Please note that because of the nature of the class, this schedule is tentative.

We'll be providing articles on media and communication issues as the semester moves along, but we'll be tailoring choices to your needs for discussion as issues arise. Please check the schedule on a regular basis for updates--

Also note: f2f= face-to-face, a= virtual and asynchronous, s= virtual and synchronous

August

m-19- f2f- welcome to WebBoard and the class

w- 21- f2f- how to use WebBoard, contd

f- 23- f2f- technical communication overview

m- 26- f2f- typography choices, design issues, and graphics

w 28- f2f- more on visual design, document layout, begin resume development

f- 30- a- continue with resume discussion

September

m-2- Labor Day Holiday- No Class

w- 4- f2f- continue text treatments and graphics/text integration

f- 6- a- online discussion of Barton and Barton, "Ideology and the Map"

m- 9- f2f- begin working with graphics and ethics, read through Jacob Nielsen page at http://www.useit.com/

w- 11- a- read Herrington Koresh article for class discussion

f- 13- a- introduction to Russian and Swedish students, put up resumes and photos

m- 16- f2f- resumes due, discuss graphics and ethics in application

w- 18- f2f- discuss annotated bib

f- 20- a - continue with annotated bib, kickoff discussion of terrorism and the effect of communication venues on cultural perceptions, prepare Barnlund for discussion

m- 23- f2f- intellectual property discussion, continue online with Barnlund and terrorism issues

w- 25- a- intellectual property discussion, cont., begin preparing McPhail ch 1 for Friday's discussion

f- 27- a- Americans summarize McPhail ch 1 and apply to Barnlund and terrorism discussion

m- 30- IP Conference- No Class

October

w- 2- a- discuss Dragga with Russians and Swedes online

f- 4- a- continue discussion of media and general project explanation, continue with Dragga

m- 7- f2f- split into groups and start discussing group project objectives, American students use McPhail chs 5 and 10 media articles summaries as a basis to start discussing issues for media analyses, also prepare and discuss Whorf

w- 9- a- continue discussing group projects in groups and continue media article discussion, continue Whorf discussion

f- 11- a- group project discussions and collaborative proposal development, contd., prepare synopsis of discussions and upload to WebBoard, including duties list

m- 14- Midterm Break

w- f2f- 16- more detailed proposal explanation, develop criteria for analysis of groups' communication media and terrorism

f- 18- a- discuss Hall online and answer in-depth proposal questions (You should have them by now--)

m- 21- f2f- annotated bibs due, f2f- collaborative proposal development, start Banks discussion

w- 23- a- group work based on results of class discussion, evaluations- work on proposals, continue group proposals online

f- 25- f2f- in-class evaluation of proposals, wrap up Banks discussion online, collaborative proposal development, online discussion of overall project objectives- digital and hard copy-- responsibilities of each group member should be clear now

m- 28- f2f- proposals due evaluation and response in class

w- 30- a- begin more focused discussions of digital products

November

f- 1- a- continue digital product discussions

m- 4- f2f- collaborative group work with projects, discuss Ramsey

w- 6- f2f- group work with projects, continue Ramsey, Final Proposal Deadline,

f- 8- a- collaborative group work with projects, complete Ramsey

m- 11- f2f-collaborative group work with projects, group progress reports (oral)

w- 13- a- collaborative group work with projects, further progress reports

f- 15- a- collaborative group work with projects

m- 18- f2f- testing and revising of digital products, final revisions of analytical reports

w- 20- f2f- testing and revising of digital products, final revisions of analytical reports

f- 22- a- testing and revising of digital products, final revisions of analytical reports

m- 25- f2f- analytical reports and digital products due

w- 27-f2f- presentation of digital projects

f- 29- Thanksgiving- No Class

December

m- 2- f2f- presentation of digital projects

w- 4- f2f- presentation of digital projects

f- 6- f2f- Last Day of Class