Our Schedule: (which may change; you need to come to class so you know when we’ve changed the schedule – you’re responsible for knowing all changes). Date Topic Intro to Class 8/22 Launching your study of COM 8/24 Thinking about Communication (please bring a pencil!) Thinking about Theory and Working through Metatheory (Lecture only) 8/30 Optional Readings on ReggieNet: and “Scientific/Humanistic” “Scientific No Metatheory”Research Packback At Critical Theory Theory - Baseball” (all readings on “Critical 9/1 This Time Reggienet) Qualitative Research (Lecture Only) Quantitative Research (Lecture 9/6 Only) Speakers It’s the BIG FIGHT! 9/8 – Review 9/13 EXAM 1 9/15 Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication Theories Yes! Intercultural Theories 9/20 (ReggieNet) It’s a Expectancy Violations Packback 9/22 Relational Dialectics Theory Theory Week! (Wk 1) Social Penetration Theory / Social Exchange Theory 9/27 YES! Communication Accommodation Theory It’s a 9/29 Face Negotiation Theory Packback Politeness Theory (Reggienet) Week! (Wk 2) EXAM 2 10/4 Media and PR Theories Media Systems Dependency Theory (read also Yes! “Dependency Theory”) Direct/Limited Effects (Lecture Only) It’s a 10/6 Uses and Gratifications Theory (ReggieNet) Packback Displacement Theory (Reggienet) Week! (Wk 3) Yes! Agenda Setting Theory 10/11 It’s a Spiral of Silence Theory (ReggieNet) Packback 10/13 Cultivation Analysis Week! (Wk 4) Yes! Optional Readings on ReggieNet: Learning Theory Optional “Social 10/18 Reading” It’s a Diffusion of Innovations (ReggieNet), Situational Theory (ReggieNet) Packback 10/20 Week! (Wk 5) Quick lesson on PR theory Yes! 10/25 Conceptualization Model (Reggienet) It’s a EXAM 3 Packback 10/27 Week! (Wk 6) Theories X, Y, Z (ReggieNet) 11/1 Yes! More XYZ 11/3 Because I Like It!
Our Schedule: (which may change; you need to come to class so you know when we’ve changed the schedule – you’re responsible for knowing all changes). Date Topic 8/22 Intro to Class No Packback At This Time 8/24 Launching your study of COM Thinking about Communication (please bring a pencil!) 8/30 Thinking about Theory and Working through Metatheory (Lecture only) Optional Readings on ReggieNet: “Scientific/Humanistic” and “Scientific Metatheory”Research 9/1 Critical Theory “Critical Theory - Baseball” (all readings on Reggienet) 9/6 Qualitative Research (Lecture Only) Quantitative Research (Lecture Only) 9/8 Speakers – It’s the BIG FIGHT! 9/13 Review 9/15 EXAM 1 Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication Theories 9/20 Intercultural Theories (ReggieNet) Yes! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 1) 9/22 Expectancy Violations Relational Dialectics Theory Theory 9/27 Social Penetration Theory / Social Exchange Theory YES! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 2) 9/29 Communication Accommodation Theory Face Negotiation Theory Politeness Theory (Reggienet) 10/4 EXAM 2 Media and PR Theories 10/6 Media Systems Dependency Theory (read also “Dependency Theory”) Direct/Limited Effects (Lecture Only) Uses and Gratifications Theory (ReggieNet) Displacement Theory (Reggienet) Yes! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 3) 10/11 Agenda Setting Theory Yes! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 4) 10/13 Spiral of Silence Theory (ReggieNet) Cultivation Analysis 10/18 Optional Readings on ReggieNet: “Social Learning Theory Optional Reading” Yes! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 5) 10/20 Diffusion of Innovations (ReggieNet), Situational Theory (ReggieNet) 10/25 Quick lesson on PR theory Conceptualization Model (Reggienet) Yes! It’s a Packback Week! (Wk 6) 10/27 EXAM 3 11/1 Theories X, Y, Z (ReggieNet) Yes! 11/3 More XYZ Because I Like It!