Speech 100
Basic Principles of Oral Communication
Winter 2005 (Revised
Instructor: Katherine E. Oleson
Class Meetings: R211 M-F,
Office Hours: T
Phone: 425-564-4185
E-mail:
koleson@bcc.ctc.edu
Required Textbook: Ronald B. Adler & George Rodman, Understanding Human Communication, 8th
Edition (
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide you with the tools to consider, discuss, and put into practice the fundamentals of public speaking, interpersonal communication, and group communication.
Methods of Evaluation:
Attendance & in-class participation 150 points
Informative Speech & Outline 150 points
Group presentation 150 points
Self-critique 50 points
Homework assignments (2) 2 @ 25 points each
Guided reflections (3) 3 @ 50 points each
Tests 150 points
Final assessment 150 points
1000 total
Grading: 940-1000= A
900- 939= A-
860- 899= B+
830- 859= B
800- 829= B-
760-799= C+
730-759= C
700-729= C-
660-699= D+
600-659= D
0-599= F
Assignments: Each assignment will be discussed in further detail in class and well in advance of the actual due date.
Attendance Policy: Class attendance is essential for participation and will be checked at the beginning of each meeting. If you come in late, it is your responsibility to make sure that you’re counted as present. Students more than 10 minutes late will receive an absence for the class. Students with 10 or more absences will not receive credit for the course.
Statement on Attendance During Speaking Days: Because participation and cooperative learning are essential to the academic design of this course, your absence on a day when you are scheduled to speak or critique hurts your fellow students and impairs your own learning process. In addition, failure to give a speech at the proper time, or to produce an oral critique of a speaker who you were responsible for critiquing, indicates a lack of kairos (ability to recognize and respond to what is timely). This is one of the most serious rhetorical errors that one might commit. It is why the following rule must be enforced: if you do not appear on a day when you are scheduled to speak, you will receive a “0” for that speech assignment. There are some ways you can avoid this penalty:
· If you know you will not be able to make it to class on a day when you are scheduled to speak, you can demonstrate your ability to adapt to the kairotic moment by making arrangements with a classmate to switch speaking positions with you. You must also inform your instructor of this change. If you are traveling on an official athletic schedule, it is up to you to notify your instructor as soon as possible and to make arrangements to fit your speaking and critiquing schedule with your travel.
·
If a serious illness or emergency keeps you from
performing your duties, you should do everything you can to contact your
instructor as soon as possible. Prompt
consultation with your instructor (within 24 hours) and possibly
required documentation of the unavoidable event (e.g. a note from your doctor,
a copy of the accident report, etc.) might result in the scheduling of a
make-up speaking if the teacher deems the circumstances that caused the absence
to be severe enough to merit rescheduling and if there is time in the schedule
to accommodate a make-up assignment.
·
Please communicate with your instructor.
Late Written Assignments:
For purposes of equity and fairness for all students, you will be given a
reasonable amount of time to complete all written assignments. Deadlines for all assignments will be
announced in class. An assignment is on
time when it is delivered to the teacher in the class session on the day it is
due. If you know you will be absent on the day an assignment is due or there is
an activity planned, make arrangements with me prior to this. In the event that
you do not turn in your assignment in class on the day it is due, you will be
assessed the following academic penalty: late written assignments will receive
a one point grade reduction for every full day they are late (i.e. B+ to C+).
Statement on Academic Integrity: You should know that plagiarism is a serious violation of your contract as a student and will be treated severely. It is important for you to understand that plagiarism is any representation of another person’s words or ideas in a manner that makes it seem as if they were your own, in either oral or written form. Obviously, this means that you may not copy another person’s papers or speeches. But it also means that you should not use another person’s unique phrases or organizational schemes without making it clear to your audience where those words or ideas originated. Students caught cheating on an exam or assignment will not receive any credit for that portion of the class and will be reported to the Dean of Student Programs.
In addition, the same speech or other assignments may not be given for credit in more than one class. If you are taking (or have taken) some other course in the department with speech assignments, you may not recycle a speech by giving it in both classes.
