Welcome CRS 333 students! Here is the main page for information related to everyone taking Small Group Communication from Professor Dunagan at Syracuse University. 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 | 8/25-8/27 | Introductions, course overview, review syllabus, course resources, “Ready for Scholar” activities, Scholar update signup sheet, introductory slide presentation, In-Class Writing Assignment, Team Assignment overview, introduce teams, meet for first time | Text Chapter 1, 2-23 | Ready for Scholar – 9/3
Complete Scholar update signup sheet – 9/3 Complete Scholar Week 1 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 2 update when available |
| 2 | 9/3 | NO CLASS 9/1 – LABOR DAY
Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 2/Chapter 1 |
Text Chapter 2, 23-39 | Complete Scholar Week 2 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 3 update when available |
| 3 | 9/8-9/10 | Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 3/Chapter 2, teams meet to work on Team Assignment 1 | Text Chapter 3, 40-54 | Complete Scholar Week 3 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 4 update when available
Prepare for In-Class Writing Assignment 9/17 |
| 4 | 9/15-9/17 | Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 4/Chapter 3, teams meet, work on Team Assignment 2, In-Class Writing Activity | Text Chapter 4, 55-71 | Complete Scholar Week 4 Update by midnight Sunday. read Scholar Week 5 update when available
Team Assignment 1 due 9/21 |
| 5 | 9/22-9/24 | Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 5/Chapter 4, in-person presentation from Bird Library | Text Chapter 6, 89-109 | Complete Scholar Week 5 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 6 update when available |
| 6 | 9/29-10/1 | Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 6/Chapter 6, teams work on Team Assignment 2 | Text Chapter 7, 110-127 | Complete Scholar Week 6 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 7 update when available |
| 7 | 10/6-10/8 | Scholar update presentations, discuss Scholar Week 7/Chapter 7, citation practice, teams work on Team Assignment 2 | Text Chapter 8, 128-140 | Complete Scholar Week 7 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 8 update when available
Team Assignment 2 due 10/12 Prepare for in-class writing assignment 10/15 |
| 8 | 10/15 | NO CLASS 10/13 – FALL BREAK
Discuss Scholar Week 8/Chapter 8, In-Class Writing Assignment |
Text Chapter 13, 222-242 | Complete Scholar Week 8 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 9 update when available |
| 9 | 10/20-10/22 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Scholar Week 9/Chapter 13, teams work on Team Assignment 3 | Text Chapter 9, 141-160 | Complete Scholar Week 9 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 10 update when available |
| 10 | 10/27-10/29 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Scholar Week 10/Chapter 9, teams complete Team Assignment 3 | Text Chapter 12, 201-221 | Complete Scholar Week 10 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 11 update when available
Team Assignment 3 due 11/2 Prepare for In-Class Writing Assignment 11/5 |
| 11 | 11/3-11/5 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Scholar Week 11/Chapter 12, In-Class Writing Assignment | Text Chapter 5, 72-88 | Complete Scholar Week 11 Update by midnight Sunday. read Scholar Week 12 update when available |
| 12 | 11/10-11/12 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Scholar Week 12/Chapter 5, teams work on Team Assignment 4 | Text Chapter 15, 259-277 | Complete Scholar Week 12 Update by midnight Sunday, read Scholar Week 13 update when available |
| 13 | 11/17-11/19 | Scholar update presentations, Discuss Scholar Week 13/Chapter 15, teams work on completing final presentation | Complete Scholar Week 13 Update by midnight Sunday
Team Assignment 4 due 11/23 |
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| 14 | 12/1-12/3 | Team rehearsals and run-throughs, first two teams make final presentation | Team Assignment 5 due by 12/3 | |
| 15 | 12/8 | Final two teams make final presentations | Team Assignment 6 due 12/14 |