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STARK STATE COLLEGE MASTER SYLLABUS

Division Name: Education, Liberal Arts, and Mathematics Department Name: Communication, Humanities and Reading Term: Spring, 2014

COURSE INFORMATION Course Name: Effective Speaking Course Number: Com121-‐903-‐44958 Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Prerequisites: None Co-‐requisites: None This course is approved for transfer based on the following category:

TAG: OTM: CTAG:

For more information, please visit the Ohio Board of Regents site: http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tagcourses/index.php

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to help students develop effective speaking skills so that they are better prepared to speak before groups in business or industry. Principles of content selection, organization, audience analysis, and projection are studied.

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES Stark State College has identified six general learning outcomes (GLOs) which represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by students who graduate from our institution. The outcomes designated below are addressed in this course: 1. Effective Communication (Written/Oral /Reading/Listening) 2. Quantitative Literacy (Includes Computational Skills) 3. Information Literacy 4. Critical Thinking 5. Global and Diversity Awareness 6. Civic, Professional, and Ethical Responsibility

COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Recognize and identify the components of an organized speech (GLO 4) 2. Demonstrate how to organize and present an effective and professional speech (GLO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6) 3. Analyze an audience (GLO 4, 5)

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4. Demonstrate good listening skills (GLO 1, 4, 6) 5. Evaluate effective speaking based on criteria presented in the course (GLO 4)

STARK STATE COLLEGE POLICIES Please refer to the Policies and Procedures manual on mystarkstate for more information on all college policies and procedures:

• Honesty in Learning • Withdrawal • Attendance • Student Complaint • Grade Appeal • Standards of Academic Progress

DISABILITY SERVICES

The Disability Support Services (DSS) Office offers a variety of services and accommodations to students with disabilities based on appropriate documentation, nature of the disability, and academic need. In order to initiate services, students should meet with the DSS Coordinator early in the semester to discuss their needs. The DSS Coordinator determines specific accommodations and services. If a student with a disability does not request accommodations through the DSS Coordinator, the instructor is under no obligation to provide accommodations. You may contact the DSS Coordinator at 330-‐966-‐5450, ext. 4423, or schedule an appointment in the Admissions Office, 3rd floor, Student Services Center.

COMPUTER USAGE Students are expected to observe the Student Computer Usage Guidelines concerning the appropriate use of computers at the College. The guidelines are posted in all areas where computers are located, and individuals may obtain copies in the Admissions Office (S303) or on the SSC website under Student Computing (http://www.starkstate.edu/content/student-‐computing). Help Desk Services provides support for the following computer issues:

• questions regarding access to student accounts (login issues) • connecting to a College resource • connectivity issues with ANGEL (LMS -‐ learning management system) • using mystarkstate tools • software questions • campus laptop checkout • reporting issues with computing or technical resources

Help Desk Services is located in B219 on the Main campus. Contact them at 800-‐797-‐8275 (800-‐79-‐STARK), ext. 4357 (HELP). See the Help Desk website: http://www.starkstate.edu/helpdesk for hours and contact information.

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STARK STATE COLLEGE CLASS SYLLABUS

Division Name: Education, Liberal Arts, and Mathematics Department Name: Communication, Humanities and Reading Term: Spring, 2014

COURSE INFORMATION Course Name: Effective Speaking Course Number: Com121 CRN: 44958 Course Modality: Classroom/Lab Web 2 Web 3 Web 4

Class Days/Times: A days (Monday/Wednesday/Friday A week. B Week Tuesday/Thursday 9:00-‐10:35

Campus Location: GlenOak High School Room Number: M226

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Instructor Name: Angela Spano

Office Hours: Planning is First Mod. Available after school on Monday and Friday. Please make an appointment if stopping after school or during my planning.

Office Location: M226 SSC Phone/Extension: 330-‐491-‐3958 please call 330-‐491-‐3800 to reach the high school to call your child off.

SSC Email Address: [email protected] The quickest way to get a hold of me is through email. If you call please allow 24 hours for me to return a phone call.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Textbook(s): Ford-‐Brown, L. (2012). DK guide to public speaking. Boston: Pearson. 2nd edition (Required)

Additional Materials:

MySpeechLab student access (Packaged with new textbook) Students will be required to access this throughout the semester. Anderson, C., Carrell, A., & Widdifield, J. (2010). What every student should know about citing sources with APA documentation. Boston: Pearson (Packaged with new textbook) This book is suggested but not required.

