Introduction to Organizational Communication MCOM 2153 SYLLABUS

Spring 2018 Department of Mass Communication

College of Liberal Arts University of Central Oklahoma

COURSE NUMBER: MCOM 2153 Course Reference Number: 23500 Class Time: MWF 10:00-10:50 a.m. Room: COM 216 Instructor: Mary Carver, Ph.D. Office Location: COM 210 Office Telephone: 974-5489 Departmental Telephone: 974-5303 Departmental Fax: 974-5125 Office Hours: MW 11:00-2:00, other times by appointment

E-mail: mcarver2@uco.edu ►The UCO Liberal Arts College Mission: The College of Liberal Arts’ mission is to provide a transformative academic experience that: encourages rigorous inquiry; enables critical thinking and problem solving skills; cultivates knowledge in dynamic learning environments; ignites awareness and involvement in our interdependent world; requires research and creative activities; and actively engages in continuous improvement. ►The UCO Department of Mass Communication Mission: UCO’s Department of Mass Communication values knowledge and professional skills that advance students toward successful career preparation, responsible citizenship to preserve a free and engaged society, and life-long learning within a global community. Our student-centered approach, supported by quality teaching and creative scholarly achievement, emphasizes clear communication, effective writing, critical thinking, creative expression, community service, ethical principles and innovative leadership. ►UCO Mission: UCO exists to help students learn by providing transformative educational experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. Transformative Learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. UCO particularly emphasizes the following tenets known as the Central Six.

►Transformative Educational Goals: Introduction to Organizational Communication specifically addresses the transformative learning tenets in the following ways:

• Discipline Knowledge: In this introductory class to the Organizational Communication major, students will define organizational communication both as a field of study and a function of organizational life and will increase their knowledge of the topics and issues of the discipline. Students will identify potential careers for organizational communication majors.

• Global and Cultural Competencies: Students will study organizational diversity processes and will learn issues related to diversity programs in organizations.

• Leadership: Students will examine a variety of management and leadership styles as they look at different approaches to organizational communication.

• Health and Wellness: Students will study emotional processes in organizations. In doing so, they will address important issues of emotional wellness in organizations, including burnout, stress management, and emotional labor. Students will write concerning their own emotional wellness.

•Discipline Knowledge is a transformative learning category dedicated to help students discover their chosen fields of study. Discipline

Knowledge

•Problem-Solving refers to research, scholarly and creative activities that lead to "products" recognized as legitimate scholarly or creative contributions to the discipline fostering these activities.Problem Solving

•Service Learning and Civic Engagement is a transformative learning category that encourages students to become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens by teaching and nurturing civic skills, coordinating service learning across the curriculum, and promoting collaborations between students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

Service Learning and Civic Engagment

•Health and wellness are used interchangeably to mean the ability to live life fully - with vitality and meaning. Wellness is the integration of many different components (physical, spiritual, environmental, emotional, intellectual, and social/interpersonal) that expand one's potential to live, learn, and work effectively and to make a significant contribution to society.

Health and Wellness

•Guided by the core values of character, civility, and community, leadership at UCO is a transformational journey centered on learning and focused by integrity, stewardship, and service.Leadership

•Global and Cultural Competencies is a transformative learning tenet designed to prepare students to communicate effectively in a complex world, to function in multiple and diverse environments, and to adapt to the continuously changing global society.

Global and Cultural Competencies

►Required Texts:

1. Miller, K. (2011). Organizational Communication: Approaches and Processes (7th ed). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 0495898325

2. Bock, L. (2015). Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead. New York, NY: Twelve. ISBN 1455554790 (Available from Amazon and other booksellers.)

Please read the following information about the Miller textbook carefully and begin the process of finding and purchasing this textbook as soon as possible.

