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Course Schedule/Topical Outline:

DATE                SG, IP, PS         IN CLASS TOPIC                                               DUE AT START OF CLASS
                       
Mon. 1-8                                   Class introduction
Wed. 1-10                    PS         Getting Acquainted - Impromptus                 Awards           
Fri. 1-12                        SG        What is Communication?                               Intro
 
 
Mon. 1-15                                 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No Class
Wed. 1-17                                What is Communication? – Cont’d               Chap. 1
Fri. 1-19                        IP         Perception                                                       Chap. 2
 
 
Mon. 1-22                    IP         Perception – Cont’d                                                              
Wed. 1-24                    IP         The Self                                                             Chap. 3
Fri. 1-26                        IP         Culture                                                             Chap. 4
 
 
Mon. 1-29                                 Test #1                                                             Communication model
                                                                                                                        essay due       
Wed. 1-31                    SG        Group and Team Communication                 Chap. 10
Fri. 2-2                          SG        Leadership, decision-making, and                  Pages 286-301
                                                conflict in group interaction
 
 
Mon. 2-5                      PS         Planning a speech                                          Chap. 13
Wed. 2-7                     PS         Supporting a speech                                       Chap. 14
Fri. 2-9                          PS         Organizing a speech                                       Pages 388-409
 
 
Mon. 2-12                     PS         Presenting a speech                                        Pages 409-422
Wed. 2-14                    SG        Group work day – meet in class        
Fri. 2-16                                     Test #2
 
 
Mon. 2-19                     PS         Informative and Persuasive Speeches             Chaps. 16 & 17
Wed. 2-21                     IP         Effective Listening                                            Chap. 7          
Fri. 2-23                         SG        Group work day – meet in class        
 
 
Mon. 2-26                     SG        Group presentations
Wed. 2-28                     SG        Group presentations
Fri. 3-2                           SG        Group presentations
 
 
Mon. 3-5                                   Spring Break – No Class
Wed. 3-7                                   Spring Break – No Class
Fri. 3-9                                       Spring Break – No Class
 
 
Mon. 3-12                     IP         Verbal Communication                                  Chap. 5          
Wed. 3-14                     IP         Verbal – Cont’d                     
Fri. 3-16                         IP         Nonverbal communication                            Chap. 6
 
 
Mon. 3-19                     IP         Nonverbal – Cont’d
Wed. 3-21                                 Test #3
Fri. 3-23                         PS         Informative speech presentations
 
                                   
Mon. 3-26                     PS         Informative speech presentations
Wed. 3-28                     PS         Informative speech presentations
Fri. 3-30                         PS         Informative speech presentations
 
 
Mon. 4-2                       IP         Interpersonal Communication                        Chap. 8
Wed. 4-4                       IP         Interpersonal – Cont’d
Fri. 4-6                           IP         Personal Relationships                                     Chap. 9
 
 
Mon. 4-9                       IP         Personal Relationships – Cont’d
Wed. 4-11                     SG        Discuss Speech Analysis Papers                        Speech Analysis Essay                                                                                                                                                Due
Fri. 4-13                         PS         Persuasive speech presentations       
 
 
Mon. 4-16                     PS         Persuasive speech presentations       
Wed. 4-18                     PS         Persuasive speech presentations
Fri.  4-20                        PS         Persuasive speech presentations
 
 
Mon. 4-23                     SG        Mass Communication                                     Chap. 12
Wed. 4-25                                 Mass Com. cont’d
Fri. 4-27                                     Review for Final Exam                                     Questions for final
 
 
Fri.        8-10 a.m.         Test #4


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