| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Course Strategy and Structure | |
| 2 | Strategy and Structure (cont.) | Baseline memos due |
| 3 | Presentations | |
| 4 | Presentations (cont.) | |
| 5 | Listening/Giving and Receiving Feedback | Oral presentation with Q & A labs |
| 6 | Writing | Oral presentation with Q & A labs (cont.) |
| 7 | Writing (cont.) | |
| 8 | Persuasion | Draft: "Meaning Maker" memos due |
| 9 | Effective Teamwork | Problem set 1 due |
| 10 | Team Meeting | "Meaning Maker" memos due |
| 11 | Cover Letters | Problem set 2 due |
| 12 | Interviewing | Draft: Cover letters due Report proposal I due |
| 13 | Team Meeting | Report proposal II due |
| 14 | Individual Conferences/Team Meetings | Cover letters due Problem set 3 due |
| 15 | Individual Conferences/ Team Meetings (cont.) | |
| 16 | Intercultural Communication | Interactive oral presentation labs |
| 17 | Intercultural Communication (cont.) | Interactive oral presentation labs (cont.) |
| 18 | Report Writing | Problem set 4 due |
| 19 | Media Relations: "Wildebeest" Case | Report drafts due |
| 20 | Electronic Media | |
| 21 | Annual 15.279 Business Lunch at the Royal East | |
| 22 | Review of Strategic Communication: "Sunk in Sacramento" Case | |
| 23 | "Sunk in Sacramento" (cont.) | Problem set 5 due |
| 24 | Presentation on Reports | Reports due Presentations given |
| 25 | Presentation on Reports (cont.) | Reports due Presentations given Final self-evaluation memos due |
| 26 | Presentation on Reports (cont.) | Reports due Presentations given |
| 27 | Course Wrap-Up |