We will be using the book extensively. You must have a copy of the chapters in order to be successful in the course. On the publishers’ Web site listed here, you will notice that you may purchase electronic versions of the individual chapters we will be using in the course rather than purchasing the entire textbook. http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9780495898320

►Prerequisites: Student must have at least a Sophomore standing. ►Catalog Course Description: This course introduces students to organizational communication research and theory with particular emphasis on communication processes within and among organizational environments. Focusing on analyses of the structure and function of communication in complex organizations, the course requires students to display both theoretical and practical knowledge of the variety of processes and methods organizations use to sustain themselves and to communicate with their internal and external publics. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. ►Course Objectives: As a result of your participation in this course, you will be able to:

• Define organizational communication both as a field of study and a function of organizational life.

• Identify potential careers for organizational communication majors.

• Accurately describe key elements of the following theories: classical management, human relations, human resources, and cultural.

• Accurately describe key elements of the following processes: assimilation, conflict management, change and leadership, and emotion.

• Identify communication problems in a specific organizational setting.

• Create a solution to an organizational communication problem.

• Apply analytical tools for describing, critiquing and improving organizational communication.

• Think more systematically and more critically as you consider the communication behavior and interactions of yourself and others.

► Course Requirements:

►Instructional Process: You will participate in a variety of learning experiences: readings, lecture, discussion, small group work (both inside and outside of class), activities, observations, internet usage, research, writing assignments, exams and presentations.

► What is Organizational Communication? You will complete a research assignment in which you attempt to answer the question: What is organizational communication? This project will be done at the beginning of the semester. A variety of areas of research will be used to complete this assignment.

► Quizzes: This course includes multiple in-class quizzes. Quizzes will be comprised of both objective (multiple choice, completion, matching) and subjective (essay) measures. Quizzes will cover lectures, discussions, handouts, videos, guest professionals, assignments and assigned text materials. The construction of them may vary. We will discuss the exact test format in class prior to each one. If you have an extreme emergency and miss one of these exams, you must notify me before the class period during which the quiz will be given. If the circumstances warrant, you will be allowed to take an alternate exam of essay questions over the designated course material. You must take the initiative to contact me to schedule the make-up quiz on the first class period after the class period during which the quiz was administered. If you do not take the alternate quiz within a week of the original quiz date, you will receive a 20% deduction for that quiz. Because note taking is such an important skill to learn, you will be able to utilize your notes during the quiz. You will NOT be able to use any of your classmates’ notes, even if you were absent.

► Online Assignments: On certain days throughout the semester there will be online assignments instead of class meetings. Online assignments will be essays responding to readings from Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google. These assignments will have clear deadlines and guidelines that you will be expected to follow. Writing is expected to be clear and correct.

► Study Questions: Read the following paragraphs carefully. I will post a set of study questions for each of the chapters listed on the schedule. You may use these questions as a tool to help you read and remember the material in the text. You receive no points for completing the study questions; however, you are allowed a special privilege if you complete and turn in the study questions for a designated chapter at the beginning of class on the day the chapter appears on the course schedule: You will be allowed to refer to your completed study questions when you take the quiz covering that chapter. At the beginning of each class period in which a specific chapter appears on the schedule, I will look at your study questions. If you have completed ALL of the study questions for that chapter, I will put a unique mark on your study questions and return

them to you.

You may then bring any sets of study questions containing my marks to the quizzes and use them as notes. NOTE: You may NOT receive partial credit for questions. They all have to be completed or you are not qualified for this benefit. Further, you may not

copy another student’s answers to the questions. You must do your own work. If I see evidence that you have copied the work of another student, I will disqualify both of you from this benefit. If you do not complete your questions prior to class, you may still use the questions as a study guide to prepare for the quiz; however, you may not refer to them during the quiz.

► Research Assignment - Cultural Assessment: You will complete a research and writing assignment in which you assess the culture at your workplace or the workplace of a friend or family member. To complete your analysis, you will 1) collect artifacts, documents and online resources of the company, 2) make observations and 3) will interview people within the culture. Instructions for the assignment will be included in D2L. The final outcome will be a Power Point project accompanied by pictures, videos, and company artifacts. A presentation by the student will be given to show the work to

the rest of the class.

