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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: Public Speaking PREFIX/NUMBER: COM 115 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: O'Hair, Dan, Rob Stewart, and Hannah Rubenstein. A Speaker's Guidebook. 3rd edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007. SUPPLIES: 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course combines basic theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasized will be speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. 5. COURSE GOAL: To demonstrate organizational skills in arranging, preparing, and presenting three different types of public addresses and to gain experience in working with audiences. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will (A) Identify the related speech communication fields: interpersonal communication, group communication, organizational communication, and mass communication. (B) Define, prepare, and deliver introductory, informative, persuasive, impromptu, and special occasion speeches and to respond to questions from the audience. (C) Demonstrate oral competencies through such speech presentational modes as extemporaneous, impromptu, and group discussion (optional). (D) Demonstrate through delivery and examination understanding of these essential factors in public speaking: speaker, message, delivery, audience, occasion, and purpose, along with the critical thinking processes related to each. (E) Identify and correct speaking defects in voice quality, rate, and pitch. (F) Identify the differences between effective and ineffective listening techniques. (G) Demonstrate appropriate outline format for individual speeches as assigned. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Students will prepare and present up to seven speeches; each speech is worth 100 points, except the informative and persuasive speeches, which are worth 200 points each. Introductory Speech (2-3 minutes) Impromptu Speech (2-3 minutes) Event in life/dramatic reading (5-7 minutes) Ceremonial Speech (5-7 minutes) Informative Speech--process (6-8 minutes) Informative Speech--concept/policy (6-8 minutes) Persuasive Speech (8-10 minutes) (Types of speeches, time limits, and number of speeches delivered may vary according to class size, discretion of instructor, needs of the class, etc.) Grading Scale Raw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 0 to 59 F Special Remarks: a. One speech during the semester may be videotaped. Each student will then be responsible for viewing and critiquing his/her speech. b. To receive full credit, students must present speeches on time. Late speeches will receive one grade cut. Speeches not presented at all will receive a zero. c. Students may be expected to keep a speech journal. d. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a three-credit semester course which meets three hours per week. After missing the fourth instructional hour of a class, students may have points or a percentage deducted from their final grade for further absences. The specific number of points or percentage will be left to the instructor's discretion. e. Tardy Policy: Students are to be ready to begin classes at the scheduled start of the classes. It is considered unprofessional and disruptive behavior for students to arrive late and/or leave early. Three tardies or early exits may be counted as one absence. f. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Late tests are to be made up within three school days of the original test date. g. Students are expected and encouraged to spend two to three hours outside of class for every contact hour in class. h. Respect for others and for the teaching-learning situation is the key to successful interaction in the class. Therefore, instructors will manage the classroom environment to promote a positive learning experience for all students. All cell phones and pagers must be turned off during class. 8. COURSE OUTLINE Tentative Schedule (Instructor may vary and/or supplement) I. Introduction II. Introductory Speech III. Ethics, Listening, and Topic Choice IV. Outline Format V. Speech to Inform VI. Audience Analysis—Research Materials VII. Speech to Persuade VIII. Language, Visual Aids, and Delivery IX. Speech to Commemorate X. Final Speech—Event in life, Oral Interpretation, etc. XI. Final Exam 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The English Department supports and adheres to the following policy on academic integrity. Students should refer to their PCC Student Handbook for the complete policy statement. "Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment." Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own work a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person’s work, the student will receive an F for the course. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
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"Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment."
Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own work a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person’s work, the student will receive an F for the course.