COM 331 Course Schedule
Fall 2007

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DateTopics Readings
Aug 22Introduction: Acoustic Communication
Radio Production
Digital Production
 MSC, Postscript
Tony Schwartz,
The Responsive Chord "The resonance principle in communication"
Aug 24Science and Technology MSC, Part I
and Chaps 6, 10, 11
Gallagher, Parts 1-3

Tony Schwartz,
The Responsive Chord
"How to strike a responsive chord"
Aug 29-31Telling Stories
Ads and News
Labs: Basic Studio Technique
Consoles/Microphones Powerpoint 		MSC, Chaps 13-15
Gallagher, Part 4

Tony Schwartz,
The Responsive Chord
"Hard Sell, Soft Sell, Deep Sell"
Sep 3
Labor Day
Sep 5-7 Processing and Mixing
Labs: Story production		MSC, Chaps 8-9, 17
Gallagher, Part 6
Sep 12-14 Mikes
Labs: Interview technique
Basic Pro Tools Editing 		MSC, Chap 4
Gallagher, Chaps Part 5
Sep 19-21
Labs: Program production		To be announced
Sep 26-28Lab Meetings
Oct 3-5Sound for PicturesMSC, Chap 16
Oct 8-9 Fall Break
Oct 10-12
Oct 17-19		 Music RecordingGlenn Gould, "The prospects of recording"
Oct 24-26
Production/Playback Time
Oct 31-Nov 2
Nov 7-9
Nov 14-16
Nov 22 Thankgiving Day Holiday
Nov 28-30
Production/Playback Time
Dec 5-7
PROGRAM PLAYBACK (FINAL) Wednesday, Dec. 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fall 2007

Date(s) Calendar Item
Aug. 20 Classes Begin
Aug. 20-24 Late Registration and Drop/Add
Aug. 24 Final Payment Deadline (late registrants)
Aug. 26 Last Day for Full Refund (for full-term classes)
Aug. 24 Weekend Classes Begin
Aug. 31 Labor Day Holiday Recess Begins at 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 4 Classes Resume
Sept. 17 Pass/Not Pass and Audit-to-Credit Deadline
Oct. 8-9 Fall Recess
Oct. 10 Classes Resume
Oct. 26 Credit-to-Audit Deadline
Oct. 26 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes (for full-term classes)
Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Recess Begins after Last Class
Nov. 26 Classes Resume
Dec. 10-16 Last Week of Classes and Final Exams
Dec. 16 Classes and Final Exams End
Holidays and Observances
Sep 3Labor Day
Sep 13Rosh Hashana (Jewish)
Sep 13Ramadan begins (Islamic)
Sep 22Yom Kippur (Jewish)
Sep 23Autumnal equinox
Sep 27First day of Sukkot (Jewish)
Oct 3Last day of Sukkot (Jewish)
Oct 4Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish)
Oct 8Lailat Ul Qadr (Islamic)
Oct 8Columbus Day
Oct 9Leif Erikson Day
Oct 13Eid-al-Fitr (Islamic)
Oct 31Halloween
  
Nov 1All Saints Day
Nov 4Daylight Saving Time ends
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 12'Veterans Day' observed
Nov 22Thanksgiving Day
Dec 2First Sunday Advent (Christian)
Dec 5First day of Chanukah (Jewish)
Dec 12Last day of Chanukah (Jewish)
Dec 20Eid-al-Adha (Islamic)
Dec 22Winter solstice
Dec 25Christmas Day (Christian)
Dec 26Kwanzaa (until Jan 1)
Dec 31New Year's Eve

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