Syllabus
CMM 421-521 Fall 2003
Instructor: Dr. Kristine Greenwood
Office: Smith Hall 270
Phone: (O) 696-6788 (H) 525-6669
E-Mail: Greenwoo@Marshall.edu
Fax: 696-2814
Office Hours: M-W 11-12 & 1-2
T 10-11 & 1-2
Other hours by appointment
“Gender like culture, organizes for its members different influence strategies, ways of communicating, non-verbal languages, and ways of perceiving the world”. Carol Travis, The Mismeasure of Women (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992).
Course Objectives: Students will be able to:
1. understand how people enact socially created gender differences in public and private settings.
2. connect theory and research to their personal lives.
3. analyze how communication in families, schools, media and society in general creates and perpetuates gender roles.
Formulate a course of action designed to improve their own gendered communication
Text.
Gamble, T. & Gamble, W. (2003) The Gender Communication Connection. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.
CMM 421-521
Midterm Exam 100 points
Final Examination 100 points
CMM 421
3 abstracts of current academic journal articles 20 points
Term Paper 100 points
CMM 521
5 abstracts of current academic journal articles 20 points
Oral presentation of abstracts 10 points
Research proposal 100 points
Grading Scale
100-90% = A; 89-80% = B; 79-70% = C; 69-60% = D; below 59% = F
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is expected. University excused absences will be honored and excessive absences will be penalized. Excessive absences would include more than 2 weeks worth of missed classes. Your attendance is appreciated because as a communication class, I will be arranging for a great deal of group discussion and sharing with the class of group conclusions.
Plagiarism Policy: Please read the University policy on this topic.
Tentative Schedule
Week 1 Introduction to the course
Chapter 1
Assignment read chapters 1 & 2
Week 2 Developing Gender roles and Identities
Oral Presentation CMM 521 abstract
Assignment Read Chapter 3
Week 3 Verbal Styles of Gendered Expression
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
CMM 421 abstract # 1 due
Assignment Read Chapter 4
Week 4 Nonverbal Styles of Gendered Expression
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment: Read Chapter 5
Week 5 Gendered Perception and Listening Styles and Listening Styles
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
CMM 421 abstract #2 due
Assignment: Read Chapter 6 & 7
Week 6 Gendered communication: Friendships and Romance
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment: Read Chapter 8
Week 7 Midterm Exam Chapters 1-7
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
Week 8 Gender Communication & the Family
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
CMM 421 abstract # 3 due
Assignment: Read Chapters 9 & 10
Week 9 Gender Communication in the Classroom and Workplace
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment; Read Chapter 11 & 12
Week 10 Gender Communication and Health and Law
Oral Presentation of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment: Read Chapter 13
Week 11 Gender and Mass Media
Oral Presentations of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment: Read Chapter 14
Week 12 Gender, Conflict, Power and Violence
Oral Presentations of CMM 521 abstracts
Assignment Read chapter 15
Week 13 Gender, Social Movements, and Politics
Term Papers and Proposals due
Oral Presentations of Term Papers and Proposals
Week 14 Final Exam Chapters 8-15