Summer 1999 -- 1st Term
Dr. Beth S. Bennett
COURSE SCHEDULE

8 June

Orientation to Course

Syllabus & Film

9 June
  1. Understanding Public Information --

    2. Background Beliefs and World Views

Ch. 2

10 June

Managing Authorized Information

Chs. 11 & 12

15 June

Advertising: Selling the Product

Ch. 10

16 June

Agenda Setting & Group Work

17 June

GROUP DISCUSSIONS

22 June
  • Analyzing Public Arguments --

    • Good and Bad Reasoning

    Chs. 1 & 3

    23 June

    Issues Central to Cases -- Fallacious Reasoning

    Chs. 4 & 5

    24 June

    Take home examination -- no class

    29 June

    CASE-ISSUE DEBATES

    Examination Due

    30 June
  • Persuasion & Critical Decision Making

    • Ch. 6

    1 July

    Language Use and Emotional Reasoning

    Ch. 7

    6 July

    Critically Evaluating Extended Persuasive Arguments

    Chs. 8 & 12

    7 July

    Preparing Critically Developed Arguments for Presentation

    Ch. 9
    Course Evaluation

    8 July

    PERSUASIVE SPEECHES

    9 July

    Final Essays due no later than 10:30 a.m



    Beth S. Bennett, bbennett@bama.ua.edu. Created 5 June 1999.