COM120S ONLINE CLASS

Meeting Unit
Virtual Meeting Assignment

During Weeks 6 and 7 of the online course, students will participate in a series of two “virtual”
meetings on a topic assigned by the instructor. Groups will be assigned at the beginning of
Week 6.

These two meetings will be held in the virtual classroom, in an area of the Blackboard under the
COMMUNICATION button in the GROUP area. Students should visit the GROUP area to
determine their group assignment. Each group will meet on two separate occasions, at a
mutually agreeable time for all members. The first meeting should take place during Week 6.

Students should make arrangements to have the group sessions recorded (this is a capability or
tool that is available to you within the Blackboard software). In each of the two meetings, a
different student should volunteer to lead the discussion. In each of the two meetings, all
students will take notes, and minutes from ONE of the meetings will be turned in for points.
Note that in the case of an actual meeting, there would only be ONE note taker or recorder who
would then prepare minutes for distribution.

The topic for this assignment is on a separate attachment in the COURSE DOCUMENTS area.
In meeting one, a student leader will introduce the topic, explain the objectives, and lead the
discussion. During that meeting ideas will be brainstormed and group members assigned an idea
they will further research. In meeting two, the same topics will be explored in more depth to
agree upon a final recommendation for the company that will be presented as a proposal.

The written portions of this assignment must be submitted by EACH student on the assignment
link by the end of week 7.

Each student should submit the following four components, prepared on their own.

1. An agenda for ONE of your meetings, formatted appropriately.

2. A set of meeting minutes summarizing ONE of your meetings. (These may be developed
using the student note-taker’s notes; however, your own minutes should be written
entirely by YOU.)
3. A proposal to implement one of the recommendations developed in your group meeting.
(Again, EACH STUDENT should write his or her own proposal, although you will be
using ideas from the joint meeting.)
4. A peer evaluation sheet detailing the quality of participation by others in your group. The
evaluation sheet will be available in the course documents area.

Note: Information about writing agendas, minutes, and proposals is in your textbook and
Effective Meetings document.