Davis A. Foulger, Ph. D.

Visiting
Professor
Fall, 2005-Spring, 2006
and Fall 2001-Spring 2003

COM 395: Communication, Relationships, and Communities

Semester Syllabus - Fall, 2002

Monday/Wednesday/Friday - 11:30AM-12:25PM - Lanigan 102A

GradesTexts and Course InformationLecture Notes

Grading Criteria

Course BibliographyApproved Department Course Syllabus
DateClass Focus/ActivityAssignments DueModule

Sept. 4

(1 of 42)

Introductions

This course in context

Relationships, Communities, and Communication

NoneCommunication, Self, Relationships, and Communities

Sept. 6

(2 of 42)

Understanding Interpersonal CommunicationStewart, p. 14-42, 45-51
Sept. 9

(3 of 42)

Everyday EmotionPlanalp, 9-38
Sept. 11

(4 of 42)

The Dialog DeficitYankelovich, 7-31
Sept. 13

(5 of 42)

Interpersonal Communication and SelfStewart, 57-71, 83-106
Sept. 17

(6 of 42)

Expression: Verbal and Non-Verbal

Stewart, 117-139, 149-156

Note that this class in on Tuesday

Sept. 18

(7 of 42)

Communication of Emotion

Planalp, 39-70

Stewart, 74-82

Sept. 20

(8 of 42)

Understanding and ListeningStewart, 167-181, 191-205Listening and Common Ground
Sept. 23

(9 of 42)

Listening, Assumptions, and Common Ground

Yankelovich, 35-46

Stewart, 143-148

Sept. 25

(10of42)

Common Ground

Yankelovich, 47-57

Stewart, 578-584

Sept. 27

(11of42)

Cases and EmotionYankelovich, 58-72
Sept. 30

(12of42)

Empathy and Trust

Yankelovich, 73-89

Stewart, 585-594

Oct. 2

(13of42)

Empathic and Dialogic ListeningStewart, 206-227
Oct. 4

(14of42)

Group Project Working dayExpression
Oct.7

(15of42)

Group Project Presentations
Oct. 9

(16of42)

Group Project Presentation Discussion
Oct. 11

(17of42)

Self-DisclosureStewart, 230-251, 275-281
Oct. 14

(18of42)

Strategic Expression

Planalp, 71-90

Stewart, 157-162

Oct. 16

(19of42)

Immediacy and AssertivenessStewart, 252-259, 261-274Emotion as a Constructive Force
Oct. 18

(20of42)

Mid-Term Review and Construction

 

Oct. 21

(21of42)

Take home Mid-Term Exam due at the beginning of class. Discussion and lecture will follow.

Start work on Term Paper

Oct 23

(22of42)

Wisdom, Emotion, and OrganizationPlanalp, 90-103

Oct 25

(23of42)

Planning for Dialog

Yankelovich, 90-109

Oct. 28

(24of42)

The value of Constructed Emotion

Planalp, 104-133

New York Times Article: Language and Emotion in Babies

Oct. 30

(25of42)

Emotion as a personal and social activity

Planalp 134-159

Yankelovich, 110-128

Nov. 1

(26of42)

Ten Potholes

Yankelovich, 129-146

Stewart, 184-189, 361-372, 374-378

Turning Walls into Bridges

Nov. 4

(27of42)

WallsStewart, 402-411, 415-427, 431-439, 442-448

Nov. 6

(28of42)

I-It Communication and Cultural Fault Lines

Yankelovich, 149-158

Stewart, 663-679

Nov. 8

(29of42)

Moral MeaningPlanalp, 160-193

Nov. 11

(30of42)

The Grounding of Emotion in Culture

Planalp, 184-217

Stewart, 109-115

Nov. 13

(31of42)

Roles, Rituals, Morals, and EmotionsPlanalp, 217-242

Nov. 15

(32of42)

BridgesStewart, 450-461, 471-483, 485-494

Nov. 18

(33of42)

FriendshipStewart, 320-323, 324-334, 337-347Dialog and Relationships

Nov. 20

(34of42)

Intimate PartnersStewart 350-360, 382-397

Nov. 22

(35of42)

Term Paper Working day

In New Orleans for National Communication Association

Nov. 25

(36of42)

Intimate ConflictStewart 461-468, 495-501

Nov. 27 - Dec. 1

Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2

(37of42)

FamilyStewart, 387-397, 299-313, 317-319
Dec. 4

(38of42)

Dialog and Society

Yankelovich, 159-176

Stewart, 520-531

Dialog and society
Dec. 6

(39of42)

Dialog and Resistance to Elites

Yankelovich, 177-200

Stewart, 503-517

Dec. 9

(40of42)

Dialog versus debate

Yankelovich, 201-218

Stewart, 558-565, 568-575, 598-607, 611-615

Dec. 11

(41of42)

Term Paper PresentationsTerm Paper Presentations
Dec. 13

(42of42)

Term Paper Presentations

Dec. 18

Final Exam: 10:30am