Fall 2008

Week

Day

Date

Topic

Reading & Assignments

MA = Myers & Anderson

1

T

 

8/26

·         Orientation to course

·         Group Experience

Review course website

 

H

8/28

·         Group Experience

 

2

T

9/2

Foundations of Group Communication

MA1

 

H

9/4

Foundations of Group Communication

MA1

3

T

9/9

Small Group Socialization

·         Quiz #1(on MA1)

·         MA2

 

H

9/11

Small Group Socialization

MA2

4

T

 

9/16

Individual Differences and Group Communication

·         Quiz #2 (on MA2)

·         MA3

 

H

9/18

Individual Differences and Group Communication

MA3

5

T

9/23

Diversity and group communication

·         Quiz #3 (on MA3)

·         MA4

 

H

9/25

Diversity and group communication

MA4

6

T

 

9/30

Small Group Development

·         Quiz #4 (on MA 4)

·         MA5

 

H

10/2

Small Group Development

MA5

7

T

10/7

Small Group Development and Small Group Tasks

·         MA5

·         MA6

 

H

 

10/9

Small Group Tasks

·         MA6

·         Due:  Analytic Paper #1

8

T

10/14

Fall Break

ODU Closed

 

H

10/16

Group Decision Making

  • Quiz #5 on MA 5
  • MA7

9

T

10/21

Group Decision Making

·         Quiz #6 (on MA6)

·         MA7

 

H

10/23

Group Decision Making

MA7

10

T

10/28

Group Roles

·         Quiz #7 (on MA7)

·         MA 8

 

H

10/30

Group Roles

MA8

11

T

11/4

Group Leadership

·         Quiz #8

·         MA9

·         Election Day- Vote!

 

H

11/6

Group Leadership

MA9

12

T

11/11

Managing Group Relationships

(Cohesion and Conflicts)

·         Quiz #9 (on MA9)

·         MA10, MA12,MA11

 

H

 

11/13

Managing Group Relationships

(Cohesion and Conflicts)

MA 10, MA12 & MA11

13

T

 

11/18

Managing Group Relationships

(Cohesion and Conflicts)

MA10, MA12, & MA11 (note: No quiz on these chapters, but questions about them will appear on the final exam).

 

H

11/20

NCA Meeting in San Diego

Class will not meet

14

T

11/25

Group Presentations

Due: Analytic Paper #2

and Experiential Group Communication Journal

 

H

11/27

Thanksgiving

ODU Closed

15

T

 

12/2

Group Presentations

 

 

H

 

12/4

Group Presentations,

Review, & Last class

 

15

SA

12/6

Final Exam 3:45 - 6:45 PM

Regular classroom

Covers MA 1 - 12, Appendix A, lectures.