SAMPLE COURSE CALENDARS
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Sample Semester (15 Weeks)
Week 1
Introduction to the course
Purchase the textbook and other materials for
class.
Communication; Chapters 6–7,
Important Influences on
Communication.Fundamentals
of communication
points
Week 6
Informative speeches
Presentations. 100 points
Submit the outline. 60 points
Choose one classmate’s speech to peer
Week 9
Week 10
Group presentations
Group presentations. 100 points
Group paper. 60 points
Peer evaluations. 50 points
Submit outline. 60 points
Choose one classmate’s speech to peer
review.
Week 14 Persuasive speeches
Submit self and peer reflections on the
Read Chapters 1–3,
Fundamentals of
Take quizzes for Chapters 1–3. 30 points
Impromptu 1. 5 points
Week 3
Read Chapters 12–16,
Public Speaking.
Assign the informative speech.
Informative speech prep sheet. 10 points
Impromptu 3. 5 points
speech. 50 points
Week 6
Read Chapters 8–9,
Interpersonal
Assign group project.
Quizzes for Chapters 8–11. 30 points
Week 8
Persuasive Speaking.
Choose a persuasive speech topic.
Persuasive speech prep sheet. 10 points
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Sample Session (Eight Weeks)
Week 1
Chapters 1–5,
Read Chapters 1–5.
Interpersonal and
Group
Communication
Week 3
Chapters 12–17,
Read Chapters 12–17.
Week 5
Informative speech
week
Upload the informative speech. 100 points
Submit an outline. 60 points
Choose a persuasive speech topic.
(papers and
presentations)
speech. 50 points
Submit a group outline. 60 points
Group presentation. 100 points
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Sample Summer Session (Five Weeks)
Week 1
Chapters 1–5.
Fundamentals of
Communication
Read Chapters 1–5.
Take quizzes for Chapters 1–5. 50 points
Journal entry 1. 25 points
Week 2
Chapters 12–17,
Public Speaking
Read Chapters 13–17.
Journal entry 3. 25 points
Week 4
Persuasive speeches
Upload the persuasive speech. 100 points
Submit the outline. 60 points
Choose one classmate’s speech to peer review.
Upload self and peer reflections on the persuasive
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Sample Hybrid Session (15 Weeks)
A hybrid course is held partially face-to-face in-class and partially online as distance learning. Much of the
content can be delivered online, but the public speaking and small group components are best delivered in a
face-to-face format. In this calendar, F2F designates “Face-to-face” (in-class), and DIS designates “Distance”
(online).
Week 3
DIS
Read Chapters 4–5,
Fundamentals of
Communication;
Take quizzes for Chapters 4–7. 40 points
Journal entry 2. 25 points
F2F
Research week
Learning citations
Week 6
Informative speeches
Presentations. 100 points
F2F
Communication;
Chapters 10–11,
Quizzes on Chapters 8–11. 30 points
Journal entry 3. 25 points
Week 10
F2F
Group paper. 60 points
Peer evaluations. 50 points
Choose one classmate’s speech to peer review.
Week 14
F2F
Persuasive speeches
Submit self and peer reflections on the persuasive
speech. 50 points
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Sample Online Session (Eight Weeks)
Week 1
Learning the
technology
Introduction video. 25 points
Video response to two classmates. 25 points
Week 2
Chapters 1–5,
Fundamentals of
Communication
Read Chapters 1–5.
Take quizzes for Chapters 1–5. 50 points
Journal entry 1. 25 points
Respond to two classmates’ journal entries. 15 points
Week 4
Chapters 12–17,
Public Speaking
Read Chapters 12–17.
Journal entry 3. 25 points
Respond to two classmate journal entries. 15 points
Week 6
Informative speech
week
Upload informative speech. 100 points
Submit outline. 50 points
Choose a persuasive speech topic.
Week 8
Final exam
speech. 50 points
Weekly group discussion post. 10 points
Submit the group paper. 100 points