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT/METHODS OF EVALUATION Assignment Description GLO Point Value Informative Speech Outline 35 Informative Speech 100 Persuasive Speech Outline 35 Persuasive Speech 100 Demonstration Speech Outline 35 Demonstration Speech 100

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Speech Critiques 5 200 Peer Critiques 1 40 Impromptu Speeches 4 80 Final Speech 100 Final outline 35 Quizzes 150

GRADING SCALE To establish your grade at any point throughout the semester, divide the points you have earned so far by the total number of points possible so far. This will give you a percentage grade. A = 100-‐90% B = 89-‐80% C = 79-‐70% D = 69-‐60% F = 59% or less

CLASS POLICIES (Established by the instructor and cannot conflict with the College’s Policies and Procedures)

Please remember that you signed up for a college course; therefore, I must adhere to the college rules. Three, five-minute speeches (informative, demonstration and persuasive) are required for you to obtain credit for this class. No exceptions. All speeches you give are required to be well researched, be turned in with outlines in APA format, and you must use some type of presentation aid. Outlines must be turned in with all these speeches. Rules: All school rules apply in this classroom. Please follow the following six rules as well.

1. Coats, food, and drinks are to be left in your locker. 2. Be on time: (notice that I like this rule; it appears twice!) If you are late you must have a pass to class. 3. Be prepared: (notice again I like this rule too). Do not ask me for supplies if you don’t have them. It is

your responsibility to bring items to class. 4. Be respectful: Each person will show respect to every other person by:

a. Good deportment – do not talk out or act out in class; do not write on anything but your own paper; do not ask for a hall pass unless you experience a genuine emergency.

b. Be nice – do not put down any other person in this classroom. c. Talking – one person at a time please.

5. Be attentive: Sleep at home, not in class. 6. Be prompt with work. A deadline is a deadline! Make-up work is only given for an EXCUSED

absences or tardy. Provided your absence is excused, you have the amount of time you were absent to make-up your work. For example, you are absent for one class period, you have one class period to make up the work. NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR WORK, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TIME LIMIT. When you return you should show me your pass collect you homework assignments, talk to you peers about getting notes, and finally come to me with questions.

Enforcement: Consequences for deviating from appropriate classroom behavior will be dealt with in the following manner:

1. I will first give you a verbal warning 2. I will call home 3. Should inappropriate and undesirable behavior continue, I will call home as well as schedule

an appointment with your principal.

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Technology problems Sometimes students have problems with printers. If your printer fails for whatever reason bring in a flash/jump drive, cd copy or email your paper before class and we will print it out. (If emailing please email it to [email protected] and to yourself.) Otherwise it is late and I will consider you not prepared for the assignment. Eagle Apps Many students have enjoyed using Eagle Apps. If you use Eagle Apps this semester, please make sure you share your work with Mrs. Spano. On the day the assignment is due Mrs. Spano will read off all of the assignments in her shared file. This way you know it is there. If you are not in class that day it is your responsibility to make sure the assignment got to Mrs. Spano. Mrs. Spano will grade the assignment on Eagle Apps, make comments, and return it to you through Eagle Apps. Students will be handed a hard copy of the rubric in class. General Guidelines when writing: Life will be much easier for all of us if we have some consistency in our procedures. Here are some tips for this creative writing class:

1. Make sure that you put your Name, Date, and Assignment title on all of your papers. 2. All major assignments are to be typed 12 point Times New Roman, double-spaced and stapled. (I

will let you know when stories must be typed.) 3. Allow time to proofread and revise your work! Have someone read over your work. Even professionals

have someone read over their work. 4. Use a dictionary and spell-check. There is no excuse for misspelling words. Take the time to proofread

and revise your work. 5. If you are using Google docs and submit your work to be online you must tell me that you have shared

it! Please note all the same rules apply for Google docs. 6. Please turn your work in on time. For every day an assignment is late, you will lose one letter grade. 7. HAVE AND OPEN MIND! This class will be fun if you are willing to try new ideas. We are only limited

by our perception of what we can and cannot do. 8. Remember in this class we must use APA style.

Attendance Attendance is important in the class. Students are expected to give speeches during class. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS COME TO CLASS! Poor attendance will hamper group activities and is the leading cause of poor individual grades. It can be difficult to make up work. COME TO CLASS. Contacting Stark State Remember you are a Stark State student and this is a college class. If you have any questions about this course during the time you may also contact my coordinator Jessica Papajcik at [email protected]. She is the coordinator for the Communications, Reading and Humanities Department.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS You will be given a separate assignment sheet detailing the requirements and grading rubrics for every speech.

Informative Speech. This speech should include the techniques and practices of conveying information as outlined from in class discussion, and the textbook. Students are expected to communicate in formation regarding something they did not know, something new, or something that they may find of interest to the audience. Students will be graded on topic selection and analysis, how well you incorporated organization, outlining, introducing and concluding in the speech. Students will be expected to have at least 3 different types of references (again failure to submit or cite your sources will result in lower grade). Students may select the topic of their choice and are expected to present for 5-7 minutes.

