Greetings Everyone!
I am a junior, communication studies major and legal studies minor. Because we do not really have a pre-law undergrad degree program at this school, I have been back and forth through different majors here at SJSU. After taking a few different communication studies courses and seeing that a lot would help me in my pursuit of law, I knew this was the major for me.
Being a full-time student and part-time worker is time consuming, so I rarely have leisure time to myself. However, some of my interests include: reading, writing, singing, shopping, working out, playing volleyball and I am sure there are a few others. Even though I do not really get to do most of these things often, I am happy to be able to read and write a lot in this major.
As I mentioned earlier, I have been switching around in majors for my first couple of years. I have taken all of the required lower division communication studies courses, which really sparked my interest in this department in the first place. Last semester I took nothing but upper division communication studies and I did very well in each of my courses. I enjoy verbal communication however being in this major I noticed the significance nonverbal communication has as well.
I am looking forward to this class as I believe that small group communication is very important. Most people communicate in small groups daily, but it is essential to know how to do so effectively. There are many components to small group communications and I am hoping to learn about each of them in depth and eventually master these concepts. At my job and in my future career, I will be making important small group decisions. For that reason, I am very excited about this class and what it has to offer.
By the way, I have taken a course with Professor Perez before and I loved it! She really makes the class enjoyable and is clear of what she expects of you. Well, good luck to all!
-Pocahontas
