 Welcome to Communication 001, Principles of Human Communication. This course is going to look at the importance of communication. It's at the center of everything we do both in our personal lives and in the workplace. The goal of this course is to introduce you to communications principles, common practices, and a selection of theories that will help you better understand communication in your everyday life. This video is designed to help you understand how the course is organized and to help you start making your own personal study plan. Make sure to pay attention to the learning outcomes at the beginning of each unit. These will tell you what you should know or be able to do by the end of the unit. As you work your way through this course you'll notice that all of the units are based around certain sections of the textbook, videos, or other multimedia resources. All of these resources are important to meeting the learning outcomes of the course and it is important to note that the final exam is based on those learning outcomes. Each unit and resource of this course is introduced with an extensive instruction. It is important you give them a real good look. These instructions provide additional perspective, make connections among resources, and clarify key points. Taking notes is a great way to make sure that you're retaining the concepts and theories presented in this course. As you read or watch each assignment in the course, you should pause, take notes, and reflect on the ways that that information builds on each concept. And last but not least, each unit of this course ends with an assessment. These quizzes are designed to test your knowledge about the unit's content and prepare you for the final exam. Take the feedback that you get from these assessments seriously, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and go back and show up your knowledge for the final exam. We understand the materials and resources in this course may seem excessive, but that's no accident. We understand that different people learn in different ways and we want you to find the way that works best for you. If you're ready to start the course, you're already on the right page. If you'd like to get a little sneak preview of what's to come in Unit 1, you can continue the video series right over here. Good luck!