►Writing Assignment -Knowledge Snapshot Page: After completing the cultural analysis

assignment and sharing it with the class, you will create a Knowledge Snapshot Page about the assignment to help you make meaning from your learning experience. You will answer several questions about your experiences working on the cultural analysis project and will describe the skills you gained and the effect the experience has had or might have on your academic studies and future career. You may earn up to 30 points for the Knowledge Snapshot Page.

►Case Study Presentation: You will work in teams on this project. I will provide a case study for you and your team to read and analyze. You will conduct an analysis of the case using a framework I will provide in class. The outcome of your work will be a written report along with an oral presentation of your group’s analysis of the case. In addition to preparing your own case study analysis, you will be expected to read the case studies of the other groups who will be presenting. Part of your grade for this assignment will come from grades on quizzes over the case studies.

►Class Participation and Engagement: Learning is an active process. To get the most out of your class experience, you will need to participate in our various in-class activities. In-class activities include discussing with your peers, viewing films and participating in group exercises. You must be present to earn these points. You should read the textbook and supplemental materials prior to class in order to prepare for these activities. The course schedule below lists the reading assignments and exam dates. The schedule is likely to change based on various factors. I will notify you of changes in class and I will post a revised schedule on D2L. This is another important

reason to check D2L daily for announcements.

Letter Grade Percentage of Total

Course Points

A

90+

540-600

B

80-89

480-539

C

70-79

420-479

D 60-69 360-419

F

Below 60

429↓

Assignment Points

% of Grade

Quizzes and online assignments 200 33%

Research and Writing Assignment— Cultural Analysis 150 25%

Knowledge Snapshot Page 30 5%

What is Organizational Communication Assignment 35

6%

Case Study Written Report and Presentation 150

25%

Class Participation and Engagement Up to 35 6%

Total Points 600 100 %

►Assignments and Grading: I will award grades based on the total points earned from written and oral assignments, exams, and quizzes.

The final grade is based on total points earned on exams, assignments and participation in classroom activities.

The final course points are subject to change as they will reflect the amount of miscellaneous activities assigned during the semester.

►Amendments to Syllabus: I, the professor for this course, reserve the right to amend the syllabus at any time. The contents of this syllabus are subject to revision 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the entire semester. You are put on notice that the contents of this syllabus may change during the course of the semester. If there are any changes, I will post the changes on D2L and make an announcement on D2L.

The University of Central Oklahoma espouses three core values: Community, Character, and Civility. In keeping with these values, the professor and students in MCOM 2153 will abide by certain course, departmental, college, and university policies.

CIVILITY: Courteous behavior, politeness; the act of showing regard for others.

► Professional Courtesy: I expect you to exhibit professional behavior at all times in this class. Professionalism includes, but is not limited to, the following: using classroom appropriate language; respecting others’ rights to express their opinions, even if you do not agree with them; maintaining a positive demeanor about your assignments; speaking respectfully about UCO professors and teachers in all schools. Silence (and store out of sight) all personal communication devices during class time. Violations of these guidelines for appropriate classroom behavior may necessitate a private conference with consequences to be determined and put in writing. If necessary, I may refer the situation to UCO's Student Conduct Officer. Lack of professional courtesy may result in permanent dismissal from class.

Appropriate class conduct:

• Active participation is expected.

• Be engaged in lecture, discussion or activity. Use ethical speaking and listening.

• Maintain a positive demeanor about your assignments.

• Be prepared for discussion, speeches, and other assignments.

• Listen respectfully to your classmates’ presentations.

