Welcome COM 211 students! Here is the main page for information related to everyone taking Strategic Communication for Business from Professor Dunagan at SUNY Oswego. Inside you’ll find the course syllabus, important activities, AND a week-by-week course schedule. Here is a condensed version of that schedule:
| WEEK# | DATES | ACTIVITIES | READING | DUE DATES |
| 1 | 8/26-8/28 | Introductions, course overview, introductory slide presentation, course resources, “Ready for Scholar” activities, review syllabus, team project assignment, practice Scholar update, eliminate Scholar emails, Scholar update signup sheet, Ethical Moment signup sheet | Business Communication Foundations | “Ready for Scholar – 9/2
Complete Scholar update signup sheet – 9/2 Complete Scholar Week 1 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 2 update when available |
| 2 | 9/2-9/4 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Week 2 Scholar Update, Team project assignment overview, team introductions, team organization details, first team meeting, start work on Team Assignment 1 (team project details/SWOT analysis), due 9/21 | Team Building and Dynamics | Complete Scholar Week 2 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 3 update when available |
| 3 | 9/9-9/11 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, teams meet to work on Team Assignment 1 (team project details/SWOT analysis), due 9/21, Discuss Week 3 Scholar Update, | Message Preparation and Delivery | Complete Scholar Week 3 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 4 update when available
Prepare to make Impromptu Speeches on 9/16! |
| 4 | 9/16-9/18 | Impromptu speeches, complete Team Assignment 1, Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, Discuss Scholar Update Week 4 | Fundamentals of Persuasion | Complete Scholar Week 4 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 5 update when available
Team Assignment 1 due 9/21 |
| 5 | 9/23-9/25 | In-class presentation from Career Services, Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, Discuss Week 5 Scholar Update | Ethics (optional) | Complete Scholar Week 5 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 6/7 update when available |
| 6 | 9/30-10/2 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, teams meet to work on Team Assignment 2 (Logical Argument), due 10/12, Discuss Week 6/7 Scholar Update | Ethics (optional) | Work on Scholar Week 6/7 Update |
| 7 | 10/7-10/9 | NO CLASS 10/9 – FALL BREAK
Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentation, teams work to complete Team Assignment 2 (Logical Argument) |
Ethics (optional) | Complete Scholar Week 6/7 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 8 update when available
Team Assignment 2 due 10/12 |
| 8 | 10/14-10/16 | Research presentation with Nicole Westerdahl at Penfield Library, Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentation, Discuss Week 8 Scholar Update | Research | Complete Scholar Week 8 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 9 update when available |
| 9 | 10/21-10/23 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, citation help, teams work on Team Assignment 3, Discuss Week 9 Scholar Update | Types of Business Reports | Complete Scholar Week 9 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 10 update when available |
| 10 | 10/28-10/30 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, teams meet, complete Team Assignment 3, due 11/2, Discuss Week 10 Scholar Update, | Nonverbal Delivery | Complete Scholar Week 10 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 11 update when available
Team Assignment 3 due 11/2! Prepare for Informative Speeches 11/4! |
| 11 | 11/4-11/6 | Informative speeches, Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, Discuss, Week 11 Scholar Update, teams work on Team Assignment 4 (if time), due 11/16 | Routine Messages | Complete Scholar Week 11 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 12 update when available |
| 12 | 11/11-11/13 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, Teams work to complete Team Assignment 4, comple final team presentation/paper, Discuss Week 12 Scholar Update | Negative News and Crisis Communication | Complete Scholar Week 12 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 13 update when available
Team Assignment 4 due 11/16! |
| 13 | 11/18-11/20 | Scholar update presentations, Ethical Moment presentations, teams work on final presentation, determine order of team presentations, Discuss Week 13 Scholar Update | Complete Scholar Week 13 Update by midnight Sunday
Prepare for team presentations 12/2 |
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| 14 | 12/2-12/4 | Team presentations, final exam review | Team Assignment 5 due 12/2 | |
| 15 | FINALS | Final Exam (see Professor Dunagan website for time/date details) | Team Assignment 6 due 12/14 |