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COMM 250 Agenda - Week 1

COMM 250 Agenda - Week 1. Professor & TA Introductions Syllabus Student Expectations (Exercise) Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements Lecture The Nature of Science Team Formation Student Introductions (Exercises). Who I Am . . . Dr. Andrew Finn Web Site: mason.gmu.edu/~afinn

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COMM 250 Agenda - Week 1

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  1. COMM 250 Agenda - Week 1 Professor & TA Introductions Syllabus Student Expectations (Exercise) Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements Lecture The Nature of Science Team Formation Student Introductions (Exercises)

  2. Who I Am . . . • Dr. Andrew Finn • Web Site: mason.gmu.edu/~afinn • E-mail: afinn@gmu.edu • Home: 703-425-1641 • Cell: 703-850-7003 • Office: 703-993-1092 • My Intention for this Semester: • We Learn a Lot • Everybody Makes It • Highest Grades EVER in COMM 250 • We Have FUN and ENJOY Coming to Class

  3. Learning Teams Pedagogical Principles • Student Learning - not Professor Teaching • Discussion is More Engaging than Lecture • Learn the Material, then Apply It Why I Use Teams • Students Learn MUCH More Why Businesses Use Teams • Rapidly Shifting Tasks • Empowerment, Self-Direction

  4. What Organizations Value http://www.cox.com/CoxCareer • Critical thinking -- seeing the big picture and being analytical; comprehending what you read • Communication -- getting your point across effectively when writing and speaking • Visionary qualities -- brainstorming, looking to the future, setting goals • Self-motivation -- showing a willingness to take the initiative

  5. What Organizations Value • Proficiency with information -- being inquisitive, curious, and resourceful; knowing how to conduct research • Global-minded -- understanding and showing an interest in other cultures and getting along with diverse groups of people • Teamwork -- working well with others to achieve common goals http://www.cox.com/CoxCareer

  6. Components of Learning Teams • Most Team Work is in Class • Negotiating “Grade Weights” for the Class • Team Projects - TP2: Peer Eval Procs & Criteria • Evaluating Peers – a Forum for Team Feedback • RATs: Individual Quizzes Followed by Team Quizzes • Readiness Assessment Tests • Weekly In-Class Team Exercises • Helping Behavior

  7. Concerns You May Have • This Looks Like a Lot of Work floyd • Do I Really Want to Learn This Stuff? • I Wonder if I Can Fake it for 14 Weeks? • This is B O R I N G ! • I’ve Been in Teams and One Person Does All the Work • Does this Guy Know What He is Talking About?

  8. Team Exercise 1 First do individually . . . • Draw a vertical line down a paper • list Negative Thoughts about . . . • then list Positive Thoughts about . . . • COMM 250, • Research Methods then do as a team (use the “official” form)

  9. Housekeeping / Logistics Tasks for Each INDIVIDUAL: In Class Today: • “Circle” the number Next to Your Name on the Class List • Fill in your information on the Team Roster • Sign the TEAM attendance sheet (1st half, 2nd half) After Class – within 48 Hours: • Join (one of) the Class Listservs • Activate Your GMU E-mail ID (if it’s not) Tasks for each TEAM: • Pick a time to meet between class 1 and 2 • After Class - Before Next Week: • Submit an E-version of the Team Roster (48 hours) • Submit a Team Name (by Tuesday) • Submit the Team’s ‘First Cut’ at Setting Grade Weights (by Tues.) (Team Photos will be Taken in Class the Next 2-3 Weeks)

  10. Listserv Sign-up Sign up for your TA’s LISTSERV • “comm250a” = Teams 1-10 = Troy Bogino • “comm250b” = Teams 11-20 = Beth Gannett • “comm250c” = Teams 21-30 = Sergei Samoylenko • “comm250d” = Teams 31-40 = Margo Scheinhaus

  11. Semester Activities • Thinking • Shifting Paradigms • Learning Teams • Learning Research • Doing Research

  12. Do we need science? • What Science Provides: • a systematic examination of the world • a relatively “objective” examination of the world • our technology now has huge consequences: • global warming, nuclear waste, acid rain, smog, television content • the truth is . . . no one is in charge • we’re making changes on a massive scale • and no one can predict the effects

  13. The Nature of Science The Goals of (Traditional) Science: • description • prediction • control Examples • Economics • Weather

  14. How Do We “KNOW” Things? • Experiential Reality • Firsts Hand Experience • Done There; Been That ! • Agreement Reality • Second Hand Knowledge • Tradition and/or Authority • Both Can Assist or Hinder Inquiry • Science: A Special Standard for “Agreement Reality”

  15. The Research Process • Conceptualization • Planning & Designing Research • Methods for Conducting Research • Analyzing & Interpreting Data • Re-Conceptualization

  16. Types of Research: Experimental Survey Textual Analysis Naturalistic Inquiry

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