• Avoid disrupting class:

o Do not work on homework for other classes

o Do not read the paper

o Do not text

Use of Computers:

Professional behavior also includes appropriate use of computers in class. Using laptops may be acceptable at times and may facilitate note taking and access to D2L for certain assignments. However, checking emails, surfing the web, working on assignments for other classes, use of Snap Chat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other activities not directly related to class activities are unacceptable and will result in an absence as well as loss of in-class use of computer. Before using your computer in class, please talk to me first.

►APA Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language: In the discipline of Communication, the 2009

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th

edition (better known as the APA Manual) will be important will be important as this is the documentation style used in the social sciences. For this particular class, students will be responsible for using language when speaking and writing that is in keeping with the APA guidelines to reduce bias in language, particularly in regards to gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and individual disabilities. For more information, go to http://www.apastyle.org/ .

COMMUNITY: Sharing, participation, and fellowship; agreement as to goals; harmony of people’s opinions or action or character, common commitment to positive outcomes for all.

Participation Policy:

Your participation is vital to the success of the teaching and learning environment. If you are not

in class, you cannot participate; therefore, you are expected to participate in all classes. It is

essential that you commit to active participation in class. Each student is expected to actively

engage in note taking, discussions, group activities and in-class assignments as well as both

giving assigned speeches and listening to others’ speeches.

Grading Philosophy: Grades in this class are not competitive. At no time will your performance be compared with your classmates’. Please be advised that completing an assignment does not guarantee any particular grade - an “A” does not represent “average” performance. Grades will represent the following: A = Truly Exceptional, B = Above Average (This is a good grade!), C = Average (This is not a terrible grade!), D = Below Average, F = Unacceptable. Focus on doing the best job of which you are capable, study the assigned readings carefully, come to class regularly, practice daily, be an active listener in class, participate fully in all activities, and complete assignments responsibly and in a timely manner to earn the best possible grade in the course.

Attendance Policy: Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for successful completion of this course. Attendance is based on being on time, participating, and staying for the duration of the class. Regular attendance is required. You should locate another student in the class who can be a contact person for you if you miss the class. If you have to miss, you should check with that student to find out what happened while you were gone and to get any handouts. Also, check D2L for announcements and electronic files. Treat this class as you would a professional commitment. Your attendance is critical to your grade. Some reasons for excused absences include: a) travel considered part of the instructional program of the university and requiring absence from class (e.g. field trips, research presentations, etc.); b) invited participation in activities directly and officially sponsored by and in the interest of the university (e.g. athletic teams, debate teams, dance company, etc.); c) jury duty; d) military obligation; e) serious illness or injury; and f) death or serious illness in immediate family. If any of these circumstances arise, please inform me prior to your absence by email. You will be asked to provide official documentation for any consideration of excusals. The attendance guidelines are as follows:

• Students are allowed a maximum of three absences to manage out-of-class business (e.g.

sickness)—no point deductions and no questions asked.

• Missing more than one week of class results in five-point deductions per absence beyond

three.

Tardy Policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class period. Class begins at the assigned time; please be professional and be on time for all classes. Since the beginning of class as well as the end often includes vital information, coming late or leaving early will result in penalties. Three tardies equal one absence. Advise me immediately after class or you will not receive attendance credit for that period. This is your responsibility! Late Work, Late Presentations, Missed Examinations: All assignments, written and oral, are due on specified dates. You are responsible for meeting these deadlines and for making arrangements to complete late work. Presentations, examinations, and all assigned work not completed on schedule will earn at least a 20% reduction regardless of the reason for the work not being completed on time.

Late Work:

• "On Time" is defined as the beginning of class; "Late" is defined as anything after the beginning of the class period. For assignments submitted on D2L, “on time” is the stated due time. Anything after that time is considered late.

• Assigned written work, tests, quizzes, assignments, presentations, ,etc may be turned in within one week – 20% penalty.

• Assigned written work turned in after one week but within two weeks – 30% penalty.

• Late written work will not be accepted after two weeks.

• No late work will be accepted after the last day of regular classes,

∙If you miss an exam, quiz or presentation, you must contact me that same day to explain why you missed it. Arrangements must be made with the professor to make it up.

