1 Day/Wk
This schedule was created for a 20-25 person, 3 credit course meeting once a week for approximately 3 hours. This schedule does note include quizzes like the other sample schedules, but does include additional writing assignments. This schedule includes two additional novel features. A case study analysis of a health care interview was included (see the section on optional assignments) and guest speakers were asked to make presentations to the class on selection interviews and performance interviews.
| Period | Topic | Assignment |
| 1 | Course Overview; History of Communication | |
| 2 | Introduction to Interviewing; Structuring the Interview (Chs 1, 2 and 3) | Discussion of Sample Interview |
| 3 | Types of Questions and their Uses (Ch 4) | Discussion of Sample Interview |
| 4 | The Heath Care Interview (Ch 12) | |
| 5 | The Health Care Interview (Ch 12 and other readings from instructor) | |
| 6 | Exam 1 over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 12 | |
| 7 | The Selection Interview -- The Employer (Ch 8) | Health Care Case Study |
| 8 | The Selection Interview -- The Employee (Chs 8 and 9) | Discussion of Sample Interview |
| 9 | The Selection Interview and Guest Speaker from Career Services Office (Chs 8 and 9) | Job Description, Cover Letter, and Resume |
| 10 | Selection Interviews | |
| 11 | ||
| 12 | The Performance Interview (Ch 10) and Guest Speaker (Manager from Local Business) | |
| 13 | Journalistic/Probing Interview (Ch 5); Discuss Survey Interview Assignment (Ch 6) | |
| 14 | Exam 2 over Chapters 8, 9, 10, 5, and 6 | |
| 15 | Extra Day for Catch-up or Vacation | |
| 16 | Survey Interviews (cont.) (Ch 6) | |
| 17 | Survey Interview Presentations | |
Note: This schedule was adapted from a daily schedule constructed by Lynn M. Harter, Assistant Professor, Moorhead State University.
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