Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
COMM 3100 Calendar
(Subject to change)
Check D2L and campus email WEEKLY for further reading assignments and due dates.
Date
Week One
8/13
Week Two
8/18
8/20
Topic/Assignment
________
Introduction to the course, syllabus and instructor
Types of communication: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public
speaking (one to many), mass media (one-directional) and new – limitless
connections via the Internet
Critical thinking skills
Communication theory/using words to develop, test and share ideas
Week Three
8/25
Interpersonal, intercultural, team communication/listening
8/27
Developing business messages
LABOR DAY, SEPT. 1 – NO CLASS
Week Four
9/1
9/3
Week Five
9/8
9/10
Week Six
9/15
9/17
Library orientation (Nick)
Professional image/personal appearance/personal language
Delivering effective messages – routine messages/build goodwill; persuasive
messages; communicating bad news
Communication Tools – Technology
Law and guidelines – privacy, personal protection under the law. Georgia is a
right to hire and fire (Right to Work) state.
Media interviews and conducting meetings/presenting to the media (press
releases, scripts, attire, articulation, camera- and mic-ready).
Organizing, preparing for and leading a business meeting
Week Seven
9/22
Media and public speaking – Speaker introductions/interview for bio & other info
9/24
Research on speaker and event background/developing your personal bio
Week Eight
9/29
Speaker and event introductions
10/1
Speaker and event introductions
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
COMM 3100 Calendar
(Subject to change)
Week Nine
10/6
10/8
Presentation content – Selecting, developing and researching an informative
speech topic
Library for research
Week Ten
10/13
10/15
Outlining a speech
Speech aids/note cards
FALL BREAK, OCT. 19-23
Week Eleven
10/27
Informative Speeches (5 ½ – 8 minutes, 2 sources, one speech aid)
10/29
Informative Speeches (5 ½ – 8 minutes, 2 sources, one speech aid)
Week Twelve
10/28
Job interviews, elevator speeches and Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
10/30
Research/prepare interview questions and logistics for visit to Nashville
Week Thirteen
11/3
Interviews and research at Nashville (Plan visit to town during this week)
11/5
Library for research
Week Fourteen
11/10
Transcribe interviews/develop written and audio content (maybe video too)
11/12
Rough draft of preview/promotional material for community presentation
Week Fifteen
11/17
Group work (Johari window) and presentations
11/19
Due: Preview/promotional material
Week Sixteen
11/24
Present group work to class for critique/hand in content outline, ready to present
in Nashville
THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov. 25-27)
Week Seventeen
12/1
(one day) Present final project to Nashville community
FINAL EXAMS, Dec. 3 – 8
*This calendar is subject to change as needed.
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