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Weekly Schedule
Note: This schedule presents a general outline for the course and is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
Reading Assignments: Students are expected to complete all assigned readings. Reading should be completed prior to the corresponding class. Course lectures will NOT merely reiterate material from the textbook. Instead they will offer the opportunity for the open discussion of key concepts, to ask questions, and the application of material. If it becomes evident that students are not completing assigned readings the instructor reserves the right to administer unannounced quizzes.
Lecture Notes: Links to lecture slides may be found below.
Week 1
TUE 1/14 Course Introduction – Review Syllabus
THUR 1/16 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
Read: Chapter 1
Week 2
TUE 1/21 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
THUR 1/23 IPC & Social Media
Read: Chapter 2
Week 3
TUE 1/28 IPC & Social Media
THUR 1/30 Identity
Read: Chapter 3
Week 4
TUE 2/4 Identity
THUR 2/6 Perception
Read: Chapter 4
Week 5
TUE 2/11 Perception
THUR 2/13 Perception
Week 6
TUE 2/18 EXAM 1
STUDY!
THUR 2/20 Emotions
Read: Chapter 5
Week 7
TUE 2/25 Emotions
THUR 2/27 Language
Read: Chapter 6
Week 8
TUE 3/3 Language
THUR 3/5 Nonverbal Comm
Read: Chapter 7
*NOTE: LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A “W”
Week 9
TUE 3/10 Nonverbal Comm
THUR 3/12 Nonverbal Comm/Listening
Read: Chapter 8
Week 10
TUE 3/17 NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
THUR 3/19 NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
Week 11
TUE 3/24 Listening
THUR 3/26 Listening
Week 12
TUE 3/31 Exam 2
Study!
THUR 4/2 In-Class Film Screening: Pontypool (2009)
Week 13
TUE 4/7 Relational Dynamics
Read: Chapter 9
THUR 4/9 Relational Dynamics
Week 14
TUE 4/14 Relational Dynamics
THUR 4/16 Communication in Close Relationships
Read: Chapter 10
Week 15
TUE 4/21 Communication in Close Relationships
THUR 4/23 Improving Comm Climates
Read: Chapter 11
Week 16
TUE 4/28 Improving Comm Climates
THUR 4/30 LAST CLASS – Managing Conflicts
Read: Chapter 12
FINAL EXAMS: TBA