SPCOM/SUPR 106
(Group and Organizational Communication)

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Class Date     Assignment/Exam                                                                                        Reading to be done before class

Aug. 31           Intro. to Organizational Communication (click this link to retrieve the online notes)

Sept.  7            LEADERSHIP STRENGTH PRESENTATION DUE                            Ch.1 Adler/Elmhorst (AE) - Card Due

Sept. 14           Analyzing Communication Networks (click this link to retrieve the online notes)     Case 7

Sept. 21           Creating Organizational Cultures                                                                    Ch. 2 (AE) pgs. 56-62 - Card Due

Sept. 28           Collaborating in Teams                                                                                  Ch. 8 pgs. 235-242 (AE) – Card Due

                        EXAM 1 (covers Chpts. 1-2, 8, and case 7.  Exams covers only pages assigned)

                        ·Choose Case Study Group

Oct.  5             Creating Positive Communication Climates                                                    Ch. 3 (AE) -Card Due

                        Complete Listening Preference Profile on pg. 80 (AE) before class

                        Steve Jobs - story on NPR

Oct.  12           Creating Positive Communication Climates                                                    Ch. 5 pgs. 125-137 - Card Due

                       Optional SPEECH NIGHT CRITIQUE DUE

Oct.  19           Creating Positive Communication Climates                                                    Cases 5 & 6 (packet)

                       Case 5 DUE teach one concept related to listening that pertains to the case from Ch. 3

                       Case 6 DUE teaching concept - organizational networks from Ch. 1

Oct.  26           Meetings That Work                                                                                     Ch. 9 (AE) - Card Due

                       ·Choose group for final project

                       EXAM 2 (covers Chpts. 3, 5, 9 and case studies)

Nov.  2           Gender Communication                                                                                  Ch. 4 (AE) & Cases 18, 19, & 26 - Card Due

                       Case 18 DUE teaching concept – “What makes a group a team” on pg. 240

                       Case 19 DUE teaching concept – communication climates from Ch. 5

                       Case 26 DUE teach one concept related to meetings that pertains to the case from Ch. 9

Nov. 9             The Art of Leading Groups                                                                            Ch.8 pgs. 242 – 248 (AE) & Cases 15 & 17-Card Due

                       Case 15 DUE teaching concept – types of leadership power from Ch. 8

                       Case 17 DUE teaching concept – style approach to leadership from Ch. 8

                       Optional Book Reports Due

                       Schenectady, NY, a school maintenance man, Steve Raucci, works his way up the ranks for 30 years. (click here)

                       This is his story of mayhem (this program is 58 min.)

Nov.  16          Managing Differences Effectively                                                                   Ch.5 pgs. 137-151 - Card Due

                       Complete Conflict Style Inventory on pgs. 142 (AE) before class

                       EXAM 3 (covers Chpts. 4, 5, 8 and case studies)

Nov.  23          Group Problem Solving                                                                                Ch.8 pgs. 248-258 (AE) & Case 24 & 25 - Card Due

                       Case 24 DUE teaching concept – approaches to conflict from Ch. 5

                       Case 25 DUE teaching concept – systematic problem solving method from Ch. 8

Nov.  30          Intercultural Communication Competence                                                       Ch. 2 (AE) pgs. 35-56 – Card Due

Dec.  7            Problem Solving

                        EXAM 4 (covers Chpts. 2 pgs. 35-56, 8 pgs. 248-258 and case studies)

                        Individual Group Member’s Performance Score

Dec. 14           GROUP PROJECT & MEETING REPORT DUE

            Our exam time starts at 6:00 p.m.  Please let me know immediately if this interferes with another exam you

            have scheduled on this day.