Assignment Purpose and Overview: A communication event analysis paper focuses on meaningful communication activity, describes it, and analyzes it using a relevant theory set of theories. The "event" is a communication episode that involves significant interpersonal communication activity. The interpersonal event can be real or presented via mediated communication, such as film or television.

Assignment Instructions: This week you will analyze a communication event that focuses on a verbal meaningful communication activity event. You will use an interpersonal communication theory, concept, or method to analyze what you observed.

The ICEA should include the following:

1. Summarize the event. The summary should include one paragraph and include the type of event (real or mediated), the individuals involved in the communication, and a description of the nature of the event.

2. Choose theories and concepts. Choose at least two theories and/or interpersonal communication concepts learned in the course to analyze the event. In this section explain the theory, concept, method or model you will use in the analysis. Include the sources of information used.

3. Analyze the event. Use the chosen concepts to analyze the event. A good theoretical analysis of a communication event should provide insights into that event that description alone cannot. Clearly analyze what type of communication concepts were observed and which theory you found relevant.

4. Evaluate the theory. Evaluate the usefulness of the chosen theories or concepts in understanding the communication event. Focus on the effectiveness of the concept, method, model or theory selected when considering the interpersonal communicative event observed for this exercise. The discussion should introduce communication concepts from a theory appropriate for analyzing the event and then apply those concepts. For example, a communication incident might be meaningfully understood via small group theories and concepts (groupthink, coalitions), interpersonal theories and concepts (compliance-gaining, self-disclosure), organizational theories and concepts (culture, climate), and so on.

5. Conclusion. The conclusion should demonstrate your ability to interpret communication activity in terms of pertinent interpersonal communication theories and concepts.