►Course Start/End Date:COMM 2153 commences January 8th and ends April 27th 2018.

►Final Exam Time: The final exam for this course: 9:00-10:50 Friday, May 4th, 2018

Department of Mass Communication Policies – Spring 2018 College of Liberal Arts

University of Central Oklahoma Departmental Phone: (405) 974-5303

Website: http://www.uco.edu/la/masscomm/

UCentral Student Media has an app! Go to iTunes to download it for free Follow the department Twitter account @UCO_MCOM

“Like” the UCO - Department of Mass Communication Facebook Page Follow us on Instagram at uco_mcom

MCOM Majors Email: The department, the college, and the university utilize the UCO email address assigned to each UCO student. Official information will be emailed through the UCO system. Students have the option of forwarding their UCO email to a personal email account if preferred. For information, go to http://www.uco.edu/technology/student/email/index.asp. If students do not check their UCO email, they risk missing vital information. If you do not use your UCO email account, please forward your UCO email to an email account you check frequently. Student Advisement MCOM has two Student Success Advisors for MCOM majors. Each student is responsible for seeking advisement information each semester in order to graduate in a timely manner.

• Mr. Gary Parsons o Office: COM 103A o Phone: 974-5140 o Email: gparsons2@uco.edu

• Ms. Laura Donner o Office: COM 103 o Phone: 974-5108 o Email: ldonner@uco.edu

UCentral Student Media: http://www.uco.edu/la/masscomm/ucentral/index.asp UCentral is the student media network at the University of Central Oklahoma, featuring traditional media (television, radio, newspaper) and new media (web, netcasts, social networking) created by students majoring in professional media. UCentral is located within the Mass Communication Department on the campus of UCO.

Spring Events

• Monday, January 8th – first day of the spring semester, classes begin

• Monday, January 15th Martin Luther King Day, no classes

• Friday, February 9th – Fusion Conference

• Tuesday and Wednesday, February 27 & 28 – MCOM Faculty Mentoring

• March 19-23 – Spring Break, no classes

• Wednesday, March 28th - Liberal Arts Symposium – classes redirected

• April 5th and 6th – National Conference for Undergraduate Research – classes redirected

• Saturday, April 21st – MCOM Awards Ceremony

• Friday, April 27th – fall semester classwork ends

• April 30th – May 4th – final exam week Expectation of Work Full-time college students are expected to spend approximately 40 hours each week in class attendance and study outside of class. According to Regents’ policy, for each hour in class a student is expected to spend two (2) to three (3) hours studying for the class (OSRHE II-2-34). For each three-credit hour course, the Regents expect students to study/prepare 6-9 hours per week. UCO Student Code of Conduct Students are responsible for all information in the Student Code of Conduct 2017-2018. This can be accessed on the Student Affairs Publications website at http://online.fliphtml5.com/ekrc/bfru/#p=1 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISM: The UCO Student Code of Conduct describes Academic Dishonesty and outlines the steps for disciplinary action in the Guidelines for Alleged Academic Dishonesty. This information can be found in Section III, C, 3 & 4. Academic dishonesty: Includes but is not limited to the “giving” and “taking” of improper assistance in examinations and assignments; not adhering to correct procedures for identification of sources in reports and essays and all creative endeavors; intentional misrepresentation; cheating; plagiarism; and unauthorized possession of examinations. The UCO Student Code of Conduct provides further details. Additionally, any work submitted as an assignment for one class may not be submitted for credit in another class, without prior permission of the professor. Any work so submitted will receive an automatic "0." Plagiarism: When a student submits any assignment for a course (written, oral, videotape, audiotape, photograph or Web Site), the student will submit entirely original work or will properly cite all sources utilized in the preparation of the assignment. Without proper citation, the student is guilty of plagiarism, which is not tolerated at UCO. As a student, you are responsible for understanding what constitutes plagiarism. You should talk to your professor to ensure that you can recognize and avoid all types of plagiarism. Plagiarism occurs in two primary ways: 1. Word-for-word copying, without acknowledgement, of the language or creative work of

