DUE

DONE

TASK

RESP.

COMMENTS

8/27

8/27

Review Syllabus

Log on to class web site

Participate in Teambuilding exercises

Review class expectations

ALL

ALL

ALL

DG

 

9/3

9/3

 

9/10

Attend Vocus training

Make teams decision

Review Vocus assignment

Read Intro & Chapters 1 & 2 in Rain Making

ALL

ALL

DG

ALL

 

 

Professor delayed one week

9/10

9/10

Complete Quiz #1 on Blackboard

Attend Constant Contact training

Review Constant Contact assignment

Read Chapters 3 & 4 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 1 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

DG

ALL

 

 

9/17

9/17

Linda Marcus, Astra Communications

Read Chapters 5 & 6 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 2 in Managing the PSF

 

DG

ALL

Speaker Confirmed

9/24

9/24

Complete Quiz #2 on Blackboard

Review PR Week assignment

Ken Hagihara, Integrity Public Relations

Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 6 in Managing the PSF

ALL

DG

 

ALL

 

 

Speaker Confirmed

10/1

10/1

Complete Quiz #3 on Blackboard

Review PR agency research paper

Vocus assignment due

Review “How to find a PR agency”

Steve Greyshock, Laer Pearce & Assoc.

Read Chapters 9 & 10 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 7 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

ALL

DG

 

ALL

 

 

date change

 

Speaker Confirmed

10/8

10/8

Complete Quiz #4 on Blackboard

Vocus assignment graded/returned

Marcus Ginnaty, Porter Novelli

Read Chapters 10 & 11 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 8 in Managing the PSF

ALL

DG

 

ALL

 

 

Speaker Cancelled

10/15

10/15

PR agency contact information submitted

Complete Quiz #5 on Blackboard

Traci Renner, Golin Harris

Read Chapters 12 & 13 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 9 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

 

ALL

List on Blackboard by noon

 

Speaker Confirmed

10/22

10/22

Constant Contact assignment due

Complete Quiz #6 on Blackboard

PR agency approved

Read Chapters 14 & 15 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 10 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

DG

ALL

E-mail professor assignments

No class - furlough day

 

 

10/29

10/29

Scott Smith, Westbound Communications

Review PR Week assignment again (9/24)

Read Chapters 16 & 17 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 11 in Managing the PSF

 

DG

ALL

Speaker Confirmed

Date change

11/5

11/5

Complete Quiz #7 on Blackboard

PR Week assignment outline due

Valerie Christopherson, Global Results Communications

Read Chapters 18 - 20 in Rain Making
Read Chapter 12 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

 

ALL

 

Date change

 

 

11/12

11/12

Complete Quiz #8 on Blackboard

Greg Young, GYPR

Read Appendix A in Rain Making
Read Chapter 19 in Managing the PSF

ALL

 

 

ALL

 

Speaker Confirmed

11/19

11/19

Complete Quiz #9 on Blackboard

OC Register visit

PR Week assignment due

Read Appendix B in Rain Making
Read Chapter 32 in Managing the PSF

ALL

ALL

ALL

DG

ALL

 

Visit Confirmed

Date change

11/26

11/26

Thanksgiving – have fun

ALL

 

12/3

 

Complete Quiz #10 on Blackboard

PR Week assignment graded

Work on agency paper

Read Appendix C & D in Rain Making

ALL

DG

ALL

ALL

 

Date change

 

 

12/10

 

Agency presentations

PR Week campaigns submitted

ALL

ALL

 

Date change

12/17

 

Hand in PR agency paper by 4 p.m. (no electronic submissions accepted.)

ALL

No final exam!