ComS 5 The Communication Experience
Dr. Mark Stoner
TentativeCourse Calendar, FA 2012
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Week # / Monday / Wednesday / Friday1 / Aug 27 1
Welcome
Add/Drop policy
Icebreaker-Roll
How to access textbook
Assignment for next class:
Read syllabus; bring 1 question; 1 observation about the course; 1 concern that you have / Aug 28 2
Roll
Add/Drop stuff
Discuss questions, observations, concerns
Nature of course design explained—scientific approach & personal responsibility
Policies (esp. phone and laptop policy discussed)
Assignment for next class:
Review Course Web Site / Aug 31 3
Syllabus Quiz
On being a scientist
Assignment for next class:
Read chapter 1in textbook and bring questions you have about the content of the reading
2 / Sept 3
Labor Day—No Class; campus closed / Sept 5 4
Discuss reading questions
Defining communication;
Modeling communication
Assignment: Create your own model of communication and bring to next class. / Sept 7 5
Communication models
“Learning by being a scientist”
Assignment:
Read chapt 2 in main text
3 / Sept 10 6
Communication competence defined
Assignment for next class:
Complete SPCC assignment; read the directions carefully! / Sept 12 7
SPCC due at class time
Exploring perception
Assignment for next class:
Complete contracts / Sept 14 8
Contract due
“Assignment Pagent”
Exploring language and meaning
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This week I will be in Spain; will have substitute instructor / Sept 17 9
Creating Sniglets
Assignment for next class:
Read chapt 3 / Sept 19 10
Exploring non-verbal communication
View Paul Ekman video
Assignment for next class:
Collect NV data / Sept 21 11
No class session
Assignment for next class:
Work on collecting NV data and analysis; read Chapt 9 in text; study for test #1 (chapts 1,2,3 + notes and handouts)
5 / Sept 24 12
Analysis of NV data
Connecting Linguistic and NV codes
Sample questions for Test 1 / Sept 26 13
Test #1
Exploring IPC and self-disclosure / Sept 28 14
Exploring listening as IPC skill
6 / Oct 1 15
Exploring conflict and climate in IPC
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 12 / Oct 3 16
Exploring intercultural communication
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 13 / Oct 5 17
Exploring gender and communication
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 5; complete Interpersonal Communication Inventory
7 / Oct 8 18
IPC due
Catch up
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 5 / Oct 10 19
Exploring communication theory
Review for test 2 (chapts 9, 12, 13 + notes and handouts) / Oct 12 20
Test #2
Concept maps presented
Comm. Theory explained
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 6
8 / Oct 15 21
Test #2
Exploring communication research
Creating Research Questions (RQs) will be used for group and poster presentation projects
Assignment for next class: Read chapt 10 / Oct 17 22
Exploring small group communication
Review Group Project Assignments / Oct 19 23
Groups assigned; meet and share contact information; consensus on groups’ RQs (little or no overlap of RQ content among groups)
Assignment for next class: Study for test 3 (chapts 5,6)
9 / Oct 22 24
Test #3 (chapts 5, 6)
Begin group project work / Oct 24 25
Group project work / Oct 26 26
Group project work
10 / Oct 29 27
Group project work / Oct 31 28
Group project work / Nov 2 29
Group project work finished
11 / Nov 5 30
Group presentations / Nov 7 31
Group presentations / Nov 9 32
Group presentations
12 / Nov 12 Veterans’ Day—No Class; campus closed / Nov 14 33
Collect group feedback;
Examine PRPSCA assignment; anticipate the last few sessions and responsibilities.
Assignment for next class: Complete PRPSCA / Nov 16 34
PRPSCA DUE
Poster session envisioned—video and Q and A
Pair up with colleague for Poster Presentation assignment
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13 / Nov 19 35
Creating good topics / Nov 21 36
Content development / Nov 23 Thanksgiving Vacation—No Class; campus closed
14 / Nov 26 37
Content development;
Mapping content / Nov 28 38
Poster mock-up and practice / Nov 30 39
Practice
15 / Dec 3 40
Poster sessions (5 presenting pairs) / Dec 5 41
Poster sessions (5 presenting pairs) / Dec 7 42
Poster sessions (5 presenting pairs)
Final Exam / Dec 10 / December 12
Section 13
8:00 am-10:00 am / December 14
Section 14
8:00 am–10:00 am