another person. Having another person complete all or part of your assignment is plagiarism and is clearly forbidden. But, in addition, the student should include NO written, video, audio, or photographic material from an existing source, no matter how brief, without acknowledging the source. When using the written words of an existing source in your assignment, either place the borrowed words in quotation marks or set the quotation aside

as a block quotation. Additionally, you must include the citation for the material in your assignment. This applies to even the briefest of phrases if they are truly distinctive.

2. The unacknowledged paraphrasing of an author’s ideas. The student should no more take credit for another person’s thoughts than for another person’s words. Any distinctive, original idea taken from another writer should be credited to its author. If you are not sure whether or not an author’s idea is distinctive, you should assume that it is: no fault attaches to over-acknowledgement, but under-acknowledgement is plagiarism. Most style manuals (e.g., Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) provide information concerning how to paraphrase and cite the ideas and writings of existing sources.

Students may be dismissed from the university for plagiarism. University guidelines provide a range of disciplinary action dependent upon the severity of the offense including but not limited to: requiring a substitute assignment, awarding a reduced grade, awarding a failing grade for the assignment, awarding a failing grade for the course, or expelling the student from the university. Acknowledging that instances of plagiarism may range from minor to severe, the Department of Mass Communication allows the course professor to determine the severity and the disciplinary action for the first instance of plagiarism committed by a student in the professor’s course. However, if that student commits plagiarism a second time in the course, departmental policy requires that the student receive both a failing grade (“F”) for the course and a referral to the UCO Student Conduct Officer. Students should make sure they understand professor expectations for sources and content to be cited. Turnitin.com Plagiarism Syllabus Statement: UCO subscribes to the Turnitin.com plagiarism prevention service. Students agree that by taking this course, all required assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com restricted access reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just one of various plagiarism prevention tools and methods which may be utilized by your faculty instructor during the terms of the semesters. In the UCO Student Handbook, there is a process for contesting any plagiarism allegations against you. ADA Statement Regarding Special Accommodations: The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations must contact Disability Support Services at (405) 974-2516. The DSS Office is located in the Nigh University Center Room 305. Students should also notify the instructor of special accommodation needs as soon as possible. Per Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), pregnant and parenting students may request adjustments by contacting the Title IX Coordinator, at (405)974-3377 or TitleIX@uco.edu. The Title IX Office is located in the Lillard Administration Building, Room 114D. Transformative Learning: http://www.uco.edu/central/tl/ “At the University of Central Oklahoma, we help students learn by providing transformative experiences so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities they serve. Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. All students at UCO will have transformative learning experiences in five core areas: leadership; research, creative and

scholarly activities; service learning and civic engagement; global and cultural competencies; and health and wellness.” Class Attendance: (Taken from the Faculty Handbook) The university expects students to regularly attend classes in which they are enrolled. Faculty members are expected to establish specific attendance policies governing their classes. Attendance policies must appear in the course syllabi. Faculty members may require appropriate documentation to verify absences. Students are responsible for work missed due to absences. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate a request to make up class work or examinations missed. Individual policies must allow for a reasonable but not unlimited, number of excused absences, for legitimate reasons. Excused absences approved by faculty members should be consistently applied to all students. An excused absence means that an instructor may not penalize the student and must provide a reasonable and timely accommodation or opportunity to make up exams or other course requirements that have an impact on course grade. Excused students should be allowed the same opportunities as students who were present in class. Faculty members are obligated to honor the following circumstances as excused absences:

a. travel considered part of the instructional program of the university and requiring absence from class (e.g. field trips, research presentations, etc.);

b. invited participation in activities directly and officially sponsored by and in the interest of the university (e.g. athletic teams, debate teams, dance company, etc.); in cases of student athletes, refer to UCO Compliance Policy Manual for Athletics or contact the Faculty Athletic Representative;

c. jury duty; d. military obligation (See Appendix K in Faculty Handbook.) e. serious illness, medical condition, pregnant and parenting students’ rights (as outlined in

