| Week |
Subject |
Readings |
Assignments
Due |
Week #1
Sept. 3 &
5 |
Introduction to course; introduction to the field of
organizational communication; |
Global: Ch 1
Fire on the Mountain pgs.
1-111
|
- |
Week #2
Sept
8-12 |
Organizational
structure and process |
Global:
Ch 2
Fire on the Mountain pgs. 115-210 |
- |
Week #3
Sept
15-19 |
Rationality and
Decision Making |
Global: Ch.
3
Fire on the Mountain pgs. 213-271
|
Assignment #1
Due Sept. 19 |
Week #4
Sept
22-26 |
Culture and
Socialization
|
Global: Ch.
4
CoursePac: Roy
|
- |
Week #5
Sept
29-Oct 3 |
Identity |
Global: Ch.
5
CoursePac: Holmer-Nadesan
|
Assignment #2
Due Oct 3 |
Week #6
Oct
6-10 |
Relationships and Networks |
Global: Ch.
6 |
- |
Week #7
Oct
13-17 |
Leadership
Review/Midterm |
Global:
Ch. 7 |
Midterm on Oct.
17 |
Week #8
Oct
20-24 |
Participation and Teams |
Global:
Ch. 8
CoursePac: Barker |
- |
|
Week #9
Oct. 27-31 |
Power
and Control |
Global:
Ch. 9
CoursePac: Deetz |
Assignment #3 due Oct. 31
|
Week # 10
Nov
3-7 |
Conflict |
Global:
Ch. 10 |
- |
Week # 11
Nov
10-14 |
Organizational Change |
Global:
Ch. 11
CoursePac: Pepper & Larson |
- |
|
Week #12
Nov 17-21
|
Organizational Communication Technologies |
Global:
Ch. 12
CoursePac: Rogers & Allbritton
National
Communication Association Annual Convention |
Assignment #4
due November 17 |
|
Week #13
Nov 24
Thanksgiving Break |
Globalization |
National Communication Association Annual
Convention
Global: Ch.
13 |
- |
|
Week #14
DEC 1-5 |
Ethics and
Values |
Global:
Ch. 14
CoursePac: McGill & Seeger |
- |
Week #15
DEC
8-12
|
Analyzing Organizational Communication
Review for Final
Exam |
Global:
Ch. 15 |
- |
Final
Exam:
Thursday, December 18th from 8:00-10:00
a.m. |