COM 201 TENTATIVE* COURSE SCHEDULE

D&Z = Dainton & Zelley


Week
DATE
MON
WED
FRI
1 8/31 Intro
2 9/3-9/7 Studying Communication 
(D&Z Ch1)		 Defining Communication 
(D&Z Ch1)		 Modeling Communication
3 9/10-9/14 Theorizing about Communication 
(Sumser Ch1) [class cancelled]		 Identifying Social Scientific Research Articles Doing Background Research 
(Library Workshop)
4 9/17-9/21 Theorizing about Communication 
(Sumser Ch1)
Communication Variables
(Sumser Ch2; D&Z Ch10)		 Communication Variables
(Sumser Ch2; D&Z Ch10)
Review for Exam #1		 Review for Exam #1
Exam #1
5 9/24-9/28 Exam #1
Reading Communication Research 
(Sumser Chs 3-4)		 Reading Communication Research 
(Sumser Chs 3-4)
Mastering APA-Style		 Mastering APA-Style
Abstract Workshop ** 
(Sumser Ch 5, sidebar "tips")
6 10/1-10/5 Abstract Workshop ** 
(Sumser Ch 5, sidebar "tips")
Intrapersonal Communication
(D&Z Ch2)		 Intrapersonal Communication
(D&Z Ch2)
METH: Surveys
(Sumser Ch8)		 METH: Surveys
(Sumser Ch8)
Interpersonal Communication
(D&Z Ch3)
7 10/8-10/12 Interpersonal Communication
(D&Z Ch3)		 Interpersonal Communication (cont.)
(D&Z Ch3)
METH: Experiments
(Sumser Ch7)		 Review for Exam #2
8 10/15-10/19 Exam #2 Cultural Communication
(D&Z Ch4)		 METH: Experiments
(Sumser Ch7)
Nonverbal Communication
9 10/22-10/26 [FALL RECESS - no class] Synthesis Paper Meetings Writing a Literature Review 
(Sumser Ch 5, pp. 69-81)
10 10/29-11/2 Group Communication
(D&Z Ch7)		 Organizational Communication
METH: Ethnography
(Sumser Ch6; D&Z Ch8)		 Review for Exam #3
11 11/5-11/9 Exam #3 Mass Media Communication
METH: Content Analysis
(Sumser Ch9; D&Z Ch9)		 Synthesis Paper Workshop 2 ** 
(Sumser Ch 5, pp. 82-93)
12 11/12-11/16 Persuasive Communication
(D&Z Ch5)		 Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses Proposal Paper Peer Workshop
13 11/19-11/23 Ethical Communication Research Rhetoric and the History of Communication [THANKSGIVING RECESS - no class]
14 11/26-11/30 Review for Exam #4 Exam #4 Proposal Paper Workshop**
15 12/3-12/7 Poster Session Poster Session Poster Session
16 12/10-12/12 Review for Final Exam OPTIONAL FINAL EXAM (9-10:30am)
* Occasionally it becomes necessary to make changes to the schedule. If such occasions occur this semester, the changes will be announced in class.
** Papers due on the day of the workshop; revised papers due next class period if you attend this workshop with a completed rough draft.
 

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