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COM 557 Course Schedule (subject to change)

T 1/15   
Introduction to the course, each other, and the graduate program
• Special guest: Dr. Steven Alan Carr, Director of Graduate Studies
(F 1/18
Last day to add – Sun 1/20 is last day for full refund)
T 1/22
Communication perspectives (Read Chapter 1 of Scheutz)
T 1/29
Legal Rules (Read Chapter 2 of Scheutz)
• Courtroom Observation Assigned
T 2/5
Researching Legal Communication Topics (Read Ramsey, 1999 and pages 1-22 and 30-32 of Bourhis, et al.  Please bring the Ramsey article and the Bourhis book with you to class.)
• Research Paper Assigned
T 2/12
News Coverage (Read Chapter 3 of Scheutz)
T 2/19
Moral Drama and Games (Read Chapter 4 of Scheutz)
T 2/26
Narratives and Opening Statements (Read Chapter 5 of Scheutz)
• Research Paper Proposal Due
• Midterm Exam and Opening Statement Assigned
T 3/4
Narratives and Direct Examination (Read Chapter 6 of Scheutz)
• Midterm Exam Due
T 3/11
No class – Spring Break
T 3/18
Strategic Games and Cross Examination (Read Chapter 7 of Scheutz)
• Revised Research Paper Proposal Due
(F 3/21 Last day to drop)
T 3/25
Media Stories, Trial Narratives, and Summations (Read Chapter 8 of Scheutz)
T 4/1
Courtroom Drama and the Judicial Process (Read Chapter 9 of Scheutz)
• Courtroom Observation Due
T 4/8
Paper Workshop
• First Draft of Research Paper Due
T 4/15
No class – College of Arts and Sciences Honors Banquet
T 4/22
Legal Campaigns and the Appellate Process (Read Chapter 10 of Scheutz)
• Opening Statement Due
T 4/29
Legal Fictions (Read Chapter 11 of Scheutz)
• Final Draft of Research Paper Due
• Final Exam Assigned
T 5/6
5:45 pm: Final Exam Due, Brief Research Presentations

References
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.

 
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