Demonstration Speech. This speech should include the techniques and practices of conveying a how-to, explaining a process, or a hands on demonstration as outlined from in class discussion, and the textbook. Students are expected to communicate information on a how to process to the audience. Students will be graded on topic selection and analysis, how well you incorporated organization, outlining, introducing and concluding in the speech. Students will be expected to have at least 3 different types of references (again failure to submit or cite your sources will result in lower grade). Students may select the topic of their choice and are expected to present for 5-7 minutes. Persuasive Speech. This speech is designed to persuade the audience for Persuasive Speech. This speech is designed to persuade the audience for or against a question of policy, value, or fact. Speakers may seek either persuasive agreement or immediate action from the audience. Techniques and practices of persuasive speaking can be found in the textbook Chapters 13. A visual aid is required for this speech and students are expected to have at least 4 different references (failure to submit or cite your sources will result in lower grade). Students may select the topic of their choice and are expected to present for 6-9 minutes. Impromptu Speeches Impromptu speeches will be given without notice throughout the semester. To receive credit for these speeches, students must stand before the class for the entire assigned time of the speeches – 3 minutes. If you are absent on a day we have impromptu speeches, you will receive credit for that speech, with an excused pass only. Speech Outlines Speech outlines must be typed and handed in to me prior to giving your speech. If you do not have your outline ready at this time, you may turn it in late in accordance with the late policy printed below. Further, the speech itself will be penalized a letter grade. All outlines must be typed and in proper outline format. Quizzes Multiple-choice assignments designed to encourage you to do your reading. Speech Critiques

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We will watch five speeches in class and one peer critiques and you will be required to write a 500-word critique of each of them, explaining what the speakers did or did not do well, using your textbooks as the foundation for your criticisms. Critiques must be typed and double-spaced. Final Speech The final speech assignment will be announced closer to the end of the semester. A NOTE ON COURSE MATERIALS Some of the materials and experiences in this course may present you with ideas that oppose your beliefs and values, and you may find some of the material offensive. Bear in mind that we are not advocating nor asking you to approve of, adopt, believe, or embrace any of the points of view found in the material we will study in this class. Understand that one of the reasons you are in college is to expand your knowledge; it is important that each of us recognize our own personal biases and be open to hearing alternative viewpoints. By remaining in this class, you consent to being exposed to the assigned materials. Alternative assignments will not be offered.

WITHDRAWAL DATES A student may withdraw from a course or all courses from the College during the first fourteen calendar days of any academic period. A student has not officially withdrawn from a class until withdrawing from the courses online or his or her “Schedule Change” form is submitted to the Academic Records/Registrar’s Office. Any changes made during this period will not become a part of the student’s transcript. The College recommends that the student consult with the instructor, advisor, or department chair and the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawal.

Deadline to Process Withdrawal Form for This Class: April 14, 2014

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COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDAR In case of events beyond the control of faculty that interfere with class times and teaching, adjustments may be made to date of coverage, order of coverage, and date of exams and assignments to ensure full coverage of course content. Readings covered during the week What to expect due Week 1 Jan. 13-‐17

Class Introductions Chapter 1 (Overview)

Week 2 Jan. 20-‐24

Chapter 2 (Getting to know audience) Chapter 3 (Selecting your topic)

Quiz over Chapter 1 Quiz over Chapter 2 Speech Critique 1

Week 3 Jan. 27-‐31

Chapter 6 (Outlining) Chapter 7 (Organizing)

Quiz over Chapter 3 Quiz over Chapter 6

Week 4 Feb. 3-‐7

Chapter 8 (Introduction and conclusion) Quiz over Chapter 8

Week 5 Feb. 10-‐14

Chapter 14 (The informative speech) Quiz over Chapter 14

Week 6 Feb. 17-‐21

Chapter 4 (Locating support materials) Chapter 5 (Selecting and testing support material)

Quiz over chapter 4 Speech Critique 2

Week 7 Feb. 24-‐28

Informative Speeches Informative Speeches due with outline

Week 8 March 3-‐7

Chapter 12 (Listening) Chapter 13 (Evaluating Speeches)

Quiz over chapter 12

Week 9 March 10-‐14 OGT week

Chapter 9 Using language successfully

Week 10 March 17-‐21

Chapter 11 (Using presentation aids)

Speech Critique 3 Quiz over chapter 11 Quiz over chapter 9

Week 11 March 24-‐28

Spring Break Spring Break

Week 12 March 31-‐April 4

Chapter 10 Delivering your speech Speech Critique 4

Week 13 April 7-‐11

Demonstration Speech Peer Critique over Demonstration Speeches

Demonstration Speech due with outline


Chapter 15 (Tools for persuading) Chapter 16 (The persuasive speech)

Quiz over chapter 15 Peer critique due


Chapter 18 (On the job speaking) Quiz over chapter 16 Speech Critique 5

Week 16

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April 28-‐May 2

Chapter 19 (Speaking in small groups) Quiz over chapter 18

Week 17 May 5-‐9

Persuasive Speech Persuasive Speech due with outline Quiz over chapter 19

Week 18 May 12-‐16

Chapter 17 (Special occasion speech)

Week 19 May 19-‐23

Quiz over chapter 17

Week 20 Final Exams!

Final Speech Final speech and outline due

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