the influences of technology, ethics, and the culture around them. Taking self-assessment a step further, Communication and You comes with access to LearningCurve, a game-like, adaptive learning program containing more than a thousand questions written specifically for the book. This personal focus, along with an attractive, 2-color design and a low price, make Communication and You a great learning program and a value for students and instructors alike.

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Dan O'Hair is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communications and Information Studies. He is past Presidential Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma and past president of the National Communication Association. He is coauthor or coeditor of fifteen communication texts and scholarly volumes and has published more than eighty research articles and chapters in dozens of communication, psychology, and health journals and books. He is a frequent presenter at national and international communication conferences, is on the editorial boards of various journals, and has served on numerous committees and task forces for regional and national communication associations. Mary Wiemann is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication at Santa Barbara City College. A longtime educator of beginning college students, she contributes a strong teaching perspective to her books. Mary’s book chapters, journal articles, student manuals, instructor manuals, and online instructional materials all reflect her commitment to making effective communication real and accessible for students. A recipient of awards for outstanding teaching, Mary is also a communication laboratory innovator and has directed classroom research projects in the community college setting. She is a frequent presenter at the National Communication Association convention, where she has held a number of offices in the Human Communication and Technology Division.