COURSE PROJECT PRESENTATION

GROUP PROCESSES EDP 5285  READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS WATCH THIS SPACE FOR PERIODIC INFORMATION UPDATES

OVERVIEW READINGS

WELCOME! To EDP 5285-01, Group Processes (in Instruction and elsewhere). Here are the topics we will cover this Spring 2018 and the accompanying readings.  This page also gives dates for the major assignments. Watch our course website as the semester progresses  for more information. Need more information THIS MINUTE about our course?  Contact me via email:slosh@fsu.edu

FORSYTH: Donelson Forsyth (2014) Group Dynamics (SIXTH edition). Cengage; hardcover; ISBN = 978-1-285-05146-8

SEE Don Forsyth's terrific WEB SITE WITH RESOURCES HERE

And he is wonderful about answering emails. (FSU BA, by the way.)

An updated terrific set of resources to explore.

JOHNSON: David W. Johnson and Frank P. Johnson (2014). Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills (ELEVENTH Edition). Pearson; paperback; ISBN = 978-0-13-267813-1.

Much of Johnson and Johnson is exercises and applications so don't worry that you will have reading overload.

Please be careful to obtain the correct editions (and the "right" Johnson brothers).
Used copies are available on everything.
 

PLEASE SEE COURSE POLICY ON SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS. CLICK HERE!
 

DATES	TOPICS	READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Week of January 8	Introduction  Navigating our Web sites	Losh Guide 1 (Guides are found in Canvas under      Mopdules)  Forsyth #1 Introduction to Group Dynamics Johnson #1 Group Dynamics Short assignment through the Discussion Board: Welcome, who are you? Please complete by January 11 (11:59 pm). This is your "check in" for the first day of class.
Weeks of January 16-22 January 15 Martin Luther King Day FSU no classes	Methods and Theories	Losh Guide 2  Forsyth #2 Studying Groups Johnson #2 Experiential Learning
Weeks of January 22-29	Group Composition and   Group  Structure I	Losh Guide 3  Forsyth #6 Structure
Weeks of January 29- February 5	Group Composition and   Group  Structure II	Johnson #4 Communication Within Groups  Losh Guide 4
February 8 by 11:59 pm	ASSIGNMENT DUE	Course project prospectus due  (milestone 1) This is submitted through the Discussion Board
Weeks of February 12-19	Attraction to Groups Group Boundaries	Losh Guide 5 Forsyth #4 Formation       #15  Groups in Context
Weeks of February 19-26	Group Cohesion I	Losh Guide 5  Forsyth #5 Cohesion and Development      #3 Inclusion and Identity
Weeks of February 26-March 5	Group Cohesion II	Losh Guide 6  Forsyth #12 Teams  Johnson #13 Team Development
March 8 by 11:59 pm	ASSIGNMENT DUE	Course project update due  (milestone 2) This is submitted through the Discussion Board
March 12-16		Spring Break!
Weeks of March 19-26	Group Influence and Conformity  Video: Stanley Milgram's Obedience	Losh Guide 7 Forsyth #7 Influence                  #8 Power  Johnson #6 Using Power
Weeks of March 26-April 2	Group Performance & Decision-Making	Losh Guide 8 Forsyth #10 Performance               #11 Decision Making  Johnson #3 Group Goals                #7 Decision Making
March 22 by 11:59 pm	FIRST DRAFT OF PROJECT DUE	First draft of project due This is submitted through turnitin OPTIONAL: BUT YOU CAN REWRITE FOR A HIGHER GRADE  Meet this deadline to activate the revision option!
Weeks of April 2-9	Leadership	Losh Guide 9 Forsyth #9 Leadership Johnson #5 Leadership
Weeks of  April 9-16	Intra- and Inter-Group  Cooperation and Conflict Presentations begin week of April 10	Losh Guide 10 Forsyth #13 Conflict Johnson #9 Managing Conflict of Interest   #11 Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
Week of April 23	PRESENTATIONS CONTINUE	Optional: Some Applications: Forsyth #16 Groups and Change Johnson #8 Controversy and Creativity               #10 Valuing Diversity               #12 Leading Growth and Counseling Groups               #14 Epilogue Last week of class
May 2 Wednesday by NOON	FINAL PROJECT DUE by NOON	This is submitted through turnitin

 

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December 31 2017