Communication Studies 220: Public
Speaking 0859
Winter 2013 Course Syllabus
Words have incredible
power.
They can make people's hearts soar, or they can make people's
hearts sore.
-Dr. Mardy
Grothe
Instructor: Amanda
Jankus
Class meetings: R
211from 9:30-10:20 a.m. daily
Office Location: R230L
Office Hours: Available
by appointment
Phone: Office – (425) 564.2120
Email (BEST): a.jankus@bellevuecollege.edu
Required Textbooks: David Zarefsky,
Strategic Public Speaking: A Handbook
(Pearson Education, 2007)
Scott Berkun,
Confessions of a Public Speaker
(O’Reilly, 2009)
You will be
responsible for checking Mybc daily and printing
other necessary documents as well as reading in class handouts.
Course Description: This course is designed to enhance
your ability to construct and deliver speeches in a public forum. The method
for improving your public speaking will be a combination of theory, critical
analysis, and practice. By applying rhetorical theories to public speeches, you
will develop the capacity to critically reflect upon rhetorical practices. This
critical awareness will be put to use in the strategic planning of your own
speeches. By examining the speeches of others, you will begin to see what is
effective and ineffective in a given speech situation, and by preparing and
delivering your own speeches to the class, your ability to address an audience
will improve. Consistent attendance and active participation are essential to
your success in this course. You must have a college level reading and writing
ability for successful completion of this course.
Course Outcomes:
1. Identify and analyze the four elements of the
rhetorical situation (audience, occasion, speaker, speech).
2. Explain and apply the understanding of ethical
considerations and responsibilities as a speaker.
3. Demonstrate critical thinking through critique and
analysis of one’s own speeches as well as others’ speeches.
4. Evaluate credibility of evidence.
5. Identify and analyze lines of argument and fallacies.
6. Present speeches that apply recommendations for
effective application of the canons of rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style,
and delivery).
Methods of Evaluation: 1000 Total Points
Informative
Speech 200
Persuasive
Speech 200
Special
Occasion Speech 50
I Am Speech 25
Attend/Participate 100
Outlines (3
@ 25) 75
Quizzes (5 @
10) 50
Class
Critiques (2 @ 25) 50
Self
Critiques (2 @ 25) 50
You will be
directed to attend to various handouts regarding your role as an audience
member on speech days. The reflection assignments will give you the opportunity
to constructively critique classmates speeches orally or written. This is an
active class that requires you to come to class ready to share thoughts,
opinions, questions, and work well with others.
Attendance During Speech 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 classmates and impairs your own learning process. Tardiness
on speaking days is unacceptable and may result in an absence for the day. In
addition, failure to give a speech at the proper time, or produce an oral
critique 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. The following rule is enforced with NO
exceptions:
*If you do
not appear on a day when you are scheduled to speak, you will receive a “0” for
that assignment.
There are
some ways that you can avoid these penalties:
*If you know you will not be able to
make it to class on a day when you are scheduled to speak (or critique) you may
notify me and we will plan accordingly (we may switch dates with other
classmates, or change speaking order).
*If serious illness or emergency keeps
you from performing your duties, you should do everything you can to contact me
as soon as possible. Prompt consultation with me (within 24 hours) AND possibly
required documentation of the unavoidable event (note from doctor, copy of
accident report, etc) might result in the scheduling of a make-up speech.
You
will be given an appropriate amount of time to complete all assignments.
Deadlines for all assignments will be announced in class and posted online.
Assignments must follow assignment guidelines in order to be graded. In the
event that you will be absent on the day that an assignment is due, you must
make arrangements with me regarding the due date BEFORE it passes. All assignments must be handed in IN CLASS unless otherwise specified. Late Assignments will not be accepted. Seriously.
Respectful
behavior is expected at all times during class. The purpose of this class is to
embrace the diversity that comes from different communication styles with an
open mind. Offensive language or behavior of any kind will not be tolerated.
Students
are expected to come to class prepared and ready to participate. Any form of
disruptive behavior will not be tolerated, including but not limited to: cell phone use/texting, talking, sleeping,
etc. If you are doing something in
class other than participating in the class you will be asked to leave, this
will count as an absence.
If
your behavior is in any way disrespectful to your classmates or myself you will
be asked to leave class for the day, this will count as an absence.
I
encourage you to share your stories as I will share mine. By analyzing real
life situations we will be able to learn the material using both the text and
ourselves.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory for the successful
completion of this course. Attendance will be taken daily at the beginning of
class. You are responsible for signing in every class on the attendance sheet.
Excessive tardiness is unacceptable and will not be tolerated; this includes
arriving late and leaving early. If you
are more than 15 minutes late it is considered an absence. In accordance
with the Arts and Humanities attendance policy, missing more than 10 classes
will result in failure of the course. If you are absent for a course period it
is your responsibility to obtain the notes and assignments for the day.
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 and 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.
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.
The
Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning
challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or
learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for
treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful
in college, please contact us as soon as possible.
If
you are a person who requires assistance in the case of an emergency situation,
such as fire, earthquake, etc., please meet with your individual instructors to
develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter. The DRC office is
located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf
students can reach us by video phone at 425.440.2025 or by TTY at 425.564.4110.
Please visit the DRC website for application information into our program and
other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc. Please meet with me
if you have any questions.
Important Links
Bellevue
College Email and access to MyBC: All students
registered for classes at BC are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your
student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log into
computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log
into MyBC. For your account: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam.
Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the computing
services website: http://ac.bcc.ctc.edu/Labsinfo/ComputerLabs.aspx.
Public Safety: The Bellevue College
(BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned
staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary
investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day, 7
days a week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. Public safety is located in K
100 and on the web at http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/.
Academic Calendar: The Bellevue Academic
Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about
holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.
Schedule
You will be
responsible for checking in on Mybc every Monday to
see the week’s schedule. I regularly post updates about current events or new
topics for discussion. The goal is to urge you to print out required reading
and homework assignments as well as getting into the habit of checking our
class site if you are absent. Quizzes will be announced via Mybc
(It is important that you keep up on your readings… Hint hint)
Week 1
(January 2-4)
Introductions/ SPS Chapter1/ Confessions Chapter 1
Week 2
(January 7-11)
I am Speech/ SPS Chapter 2/ Confessions Chapter 2
Week 3
(January 14-18)
SPS Chapter 3/ Confessions Chapters 3-4
Week 4
(January 22-25) No Class 1.21
SPS Chapter 15/ Confessions Chapters 5-6
Week 5
(January 28-February 1)
Special Occasion Speeches/ SPS Chapter 13/ Confessions Chapter 7
Week 6
(February 4-8)
SPS Chapter 4-5/ Confessions Chapter 8
Week 7
(February 11-15)
SPS Chapters 7-8/ Confessions Chapter 9
Week 8
(February 19-22) No class 2.18
Informative Speeches/ Chapter 14/ Confessions tba
Week 9
(February 25-March 1)
SPS Chapters 6, 10/ Confessions tba
Week 10
(March 4-8)
SPS Chapters 9, 11, 12/ Confessions tba
Week 11
(March 11-15)
Readings tba/ Persuasive Speeches
Week 12
(March 18-20)
Persuasive Speeches