Title IX), accident, or injury; and f. death or serious illness in immediate family

Further information can be found at http://sites.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/aa-forms/StudentInfoSheet.pdf

SCHEDULE

These are tentative dates. You are responsible for knowing the exact date of each exam. I will announce the dates in class. Further, I may post a revised schedule on D2L several times during the semester. As the course progresses, I will both announce in class and post on D2L the deadlines for the assignments. I will post on this course schedule the due dates for the various segments of the research project as we discuss the details of the project during the first weeks of the semester.

Date Readings General Topics Assignments

Week 1 1/8

Introductions

1/10 Syllabus and Course Requirements Discuss What is Org Comm Assignment

1/12 College Grads Article D2L

Nontechnical Skills in the Workplace and College Grads Article

Nontechnical Skills in the Workplace Survey

Week 2 1/15

Martin Luther King Day – no class

1/17 Chap 2 What is Org Comm? What is Org Comm Research DUE

1/19 Classical Approaches to Org Com Chap 2 Study Qs DUE

Week 3 1/22

Chapter 2 continued

1/24 Chap 3 Human Relations and Human Resources Approaches

Chap 3 Study Qs DUE

1/26 Chapter 3 Continued

Week 4 1/29

Chap 4 p. 71-78

Culture in Organizations Chap 4 Study Qs DUE

1/31 Bock pg. 1-53

Discuss Work Rules! Intro, Chap. 1 & 2 Introduce Culture Analysis Assignment

2/2

Quiz Chapters 2,3 & 4

Week 5 2/5

Chap 6 Chapter 6 Critical and Feminist Approaches

Chap 6 Study Qs DUE

2/7 Critical Approaches cont.

2/9 Attend Fusion Conference

Week 6 2/12

Chapter 8 Decision-Making Processes

Chap 8 Study Qs DUE

2/14 Decision Making Continued

2/16 Bock Chap. 3, 4 & 5

No class – online assignment

Week 7 2/19

Chap 7

Socialization Processes Chap 7 Study Qs DUE

2/21 Socialization Continued

2/23 Socialization Continued

Week 8 2/26

Quiz Chapters 6, 7,8

2/28 Faculty Mentoring – Classes Redirected

3/2 Bock Chap 6

Week 9 3/5

CULTURE ANALYSIS DUE All Cultural Analysis Power Points Due in Dropbox

Culture Analysis Presentations

3/7 Culture Analysis Presentations

3/9 Culture Analysis Presentations

Week 10 3/12

Culture Analysis Presentations

3/14 Culture Analysis Presentations

3/16 All Cultural Analysis Knowledge Snapshots Due in Dropbox

Culture Analysis Presentations

Week 11 3/17-25

Spring Break – No Class

Week 12 3/26

Chap 9 Conflict Management Processes Chap 9 Study Qs. DUE

3/28

Attend Liberal Arts Symposium

3/30 Conflict Continued

Week 13 4/2

Conflict Continued

4/4 Chap 11 Processes of Emotion in the Workplace

Chap 11 Study Qs. DUE

4/6 Attend NCUR

Week 14 4/9

Emotion Continued

4/11 Quiz – Chapter 9 and 11

4/13 Bock Chap 11, 12, 13

Week 15 4/16

Introduce Case Study Project Case study project meetings

4/18 Case study project meetings

4/20

Case study project meetings

Week 16 4/23

Case study project meetings

4/25

All Case Study Reports Due in D2L

Case Study Project Presentations

4/27 Case Study Project Presentations

Friday, May 4th 9:00-10:50

Final Exam Meeting time is Friday, May 4th 9:00-10:50

Case Study Project Presentations