Week 1 (August 28): Introduction and overview of course; discussion of academic disciplines and their relation to society; preview on history of communication studies.

Readings

Delia, J. G. (1987). Communication research: A history. In C. R. Berger and S. H. Chaffee (Eds.), Handbook of communication science (pp. 20-98). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Craig, R. T. (1990). The speech tradition. Communication Monographs, 57, 310-314.

Craig, R. T., & Carlone, D. A. (1998). Growth and transformation of communication studies in U. S. higher education: Towards reinterpretation. Communication Education, 47, 67-81.

Assignment: Write a 600 word review essay on Delia (1987). The essay should develop a central thesis commenting on Delia’s article from a current point of view, and should be written for a reader not necessarily familiar with the article. Give the essay a descriptive title, use APA style for any references, print it out double-spaced, and be prepared to summarize it orally in class.

Readings:

Berger, C. R., & Chaffee, S. H. (1987). The study of communication as a science. In C. R. Berger & S. H. Chaffee (Eds.), Handbook of communication Science (pp. 15-19). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Craig, R. T. (1989). Communication as a practical discipline. In B. Dervin, L. Grossberg, B. J. O'Keefe, & E. Wartella (Eds.), Rethinking communication; Volume 1: Paradigm issues (pp. 97-122). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Deetz, S. (1994). The future of the discipline: The challenges, the research, and the social contribution. In S. Deetz (ed.). Communication yearbook 17 (pp. 565-600). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Assignment: Write a 250 word essay nominating a specific passage in the readings for any one of the following awards: "most important," "most controversial," or "most confusing."

Readings:

Allen, B. J., Orbe, M. P., & Olivas, M. R. (1999). The complexity of our tears: dis/enchantment and (in)difference in the academy. Communication Theory, 9, 402-429.

Blair, C., Brown, J. R., & Baxter, L. A. (1994). Disciplining the feminine. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 80, 383-409.

Chesebro, J. W. (1993). How to get published. Communication Quarterly, 41, 373-382.

Craig, R. T. (1998, February). Textual harassment. The American Communication Journal, 1(2) [Online]. Available: http://www.americancomm.org/~aca/acj/acj.html

Pelias, R. J. (2000). The critical life. Communication Education, 49, 220-228.

Assignment: Students (in groups of 1-3, depending on class size) will be responsible for providing an oral summary, comments, and/or questions to open discussion on one of the readings.

Readings:

Frey, L. R., Botan, C. H., & Kreps, G. L. (2000). Finding, reading, and using research. In Investigating communication: An introduction to research methods (2nd ed., chapter 3, pp. 48-77). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Tracy, K. (1990). The many faces of facework. In Giles, H., & Robinson, W. P. (Eds.), Handbook of language and social psychology (pp. 209-226).

Assignment: Be prepared to discuss the research area you have tentatively selected for the semester project, and literature search strategies you are using or planning to use.

Faculty Visitor: (5:00pm) Karen Tracy

Tracy, K., & Muller, H. (in press). Diagnosing a school board’s interactional trouble: Theorizing problem formulating. Communication Theory.

Week 6 (October 9 ):

Readings: Anderson, chapters 1-2

Assignment: Topic & starter bibliography for semester project

Week 7 (October 16): Note time change: Class meets 5:30-8:00pm

Readings: Anderson, chapters 3-4

Faculty Visitor: (5:30pm) Michele Jackson

M.H. Jackson, M. H., & Poole, M.S. (2000). Naturally occurring idea generation in organizational groups. Manuscript under review, Human Communication Research.

Week 8 (October 23):

Readings: Anderson, chapters 5-7

Week 9 (October 30):

Readings: Anderson, chapters 8-9

Faculty Visitor: (5:00pm) David Buller

Buller, D. B., Morrill, C., Taren, D., Aickin, M., Sennott-Miller, L., Buller, M. K., Larkey, L., Alatorre, C., & Wentzel, T. M. (1999). Randomized trial testing the effect of peer education at increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 91, 43-52.

Buller, D. B., Burgoon, M., Hall, J., Levine, N., Taylor, A., Beach, B., Melcher, C., Buller, M. K., Bowen, S., Hunsaker, F., & Bergen, A. (2000). Using language intensity to increase the success of a family intervention to protect children from ultraviolet radiation: Predictions from language expectancy theory. Preventive Medicine 30, 103-114.

Assignment: Mini-literature review paper on semester project topic (about 5 pages) focused on epistemological approaches and assumptions in the research area.

Faculty Visitor: (3:30pm) Stanley Deetz

Deetz, S. (1998). Discursive formations, strategized subordination and self-surveillance. In A. McKinlay & K. Starken (eds.). Foucault, management and organizational theory. London: Sage.

Faculty Visitor: (5:00pm) April Trees

Trees, A. R. (in press). Nonverbal communication and the support process: Interactional sensitivity in interactions between mothers and young adult children. Communication Monographs.

Week 11 (November 13):

Faculty Visitor: (3:30pm) Cindy White

White, C. H., & Burgoon, J. K. (in press). Adaptation and communicative design: Patterns of interaction in truthful and deceptive conversations. Human Communication Research.

Faculty Visitor: (5:00pm) Tim Kuhn

Kuhn, T., & Poole, M. S. (in press). Do conflict management styles affect group decision-making?: Evidence from a longitudinal analysis. Human Communication Research.

Week 12 (November 20):.

Faculty Visitor: (3:30pm) Bryan Taylor

Carlone, D., & Taylor, B. (1998). Organizational communication and cultural studies: a review essay. Communication Theory, 8, 337-367.

Taylor, B. C. (1999). Browsing the culture: Membership and intertextuality at a Mormon bookstore. Studies in Cultures, Organizations, and Societies, 5, 61-95.

Faculty Visitor: (5:00pm) Jerry Hauser

Hauser, G. A. (1998). Vernacular dialogue and the rhetoricality of public opinion. Communication Monographs, 65, 83-107.

Hauser, G. A., & Benoit-Barné, C. (2000). Civil society and the rhetoricity of trust. Paper presented at the annul convention of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November.

Week 13(November 27):.

Faculty Visitor: (3:30pm) Curt LeBaron

Lebaron, C. D., & Streeck, J. (1997). Built space and the interactional framing of experience during a murder investigation. Human Studies, 20, 1-25

Lebaron, C. D., & Streeck, J. (2000). Gestures, knowledge, and the world. In D. McNeil (Ed.), Language and gesture: Window into thought and action. Cambridge University Press.

Semester Projects: Begin oral presentation and discussion of semester projects (TBA).

Week 14 (December 4):

Semester Projects. Continue oral presentation and discussion of semester projects (TBA)

Week 15 (December 11):

Semester Projects. Continue oral presentation and discussion of semester projects (TBA)

Wrap-up: FCQ evaluations, final exam review, and conclusion.

December 12, by 5:00 p.m.: Research paper due.

December 18, 7:30-10:30 p.m. (scheduled final exam period or other time/place TBA):

Final Exam: You will write an essay on one of a small number of broad, integrative questions that will be distributed at least two weeks in advance.