Special Needs: Please contact the DSS at 564-2498 or
go in person to the DSS reception area of the
Classroom Conduct: It is important that you exercise discretion and good judgment regarding visual aids, speech topics, and group presentations. You should not bring to class any item which is illegal or prohibited on campus (e.g. drugs, alcohol, firearms, pornography, any related paraphernalia, etc.). It is also important to keep in mind that you are unlikely to win the respect or gain the assent of your audience if you say things that are offensive to them. If you have any questions about what may or may not be appropriate, ask your teacher.
In addition, when engaged in your role as a student, please be constructive in your comments. Always treat your classmates with respect. For example, you should frame your comments regarding strengths and weaknesses of their speeches in a manner intended to help them improve.
Please consult
with www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum/policy.html to review the
SCHEDULE
[Note: We will try to
remain on this schedule, but learning does not always happen according to
strict timelines, and unforeseen events can push us off our ideal timeline. Therefore, this schedule is subject to
change. You will be informed in class of
any changes that evolve over the course of the quarter.]
Day Class Activity Reading Assignment
Mon. Jan. 3 Orientation
Tues. Jan. 4 Overview
to Communication,
Rhetoric, The Public Forum, Ethics
Wed. Jan. 5 Basics
of
Preparing for the Introductory Speech,
Speech Anxiety
Thurs. Jan. 6 Introductory Speeches
Fri. Jan. 7 Introductory Speeches
Mon. Jan. 10 Choosing a topic, Audience, Informative Speech Assignment
Intro. to the Informative Speech Ch. 12 p.318-324, 326-332; Ch. 13
Tues. Jan. 11 Thesis Ch. 10 p. 324-325
Wed. Jan. 12 Research
& Supporting Materials
Thurs. Jan. 13 Research & Supporting Materials (cont.), Ch. 11 p. 346-362, handout
Arrangement/Outlines Day 1
Fri. Jan. 14 Arrangement/Outlines Day 2
Preliminary thesis statement due/Homework
assignment #1 due
Mon. Jan. 17 No class.
Tues. Jan. 18 Speech Criticism
Wed. Jan. 19 Delivery
& Visual Aids
Thurs. Jan. 20 Gallery Walk
Draft outline due
Fri. Jan. 21 Gallery Walk
Mon. Jan. 24 Informative Speech Round
Tues. Jan. 25 Informative Speech Round
Wed. Jan. 26 Informative Speech Round
Thurs. Jan. 27 Informative Speech Round
Fri. Jan. 28 Informative Speech Round
Mon. Jan 31 Introduction to Interpersonal Relationships
Self-critiques due
Tues. Feb. 1 Perception
of Others
Wed. Feb. 2 Perception
of Self
Thurs. Feb. 3 Perception/Identity Management
Fri. Feb. 4 Emotions handout
Mon. Feb. 7 Language Ch. 3
Tues. Feb. 8 Language
Guided reflection #1 due
Wed. Feb. 9 Language
Thurs. Feb. 10 Listening
Fri. Feb. 11 Listening
Mon. Feb. 14 Nonverbal Communication Ch. 5
Tues. Feb. 15 Nonverbal Communication
Guided reflection #2 due
Wed. Feb. 16 Understanding
Interpersonal Relationships
Thurs. Feb. 17 Understanding Interpersonal Relationships
Fri. Feb. 18 Communication Climate Ch. 7
Mon. Feb. 21 Conflict
Tues. Feb. 22 Conflict Resolution & Management
Guided Reflection #3 due
Wed. Feb. 23 Improving Interpersonal Relationships
Thurs. Feb. 24 In-class Review
Fri. Feb. 25 Exam 1
Mon. Feb. 28 Introduction to Communication in Small Groups
Tues. Mar. 1 Types of groups Ch. 8
Wed. Mar. 2 Characteristics of groups
Thurs. Mar. 3 Characteristics of groups
Group presentation in-class work day
Fri. Mar. 4 Cultural influences handout
Mon. Mar. 7 Cultural
influences
Homework assignment #2 due
Tues. Mar. 8 Problem solving in groups Ch. 9
Wed. Mar. 9 Maintaining relationships,
Leadership
Thurs. Mar. 10 Overcoming Dangers in group discussion
Fri. Mar. 11 Group presentation preparation day
Mon. Mar. 14 Group presentation
Tues. Mar. 15 Group presentation
Wed. Mar. 16 Group presentation
Thurs. Mar. 17 Group presentation
Fri. Mar. 18 Group presentation
Mon., Mar. 21, FINAL TIME