COM 557 Schedule and Reading List - Irwin Mallin, IPFW Communication

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COM 557 Course Schedule (subject to change)

T 1/11	Introduction to the course, each other, and the graduate program • Special guest: Dr. Steven Alan Carr, Director of Graduate Studies
(F 1/14	Last day to add – Sun 1/16 is last day for full refund)
T 1/18	Intro to the link between communication and law and to the legal system (Read Bunn, 1964 and American Bar Association, 2004)
T 1/25	Types of dispute resolution and the development of disputes (Felsteiner, Abel, and Sarat, 1980) • Courtroom Observation Assigned
T 2/1	Researching legal communication topics (Read Ramsey, 1999 and Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Bourhis, et al.) • Research Paper Assigned
T 2/8	Issues in lawyer identity: television depictions of lawyers (Read Pfau et al, 1995; Stern, 2002; and Davis, 2002)
T 2/15	Jury selection (Read Reinard & Arsenault, 2000)
T 2/22	Opening statements (Read Snedaker & Scheutz, 1985) • Opening Statement Assigned
T 3/1	Evidence and direct and cross examination (Read Bennett, 1979) • Midterm Exam Assigned • Research Paper Proposal Due
T 3/8	No class – Spring Break
T 3/15	The narrative paradigm and the rhetoric of law (read Griffin, 1997 and Hagan, 1976) • Midterm Exam Due
(F 3/18	Last day to withdraw or change from credit to audit)
T 3/22	Closing arguments (Read Rouslek, 2008)
T 3/29	Jury deliberation (Read D. Burnett, 2001 and A. Burnett & Badzinski, 2000)
T 4/5	Paper Workshop • First Draft of Research Paper Due
T 4/12	Extra Special Guest: Dr. Isabel Molina • Courtroom Observation Due
T 4/19	Legal interviewing (Read Cunningham, 2006) • Opening Statement Due
T 4/26	Student presentations • Final Draft of Research Paper Due • Final Exam Assigned
T 5/3	5:45 pm: Final Exam Due

References

American Bar Association. (2004). How the legal system works. In American Bar Association family legal guide (3rd ed) (pp. 22-45). New York: Random House.

Bennett, W. L. (1979). Rhetorical transformation of evidence in criminal trials: Creating grounds for legal judgment. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 65, 311-323.

Bunn, C. (1964). How lawyers use speech. Speech Teacher, 13(1), 6-9.

Burnett, A. & Badzinski, D. M. (2000). An exploratory study of argument in the jury decision-making process. Communication Quarterly, 48, 380-396.

Burnett, D. G. (2001, Aug. 26). Anatomy of a verdict: The view from a juror’s chair. New York Times Magazine, pp. 32-38, 50, 56-57.

Cunningham, C. D. (2006, Aug.) What clients want from their lawyers. Paper presented to The Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet, Edinburgh, Scotland. Retrieved Dec. 24, 2010 from http://law.gsu.edu/Communication/WhatClientsWant.pdf

Davis, W (2002, Mar 18). 'Law & Order': An offense to the defense? Law.com. Retrieved Aug. 1, 2002 fromhttp://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1019508856940&t=LawArticle

Felstiner, W., Abel, R., & Sarat, A. (1980). The emergence and transformation of disputes: naming, blaming, claiming. Law and Society Review, 15, 631-654.

Griffin, E. (1997). Narrative paradigm of Walter Fisher. In Griffin, E., A first look at communication theory (3rd ed.) (pp. 322-332). New York: McGraw Hill.

Hagan, M. R. (1976). Roe v. Wade: The rhetoric of fetal life. Central States Speech Journal, 27, 192-199.

Pfau, M., Mullen, L. J., Diedrich, T., & Garrow, K. (1995). Television viewing and public perceptions of attorneys. Human Communication Research, 21, 307-330

Ramsey, G. (1999). Communication theories on trial: Can the scales of justice be swayed by the application of communication theories? Communications and the Law, 21(1), 31-44.

Reinard, J. C., & Arsenault, D. J. (2000). The impact of forms of strategic and non-strategic voir dire questions on jury verdicts. Communication Monographs, 67, 158-177.

Rouslek, L. F. (2008). Manipulative silence and social representation in the closing arguments of a child sexual abuse case. Text & Talk, 28, 529–550

Snedaker, K. & Schuetz, J. (1985). Storytelling in opening statements: Framing the argumentation of the trial. In Cox, J. R., Sillars, M. O., & Walker, G. B., (Eds). Argument and social practice: Proceedings of the Fourth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation (pp. 465-482). Annandale VA: Speech Communication Association, (pp. 465-482).

Stern, G. M. (2002, July 22). Courtroom life imitates art: How TV can affect jurors' expectations. The National Law Journal. Retrieved Aug. 1, 2002 from http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1024079018151

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