Communication 3nineTOO

Course Calendar

 
 
Date

READING AND RESOURCES
In Class and Assigned Reading

 

 
     
Week 1    
Wed
Jan 18
Interpersonal Warm-up (Behavioral Interview Questions)  
     
     
     
WEEK 2    
Mon Jan 23 Pivotal Terms in the Study of Human Communication  
     
     
     
     
Wed Jan 25

Chapter 1  Contemplating My First Year J. L. Hart  34-43
      Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 
     
     
  Power Point: Strategies and Tacticshttp://www.sociablemedia.com [browse through the site]  
     
WEEK 3    
Mon. Jan. 31 Chapter 2   
Change, Coalitions, and Coping   J. L. Hart,
S. Willihnganz, and G. Leichty, 44-53 (BRAD)
 
        Case Overview and Discussion Questions  
     
     
     
Feb. 1 Chapter 3  
How Do You Get Anything Done Around Here? Marian L. Houser and Astrid Sheil. 54=62
(VICKY)
 

 

      Case Overview and Discussion Questions  
           Corporate culture in a shell: <http://www.companyculture.info/

         People view: Improve corporate culture: <http://www.peopleview.net/index.html

         The organizational culture website: <http://www.organizational-culture.com/

 
 
  Power Point: Strategies and Tactics http://www.sociablemedia.com [browse through the site]                              
     
WEEK 4

 

 

 
Mon  Feb 6 Chapter 4     Downsizing at Tata Steel     Rajeev Kumar   62-71   (ALEX)
 Case Study Overview and Discussion Questions 
Tata Steel: http://www.tatasteel.com

 

 
     
     
     
     
Wed Feb. 8

Chapter 6 Communicating and Leading Change in Organizations, 78-84 (Byron)

 
         Case Study Overview and Discussion Questions  
           
     
WEEK 5    
Mon Feb 13 Chapter 10
Where Do We Go From Here?   Edward C. Brewer, 110-117  (Aimee)

      Case Overview and Discussion Questions

Encyclopedia of Typography and Electronic Communication: <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/profirst/encycl2.htm>

 Bradley University Electronic Mail and Communication Guidelines: <http://www.bradley.edu/docs/electronic.html>

 A Guide to Electronic Communication & Network Etiquette: <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/help/internet/netiquette.html>

 

 
     
     
     
     
Wed Feb 15 Chapter 11
Caught in the Intranet  J
ensen Chung, 118-127  (ERIN)

   Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 

 
     
     
     
WEEK 6    
Mon Feb 20 Chapter 12
The Difficulties of Virtual Leaders, 128-135
(Jessica)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 
     
     
     
     
Wed Feb 22

Chapter 13 Knowledge Is Power Melinda M. Villagran and Mary Hoffman, 136-141 (Mike)

 
      Case Overview and Discussion Questions  
  The mature use of power in organizations. RHR International Executive Insights: <http://12.19.168.197/execinsights/8-3.htm>

Power, organizations and management. Business Open Learning Archive: <http://sol.brunel.ac.uk/~jarvis/bola/power/power.html>

 
 
     
WEEK 7    
Mon Feb 27
 Chapter 15 The E-Mails in the Clinic Initial Services Department, 150-157  (Brad)
 Case Overview and Discussion Questions
Equity Theory Overview
 
       
     
     
Wed. March 1 Chapter 16    The Fun Team  Carolyn M. Anderson and Heather L. Walter, 158-166 (Vicky)  
        Case Overview and Discussion Questions  
     
     
WEEK 8    
Wed. March 6 Case 17 Reorganizing Human Resources at ASP Software, 167-176  (Alex)  
      Case Overview and Discussion Questions  
  \   Change Management  
     
Wed. March 8 No Regularly Scheduled Class  
     
     
Week 9    
Mon Mar. 13  Spring Break  
     
Wed. Mar. 15 Spring Break  
     
     
WEEK 10    
Mon Mar. 20

Flex Time

 

 
Wed
Mar. 22

 

Chapter 18  Maintaining Faith Christine S. Davis  176-188   (Byron)

     Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 

 
  Internet Nonprofit Center: Information for and about nonprofits: <http://www.nonprofits.org>.

 Center for the Study of Work Teams: <http://www.workteams.unt.edu/>.

 Center for Creative Leadership: <http://www.ccl.org>.

 
 
     
     
     
     
WEEK 11    
Mon Mar. 27

 

Chapter 10  Teaming Up For Change  Maryanne Wanca-Thibault and Adelina Gomez, 189-203 (Aimee)

     Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 
     
  Domestic Violence: <http://www.dvert.org>

 Change Management: <http://www.change-management.org/articles.htm>

 
 
     
Wed. Mar. 29
Chapter 22For the Good of Many Nancy M. Schullery and Melissa Gibson Hancox, 227-237(Erin)
 Case Overview and Discussion Questions
 
     
     
     
WEEK 12    
Mon April 3

Chapter 23 A Matter of Perspective Paaige K. Turner and Robert L. Krizek, 238-237 (Jessica)

 Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 
 
      

Chapter 24   The ‘Expert’ Facilitator   Mary E. Vielhaber, 248-254 (Mike)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 
     
     
     
Wed. April 5

No Regularly Schedule Class

 
        
     
     
WEEK 13    
Mon April 10

 Chapter 27 When a Good Thing Goes Bad  Anne P. Hubbell  281-290  (Alex)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

Chapter 31   Managing Multiple Roles  Caryn E. Medved and Julie Apker, 319-333 (Byron)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 

 
     
     
     
     
Wed April 12 Chapter 33  No Laughing Matter, 341-349( Aimee)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

Chapter 37  A Case of Mistreatment at Work?, 379-389  (Erin)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 

 
           
     
WEEK 14    
Mon April 17

Chapter 38  The Penis People, 389-394  (Jessica)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

Chapter 39 Navigating the Limits of a Smile, 394-407 (Mike)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

 

 
        
     
     
Wed. April 19

Chapter 25 A Decision to Change Theodore E. Zorn, Jr.  255-271  (Brad)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions

Chapter 26  The First Day at Work  Julie A. Davis,  272-280  (Vicky)

Case Overview and Discussion Questions_

 

 
     
     
     
WEEK 15    
Mon. April 24 Flex Time. Work on Career Field Interview  
     
     
     
Wed. April 26  Flex Time- Work on Career Field Interview  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
WEEK 16    
Mon. May 1

Informal Presentation and Discussion of Career Field Interviews

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