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COM 395: Mediated Interpersonal CommunicationSemester Syllabus - Spring, 2003Dr. Foulger |
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Class Focus/Activity |
Assignments Due |
Module |
January 22 (Day 1 of 43) |
Introduction to Mediated Interpersonal Communication |
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Groundwork |
January 24 (Day 2 of 43) |
Clinic: Building a Web Site |
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January 27 (Day 3 of 43) |
The Invention and Evolution of Media |
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January 29 (Day 4 of 43) |
The Invention and Evolution of the Telephone Final Date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course |
Hopper, p. 1-43 |
Telephonic Media |
January 31 (Day 5 of 43) |
Clinic: Conversation and Content Analysis (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
Hopper, p. 45-68, 223-224 |
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February 3 (Day 6 of 43) |
Genre and Interpersonal Texts |
Hopper, p. 69-94 |
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February 5 (Day 7 of 43) |
Class Cancelled due to Snow Storm |
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February 7 (Day 8 of 43) |
Managing Time, Space, and Scale in Interpersonal Media Clinic: String Telephones and Web Site Design (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
Hopper, p. 95-137 |
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February 10 (Day 9 of 43) |
The Cycle of Genre: Use, Effect, and Practice |
Hopper, p. 139-191 |
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February 12 (Day 10 of 43) |
The Cycle of Media: Changing the Rules with Technology |
Hopper, p. 197-216 |
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February 14 (Day 11 of 43) |
Clinic: Collaborative Composition |
Happy Valentine's Day |
The Structure of the Net |
February 17 (Day 12 of 43) |
Mediators, Characteristics, and Internet Media |
Barnes, p. 1-48 |
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February 19 (Day 13 of 43) |
The Human Interface in Mediated Interpersonal Media |
Barnes, p. 49-66 |
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February 21 (Day 14 of 43) |
Clinic: E-Mail, Listserves, and Newsgroups |
Baym p.1-33 |
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February 24 (Day 15 of 43) |
Communities of Interest: Soap Operas and their fans |
Baym p. 35-68 |
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February 26 (Day 16 of 43) |
Perception and Genre: The Roots of Practice |
Baym p. 69-95 |
Personal and Shared Texts |
February 28 (Day 17 of 43) |
Attribution (Mahar 220 Computer Lab is reserved) |
Baym p. 96-118 |
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March 3 (Day 18 of 43) |
Web Page as Text |
Barnes, p. 67-87 |
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March 5 (Day 19 of 43) |
Language and Mediated Interaction |
Barnes, p. 91-115 |
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March 7 (Day 20 of 43) |
Group Project Working Day (Mahar 220 Computer Lab is reserved) Final Date for FACULTY to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes |
Group Project |
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March 10 (Day 21 of 43) |
Group Project Presentations |
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March 12 (Day 22 of 43) |
Group Project Presentations |
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March 14 (Day 23 of 43) |
Clinic: Using Mediated Systems together (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
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Emotion, Disagreement, and Rules |
March 17 (Day 24 of 43) |
Mid-term due |
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March 19 (Day 25 of 43) |
Emotion in Mediated Interaction |
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March 21 (Day 26 of 43) |
No Class. In Boston for son's Wedding |
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March 24-March 30 |
Spring Break |
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March 31 (Day 27 of 43) |
Disruption |
Barnes, p. 247-270 |
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April 2 (Day 28 of 43) |
Managing Disagreement |
Baym, p. 119-142 |
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April 4 (Day 29 of 43) |
Clinic: Discovering Netiquette (in Mahar 220 Computer
Lab) |
TBD |
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April 7 (Day 30 of 43) |
Rules and Enforcement |
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April 9 (Day 31 of 43) |
Breaking the Rules |
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April 11 (Day 32 of 43) |
Clinic: Telepresence, Avatars, and E-Mail |
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Self, Relationship, and Community |
April 14 (Day 33 of 43) |
Presentation of Self |
Barnes, p. 116-135 |
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April 16 (Day 34 of 43) |
Establishing an Individual Identity |
Baym, p. 143-174 |
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April 18 (Day 35 of 43) |
Clinic: Muds and Moos (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
Barnes, p. 184-205 |
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April 21 (Day 36 of 43) |
Relationships |
Barnes 136-160 |
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April 23 |
Honors Convocation & QUEST day |
You will have an assignment at QUEST, so plan to be there. |
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April 25 (Day 37 of 43) |
Term Paper Working Day. At Eastern Communication Association |
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April 28 (Day 38 of 43) |
Building Communities |
Barnes, p. 161-183 |
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April 30 (Day 39 of 43) |
Ecologies of Media |
Barnes, p. 206-221 |
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May 2 (Day 40 of 43) |
Clinic: Groupware (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
TBD |
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May 5 (Day 41 of 43) |
Term Paper Presentations |
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The Big Finish |
May 7 (Day 42 of 43) |
Term Paper Presentations |
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May 9 (Day 43 of 43) |
Looking Forward (in Mahar 220 Computer Lab) |
Barnes, p. 292-334 |
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May 12-16 |
Final Exams |