Grades have been entered

Hello Fabulous Students,

I have entered grade into BB.

As a reminder, it is your responsibility to check your grades often (at least once a week), and email me if you have any questions.

Have a great day everyone!
:)
The Blogging Prof.

Week of November 26 - December 2

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from BB for this week. The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively. In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on BB.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 13 - Methods of Discovery
*No discussion this week.
*Quiz Chapters 11 & 13 on Blackboard
*Study for final exam.  The final exam is scheduled for December 6 - 7th on Blackboard, and will cover Chapters 1-13.
*Turn on Graded Journals by December 2nd through email.

Week of November 19 - 25

Hello Folks,

There is only one thing to do this week:  Grade Journals.  I will put you into groups later tonight so that you can read 2-3 journals of your classmates.  You will then grade the journal entries. 

If you fail to grade the journal entries, you will earn a zero (0) grade on the journal regardless of how your classmates graded you.  I will give more detail in the email that I send you.

:)
The Blogging Prof.

Week of November 12 - 18

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from BB for this week. The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively. In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on BB.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 11 - Communication and the Mass Media 
*Participate in the discussion (see questions below)
*Write Journal #5.  Assignment can be downloaded from BB.
*Journal is due by November 18 @ 11:59pm.  Please email me your entire journal in one document.  Please do not send multiple attachments, rather, combine all entries into a single document.
 

Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE. Each post is worth a maximum of 5 points.

1). Have you made friendships that exist exclusively in cyberspace?  If so, how are they different from f2f relationships?  If you have not formed cyber relationships, why not?

2). Do you agree with Marshall McLuhan that the medium is the message, i.e., that the format or logic of a medium is as important as its content and, in fact, determines what content will be broadcast through that channel?  Evaluate his idea that television is a cool medium.

3). Pick one concept from Chapter 11, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Monday and 11:59pm on Sunday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://sierracomm10.blogspot.com/ to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Monday and ending Sunday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words and is worth a maximum of 3 points.

Note about comments: When you leave a comment on another blog, make sure you are logged into your blogspot account. In other words, you will need to make sure your "Display Name/Alias Name" shows up on the blog you are commenting on. I record the locations, dates and times of your comments. Please keep record of your posts and comments in case there I have questions about where they are located.

Grades updated in BB

Hello Fabulous Students,

I have entered grade into BB for a few items.

As a reminder, it is your responsibility to check your grades often (at least once a week), and email me if you have any questions.

Have a great day everyone!
:)
The Blogging Prof.

Instructor Wrap Up - Trenholm Chapter 8

Organizational Communication 

For this instructor wrap-up, I would like to do something a bit different.  I know that there is some great information in your course text, heck, I've read the text countless times at this point in my career.  However, for this instructor wrap-up, I will provide you with some outside information that you can read through at your leisure.  

What is Organizational Communication?  I'm glad you asked.  You can read about it by clicking HERE.

What are other instructors/professionals saying about Organizational Communication?  Again, I'm glad you are inquisitive enough to pose this question.  You can read a fun website HERE. 

If you want to read about the Communication Process for Virtual Organizations, click HERE. 

And finally, if the thought of majoring in Organizational Communication has crossed your mind at all, Middle Tennessee State University has a cool website dedicated to Organizational Comm.  If you scroll down, there is a list of career pertaining to those that have majored in Org. Comm.  Click HERE to read through it. 

It is my hope, that by providing these websites, you can see a very brief and limited overview of the field of Organizational Communication.  While it is a subset of the field of Communication Studies, it is an incredibly useful one.  

Email me if anything in this chapter, or these websites needs further explanation. 

Week of November 5 - 11

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from BB for this week. The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively. In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on BB.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 8 - Organizational Communication
*Participate in the discussion (see questions below)
*Continue to work on Concept Application Paper.  This paper will be due by November 11 @ 11:59pm. 
*Quiz on BB - Chapters 6 & 8.  Please log into BB to take the quiz.
 

Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE. Each post is worth a maximum of 5 points.

1). How are organizations tied to the environment?  What is the relationship between the school you attend and the city or town in which it is situated?  What, if any, ethical obligations does an organization like a college or university have to the local community?

2). Review the etiquette rules suggested in the text.  Respond to each one.  Have you ever been bothered by cell phones, touch pads, laptops, computers, answering machines, or beepers?  What do you feel about call waiting?  Is it rude to put people on hold and take another call?

3). Pick one concept from Chapter 8, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Monday and 11:59pm on Sunday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://sierracomm10.blogspot.com/ to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Monday and ending Sunday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words and is worth a maximum of 3 points.

Note about comments: When you leave a comment on another blog, make sure you are logged into your blogspot account. In other words, you will need to make sure your "Display Name/Alias Name" shows up on the blog you are commenting on. I record the locations, dates and times of your comments. Please keep record of your posts and comments in case there I have questions about where they are located.

Grades have been updated

Hello Fabulous Students,

I have entered grade into BB for a few items.

As a reminder, it is your responsibility to check your grades often (at least once a week), and email me if you have any questions.

Have a great evening everyone!
:)
The Blogging Prof.