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BROOKLYN COLLEGE
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Semester Syllabus / Discussion Notes / Blackboard
Draft. The details of the schedule are likely to change.
Session | Date | Subject | Reading (complete before class) | Discussion Notes |
1 | Sep 13 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | No reading, obviously | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn01 |
2 | Sep 20 | How Communication shapes us | Chapters 1 and 2 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn02 |
3 | Sep 27 | How perception shapes what we hear | Chapter 3 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn03 |
4 | Oct 4 | How to be a better listener | Chapter 4 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn04 |
5 | Oct 11 | Language, verbal and non-verbal | Chapter 5 and 6 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn05 |
6 | Oct 18 | Principles of Interpersonal Relationships | Chapter 7 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn06 |
7 | Oct 25 | The Interpersonal Relationship Process | Chapter 8 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn07 |
8 | Nov 01 | Dealing with Disagreement in Relationships | Chapter 9 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn08 |
9 | Nov 08 | Dealing with Conflict in Relationships | Chapter 10 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn09 |
10 | Nov 15 | No Class. At NCA in Chicago | Work on Class Project | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn10 |
- | Nov 22 | Thanksgiving. No class | ||
11 | Nov 29 | Dealing with Cultural Diversity | Chapter 11 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn11 |
12 | Dec 06 | Dealing with Families | Chapter 12 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn12 |
13 | Dec 13 | Making and Keeping Friends | Chapter 13 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn13 |
14 | Dec 20 | Interaction with Colleagues | Chapter 14 | ?HealthInterpersonalFall2007Sn14 |
Session | Monday | Wednesday | Subject | Assignment (to be completed before class on the date assigned) |
1 | Aug 27 | Aug 29 | Introduction | No Reading. |
2 | Sep 10 | Sep 5 | The
Landscape of Media Criticism; Exploring and Explaining Media |
Read Levinson, Chapters 1, 2, 3; Read Models of the Communication Process and Introduction To Media Criticism |
3 | Sep 17 | Sep 19 | Read Allen, Introduction, Chapter One; Bring body of content to class | |
4 | Sep 24 | Sep 26 | Semiotics
(continued) Narrative Theory |
Read Medium as an Ecology of Genre; Read Allen, Chapter 2 |
5 | Oct 1 | Oct 3 | Read Levinson, Chapters 4, 5, 6, Read An Introduction To Five Paragraph Media Criticism, First Annotated Bibliography Due. | |
6 | Oct 15 | Oct 10 | Genre Theory |
Read Allen, Chapter 4; Levinson, Chapters 7 and 8; Short Paper 1 Due |
7 | Oct 22 | Oct 17 | Read Levinson, Chapters 9 and 10; Read Allen, Chapter 3 | |
8 | Oct 29 | Oct 24 | Read Allen Chapters 5; Optionally Read Allen, Chapter 7 | |
9 | Nov 05 | Oct 31 | Read Allen, Chapters 6 and 8; Short Paper 2 Due | |
10 | Nov 12 | Nov 7 | Read Allen, Chapter 9; Term Paper Introduction Due; Web Readings. See Online Syllabus for links.; Second Annotated Bibliography | |
11 | Nov 19* | Nov 14* | Uses of Media; | Read Levinson, Chapters 11, 12, 13; First Complete Draft of Term Paper Due. *Class will be conducted online via Blackboard from Nov 14-19. Term paper drafts must be submitted as hard copy by Monday, Nov 19. |
12 | Nov 26 | Nov 28 | Term Paper Presentations |
No Reading |
13 | Dec 3 | Dec 5 | Term Paper Presentations | No Reading |
14 | Dec 10 | Dec 12 | Read Message Ecology; Read Allen, Afterword. Read Levinson, Chapters 14 and 15. Final Submission of Term Paper for Grading | |
Final | Final Exam | Formally scheduled from 6:00pm - 8:00pm on the normal class day, but will not start until 6:40pm. Term papers and, if possible, final grades will be returned at this time. |