Davis A. Foulger, Ph. D.

Visiting
Professor
Fall, 2005-Spring, 2006
and Fall 2001-Spring 2003

COM 365: Organizational Communication

Semester Syllabus - Spring, 2003

Course Overview Lecture Notes

Grading Criteria

Course Bibliography Approved Department Course Syllabus
DateCommentCommentComment
January 22 (Day 1 of 28)First Day of Class
  • Course Overview.
  • A Course Dialectic: Individuals in Organizations; Organizations in Individuals
  • Organizational Communication in Context.
  • Introductions
 Introduction
January 27 (Day 2 of 28)Introduction to Organizational CommunicationEisenberg and Goodall, c. 1, 2
January 29 (Day 3 of 28)Managing the Floor: Classical Management TheorysEisenberg and Goodall, c. 3 (55-65)Organizational Communication Theory
February 3 (Day 4 of 28)

Managing Parallel Complexity: The HR Approaches
Human Relations

Eisenberg and Goodall, c.3 (p. 65-87)
February 5 (Day 5 of 28)Class Cancelled Due to Snow Storm
February 10 (Day 6 of 28)

The Human Resources Approach

Listening to People

Harvard Business Review, p. 1-24
February 12 (Day 7 of 28)
Class Cancelled Due to Snow Storm
February 17 (Day 8 of 28)The Systems Perspective

Eisenberg and Goodall, c. 4

February 19 (Day 9 of 28)

Hierarchy, Networks, Complexity, and Emergence

Hierarchy, Trust, and Competence

Eisenbury and Goodall, p. 284-294
Hierarchy and History in Simon's "Architecture of Complexity"

Harvard Business Review, p. 79-118

February 24 (Day 10 of 28)Cultural ApproachesEisenberg and Goodall, c. 5
February 26 (Day 11 of 28)Gidden's Structuration TheoryTaylor, c. 1, 2
March 3 (Day 12 of 28)Relationships and Organizations

Taylor, c. 3
Relationship Equals Sum Media

March 5 (Day 13 of 28)Critical and Post-Modern ApproachesEisenburg and Goodall, c. 6, 7
March 10 (Day 14 of 28)Mid-Term
March 12 (Day 15 of 28)Hiring, Assimilation, Motivation, and Productivity

Eisenburg and Goodall, c. 8
Benefits of Computer Conferencing

Organizational Communication Practice
March 17 (Day 16 of 28)Interpersonal Relationships in OrganizationsEisenberg and Goodall, c. 9
March 19 (Day 17 of 28)Teams and Teamwork

Eisenberg and Goodall, c. 10
Harvard Business Review, p. 25-78

March 24-March 30Spring Break 
March 31 (Day 18 of 28)Leadership and ManagementHarvard Business Review, p. 119-170
April 2 (Day 19 of 28)Conflict in OrganizationsHarvard Business Review, p. 171-192
April 7 (Day 20 of 28)Organizations and CommunitiesTaylor et al, c. 4Reengineering the Organization for Effective Communication
April 9 (Day 21 of 28)Group Project Presentations 
April 14 (Day 22 of 28)Organizations and SocietiesTaylor et al, c. 5
April 16 (Day 23 of 28)

The Politics of Control

Oswego Open House

Taylor et al, c. 6
April 21 (Day 24 of 28)System IntegrationTaylor et al, c. 7
April 23Honors Convocation & QUEST day
April 28 (Day 25 of 28)Term Paper Presentations Conclusion
April 30 (Day 26 of 28)Term Paper Presentations 
May 5 (Day 27 of 28)

Managing the Total Enterprise

The Learning Organization

Eisenberg and Goodall, c. 11

Taylor et al, c. 8

May 7 (Day 28 of 28)Organizational Communication in the FutureEisenberg and Goodall, c. 12
May 12-16Final Exams