Part 9: Course Topic Outline and Schedule

Administrative Communications Online Course

AA3302 Fall 2015 Semester
Revised 09-05-15
Week No.
and Start
Date

Chapter/Topic

Assignment

Week #1:
August 25th

Course Introduction and Overview

Course Orientation Assignments

Complete Course Orientation Assignments (Student

Introductions, Contact Information and Syllabus
Quiz). (Due: September 6th)

PART 1: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF EFFECTIVE MESSAGES

Week #2:
August 31st

Chapter 1: Succeeding in Business

Communication

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Complete DQ#1: Chapter Discussion.
(Due: September 6th)

Week #3:
September
7th

Chapter 2: Adapting Your Message to Your

Audience

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Complete DQ#2: Chapter Discussion
(Due: September 13th)

Week #4:
September
14th

Chapter 3: Building Goodwill

Chapter 4: Navigating the Business
Communication Environment

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Complete DQ#3 and DQ#4: Chapter Discussions
(Due: September 20th)
Exam #1: Chapters 1-4 (Opens September 19th
and Closes September 20th)

Week#5:
September
21st

Chapter 5: Planning, Composing, and Revising

Chapter 6: Designing Documents

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources
High Impact Project Discussion and Team
Formation
Team Charter Development
Complete DQ#5: Chapter Discussions
Writing Assignment #1: Web Document (Due:
September 27th)

Week#6:
September
28th

Chapter 7: Communicating across Cultures

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Complete DQ#6: Chapter Discussion (Due:
October 4th)

Week #7:
October 5th

Chapter 8: Working and Writing in Teams

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
High Impact Project Meeting with Client on Bb
Collaborate Meeting Date and Time TBA
Complete DQ#7: Chapter Discussion
High Impact Project Team Discussions
Team Charter (Due: October 11th)

PART 2: THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS

Week #8:
October
12th

Chapter 8: Working and Writing in Teams

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Individual Status Report #1 (Due: October 18th).
Work on Individual Abstracts
Writing Assignment #2: (Due: October 18th)

PART 3: BASIC BUSINESS MESSAGES

Week #9:
October
19th

Chapter 9:Sharing Informative and Positive

Messages with Appropriate Technology
Chapter 10: Delivering Negative Messages

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources.
Complete DQ#8 and #9: Chapter Discussion
Writing Assignment #2: Negative Message
(Due: October 25th)

Week #10:
October
26th

Chapter 11: Crafting Persuasive Messages

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources
Writing Assignment #3: Persuasive Message
(Due: November 1st).
Individual Status Report #2 (Due: November 1st).
Exam #2: Chapters 5-11 (Open October 29th and
Closes November 1st)

PART 4: JOB HUNT

Week#11:
November
2nd

Chapter 12: Building Rsums

Developing Your Resume into a LinkedIn
Profile
Chapter 13: Writing Job Application Letters
Chapter 14: Interviewing, Writing Follow- Up
Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources
Complete DQ#10 and #11: Chapter Discussion
Writing Assignment #4: Resume and Writing
Assignment #5: LinkedIn Profile (Due: (Due:
November 8th).

PART 5: PROPOSALS AND REPORTS

Week#12:
November
9th

Chapter 15: Researching Proposals and Reports

Chapter 16: Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources
Complete DQ#12: Chapter Discussion.
HIPS #1 and #2: Abstracts #1 and #2 (Due:
November 15th).

Week#13:
November
16th

Chapter 17: Writing Proposals and Progress

Reports

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

resources
High Impact Project Team Proposal and
Presentation Due: November 22nd!!!!

Week#14:
November
23rd

Chapter 18: Analyzing Information and Writing

Reports

Complete DQ#13, DQ#14: Chapter Discussions

Peer Evaluation Due by Wednesday before
Thanksgiving Holidays (Due: November 25th).

Thanksgiving Holidays November 26th 28th

Week #15:

Chapter 19: Making Oral Presentations

Read textbook chapter, review chapter slides and

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resources
Complete DQ#15: Chapter Discussions
Saturday - December 5th Last Regular Class
Day

November
30th

Week #16:

Exam #3: Chapters 12-19 December 12th and

13th

Final Exam- Exam #3: Chapters 12-19

Important Note: This syllabus, along with course assignments and due dates in the schedule, are
subject to change. It is the students responsibility to check Blackboard for corrections or updates to the
syllabus. Any changes will be clearly noted in a course announcement or through Blackboard messages.

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