CJN-405-C Communication Theory - Fall 2011
TTH 4:00 - 5:15 R 400
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Professor:
Dr. Gloria M. Boone
Ridgeway 405
Communication and Journalism
Suffolk University
Boston, MA 02108
Office Hours: T TH 1:30-2:30,
and by appt.
Phone: 617-573-8501
Fax: 617-742-6982
gboone@suffolk.edu
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Required Text:
A First Look at Communication Theory, 7th edition by Em Giffin 2009, ISBN- 13 9780073385020
Additional readings as listed on the daily schedule.
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Course Objectives:
1.To learn about different communication theories.
2. To apply communication theories to various situations.
3. To write about communication in various formats.
4. To discuss communication theories. |
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Day |
Topic or
Activity |
| 9/8 |
Introduction to course and communication theory. (Ch.1)
Animal Communication |
| 9/13 and 9/15 |
Framing Our Past & Present/Contexts of Communication (Ch. 4)
Rhetoric - Plato and Aristotle (Ch. 22) |
| 9/20 |
Symbolic Interaction Theory (Ch. 5)
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| 9/22 |
Shannon Weaver Model
(end of Ch. 3)
http://www.archive.org/details/communications_primer
Ray and Charles Eames.
Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age |
| 9/27 |
Thinking about Theory- (Ch.2)
Understanding the Research Process (Ch.3) |
| 9/29 |
Lab day - Research article review
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| 10/4 |
Coordinated Management of Meaning; Expectancy Violations Theory (Ch.6, 7)
Groups selected |
| 10/6 |
Social Judgment; ELM (Ch. 14,15) |
| 10/11 |
Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Ch. 16 ); Review |
| 10/13 |
Dramatism (Ch.22)
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| 10/18 |
Test #1 |
| 10/20 |
Cultural Studies (Ch. 26)
Group meeting |
| 10/25 |
Social Penetration; Uncertainty Reduction (Ch.9,10 ) |
| 10/27 |
Social Information Processing; Relational Dialectics; Communication Privacy Management; (Ch.11, 12 )
Baxter interview |
| 11/1 |
Groups, Groupthink; Structuration; Adaptive Structuration; (Ch.17, 18)
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11/3 |
Organizational Culture Theory and Critical Theory (Ch.19, 20) Review |
| 11/8 |
Cultivation Analysis; Uses & Gratifications Theory; Agenga-Setting (Ch. 27, 28) |
| 11/10 |
Media Ecology (Ch. 24) |
| 11/15 |
Test # 2 |
| 11/17 |
Group Day |
| 11/22 |
Spiral of SilenceFace-Negotiation ; Standpoint (Ch.29, 31, 33, 34)
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| 11/24 |
Thanksgiving |
| 11/29 |
Group Day Test #3 due |
12/6 and 12/8 |
Group Application Project Powerpoint & Paper |
Requirements:
3 tests- 100 each, 300 total / extra quizzes are possible
Group Application Project with powerpoint, video or web pages & each individual paper of 4-5 pages with sources in APA style (100 Points)
Attendance, participation, exercises (30 points)
Blog reactions on how the theory relates to you, your life or community. 10 theories/ one blog post for each (70 points)
TOTAL- 500 points
General Notes:
1. ALL papers must be typed. Both content and style will be graded.
2. Sources must be cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
3. Attendance will be taken each day. More than three absences will hurt your grade.
4. Assignments must be handed in ON TIME IN THE CLASSROOM. ONLY paper copies are accepted. DO NOT Email assignments. No assignments are accepted in the mailbox.
5. If you miss an exam, you cannot make up the test unless you’ve made arrangements with me prior to the exam.
6. Academic dishonesty is morally repugnant. As noted in the Suffolk University. Student Handbook, plagiarism or cheating will result in failing the course and possible dismissal from school.
7. An Incomplete is given ONLY if you have a valid reason that you discuss with the instructor.
Grading: |
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A 93% |
B- 80% |
D+ 67 % |
A- 90 % |
C+ 77 % |
D 64 % |
B+ 87 % |
C 74 % |
D- 60 % |
B 84 % |
C- 70 % |
F below 60 % |
Gloria M. Boone 2002-2011
