Introduction to Speech - Speech 101 Spring 2008 Parkland College
Spring 2008: Instructor: Email: Section: M 6:30-9:15p Jessica Eckstein jessicommclass@gmail.com 051 Office Hours: Before class by appointment Office: C-131 Website: http://jessica.eckstein.googlepages.com/teaching Room: D-218
Materials 1. One two-pocket folder (not a binder). 2. Text: O’Hair, D., Stewart, R., & Rubenstein, H. (2004). A speaker’s guidebook: Text and reference. Boston, MA: Bedford St. Martins. Specific Objectives This course is designed to familiarize you with a variety of experiences that develop your basic concepts of the oral communication process. This class will include speech preparation (organization) and delivery (performance). On completion of this course, you should be able: 1. To understand theories, concepts, and principles related to the communication process. 2. To develop poise and self-confidence in your public speaking abilities. 3. To apply techniques for selecting, organizing, and adapting materials for purposeful communication. 4. To recognize and apply appropriate verbal and nonverbal skills for more effective communication. 5. To develop standards for evaluating the communication others and oneself through active listening and critical thinking. Course Policies/Requirements ACTIVE PARTICIPATION This course is interactive in nature and requires audience participation and response. You will be required to actively demonstrate effective communication skills in both oral and written assignments. You are expected to come to class prepared to discuss and participate in activities associated with the course material. To maximize the above requirement, attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be taken every class period and you will be graded on participation. Each student is allowed one (1) “freebie”. This means you can miss one class period (for any reason at all) with no consequences. The “freebie” should be used wisely, as it includes both excused & unexcused absences. If you miss a class, you are responsible for the material we covered that day. Please do not ask me to re-cover the class for you; get the material from a classmate. This course begins on time. Habitual tardiness will equate to an absence, as will leaving class early, and will also count against your overall participation score. Each absence above your “freebie” will result in a point deduction of 15 pts. from your overall score, not your in-class participation score, which is taken separately. On the ten day roster, I am required to assess your attendance. If you have not attended regularly to that point, you will be withdrawn. You are ultimately responsible for your own withdrawal by the withdrawal date. Non-attendance after the ten-day roster will result in an F if you don't withdraw yourself. GRADING Grades are earned, not given! Simply meeting the requirements of an assignment may garner you a C. In order to earn a higher grade, you must clearly exceed the minimum requirement (B) and/or demonstrate exceptional work (A). If you turn in an assignment not meeting minimum requirements, you will receive low grades accordingly. Additionally, time spent does not equal time earned. Excellence is rewarded, effort is not (though it is appreciated ).
CHEATING/PLAGIARISM Academic dishonesty of any kind will be considered cheating. It is the responsibility of the student to not only abstain from cheating, but to avoid making if possible for others to cheat as well. Any student knowingly helping another student cheat is as culpable as the student they assist. Submission of someone else’s work (in literal word or in thought) as one’s own constitutes plagiarism. Academic honesty requires that ideas taken from another source be cited (fully acknowledged) at all times. First identification of plagiarism will result in the student receiving a zero on whichever assignment plagiarism is employed. Second offenses will result in the student failing the course and being dismissed from class. SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS It is my desire to have all students included in this class. Therefore, it is the student’s responsibility to let me know of his/her need for special accommodations to fully participate in the course. Parkland College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you believe you have a disability for which you may need an academic accommodation (e.g. an alternate testing environment, use of assistive technology or other classroom assistance) please contact: Becky Osborne, Coordinator, Office of Disability Services, X148, 3532082, bosborne@parkland.edu What’s a student to do? EXAMS & QUIZZES Exams will be administered twice (Midterm = 50 pts., Final = 100 pts.), quizzes will be administered thrice (10 points each). If you cannot make the exam or quiz day, you must notify me at least one week ahead of the scheduled time. If I do not hear from you before then, you will not be able to make up the exam/quiz. SPEECHES If you miss a speech on the day you are assigned to deliver, you may fail the course. All speeches must be completed to pass the course (no matter what your current point total), and you may not be allowed to make up missed speeches. You will be required to complete four major speeches, in addition to four impromptu’s, for the course: 1. Informative Speech (5-6 minutes) 2. Process Speech (5-7 minutes) * 3. Persuasive Speech (6-7 minutes)* 4. Partner Speech (6-7 minutes each person)* 5. Graded Impromptu I (min. 2 minutes) 6. Graded Impromptu II (min. 2 minutes) 7. Graded Impromptu III (min. 2 minutes) 8. Graded Impromptu IV (min. 2 minutes) Each speech will be evaluated on content, organization, and delivery. Specific details will be clearly presented for each speech in class before it is due. Typed outlines and bibliographies are required for each speech and are due at the beginning of the period you are scheduled to speak. * The designated speeches will require use of Powerpoint presentations. Your grade for these speeches will contain a presentation component assessing your mastery of this tool.
EXTRA CREDIT Extra credit will not be given outside of class to any student for any reason. It may, on occasion, be given in class at my discretion… yet another reason attendance is very important.
Evaluation & Values ITEM In-Class Peer Evaluations Quizzes (3) Exams (2) Impromptus (4) Participation Major Speeches Informative Speech Informative Outline Process Speech Process Outline Persuasive Speech Persuasive Outline Partner Speech Partner Outline POINTS
40 45 (15 each) 150 (Midterm = 50, Final = 100) 65 (10, 15, 20, 20) 30
100 10 100 20 100 20 100 20 800
90-100% 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% 59% or below
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A B C D F
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720-800pts. 640-719pts 560-639pts 480-559pts. 479 pts. or below
Tentative Course Schedule DATE Jan 15th Jan 22nd Jan 29th Feb 5th Feb 12th Feb 19th Feb 26th Mar 4th Mar 11th Mar 18th Mar 25th Apr 1st Apr 8th Apr 15th Apr 22nd Apr 29th May 6th Final’s Week Your scheduled final time will NOT change! COVERED Intro to Class Intro to Communication Intro, Body, Conclusion Organizing Speeches Outlining Impromptu Speaking Using Language Info Speech Theory Listening Content & Support Impromptu Speaking Evaluating Speakers Audience Analysis & Adaptation Speech Day - Informative Delivery & Visual Aids MIDTERM Impromptu Speaking Process Speech Theory & Powerpoint Instruction Spring Break Speech Day - Process Persuasion Theory & Showdown Persuasive Speech Overview Persuasive Fallacies Persuasive Speech Workday Speech Day – Persuasion Assessment & Evals Impromptu Speaking Partner’s Assigned/Overview Partner Speech Workday Speech Day – Partner Awards & Final Tuesday, May 13th Regular Class Time 6:30pm DUE IN CLASS THIS DAY
Impromptu #1 Quiz #1 *Info topics due in class Impromptu #2 *Hand out study guide
Exam #1 Quiz #2 Impromptu #3 *Process topics due in class
*Persuasive topics due in class
Impromptu #4 Quiz #3 *Partner topics due in class
Exam #2