Communication in Public Settings

Welcome to Communication in Public Settings

This page is your gateway to the class!  Here are quick links to the Syllabus, a listing of all Assignments, and the Class Posts page. Read this important Class Posting Policy.
Use the links below to see exactly what you need to do on a week by week basis:

Session One: Introduction (Class Meets 8/25)

Session Two: What is Good Deliberation? (Class Meets 9/1)

Session Three: Historic Perspectives on Deliberation and Democracy (Class Meets 9/8)

Session Four: Deliberation and Political Writing (Class Meets 9/15)

Session Five: Deliberation and Reasoning–Ideals and Frameworks (Class Meets 9/22)

Session Six: Deliberation and Reasoning–Problems and Pitfalls (Class Meets 9/29)

Session Seven: Deliberation and Debate  (Class Meets 10/13)

Session Eight: Deliberation and Procedural Rationality (Class Meets 10/20)

Session Nine: Deliberation at Public Meetings (Class Meets 10/27)

Session Ten: In-Class Presentations and Responses, No Further Assignments (Class Meets 11/3)

Session Eleven: In-Class Presentations and Responses, No Further Assignments (Class Meets 11/10)

Session Twelve:  Deliberation in Organizations (Class does not meet, but online assignments due 11/17)

Session Thirteen: Deliberation and the Mass Media (Class Meets 12/1)

Session Fourteen: Deliberation and the Internet (Class Meets 12/9)