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Frederick
Community College CMSP103-ONL1 Speech
Fundamentals
FALL 2008
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Class begins: 8/23/08
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Class ends: 12/13/08
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Last Day to Withdraw:
11/3/08 |
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You must email your
instructor from your myFCC
account before class begins. |
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Instructor
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Name: Dr. Rhonda Fulton E-mail: rhfulton@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: You may leave a
message for me at 301-846-2512. |
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Office
Hours: by appointment |
Campus
Mail Box #: 248 |
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Course
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: 4 |
On-campus
Exams: 0 |
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Prerequisites: EN52 |
Corequisites: |
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Course
Description: |
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This
course will emphasize the attainment of understanding and skill in public
speaking. Assignments require analyzing the audience, researching,
organizing, outlining, supporting, and delivering a variety of extemporaneous
speeches. |
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Core
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Upon
completion of this course students will be able to: |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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Methods
of instruction will include mini lessons, discussion, completion of homework
and other activities, peer observations, use of multi-media materials, and
individual presentations. |
How is this course is organized: |
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This
course will include both an on-campus component, as well as instruction
online using the college's Blackboard site. Speeches will be delivered, and peer observations
completed, during the mandatory on-campus class sessions held on
Saturday mornings (9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/6). All other assignments,
discussions, homework, etc. will be accessed and submitted electronically. Students
are advised that, in accordance with FCC scheduling guidelines, they should
plan on spending 9 to 12 hours a week on the assignments for this
course. |
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Text(s)
and Materials for Course: |
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Students will also need to purchase 1-
30 minute Sony Compatible DVD-RW. |
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A Concise Public
Speaking Handbook,
2nd Edition. Steven A. Beebe
& Susan J. Beebe All students must
have a textbook. |
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Evaluation
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Tests / Papers /
Projects
Narrative
Speech Process
Speech Informative
Speech Persuasive
Speech Speech
outlines are worth 30 points each. Critique
of peer narrative speech Peer
critiques are worth 20 points each. Listening
Assignment Audience
Analysis Persuasive Speech Worksheet Speaker Observation Discussion
Board forums Homework Total Points: |
Point Value
50 points 75 points 100 points 125 points 90
points 10
points 60
points 20 points 20
points 50
points 50 points 100 points 100 points 850
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Final Grade Scale 90% + 765 - 850 A 80% + 680 - 764 B 70% + 595-
679 C 60% + 510 - 594 D < 60% below 510 F |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 6th week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to
evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course. Students may
check the status of their grades at anytime by going to the "Tools"
section of the course Blackboard site and selecting "View Grades." To determine your current grade, take the number of
points you have earned so far and divide it by the number of points that have
been possible so far. This will give you a decimal. Convert the decimal to a
percentage and you will see what your current average is in the course. 90%
and above=A, 80%-89%=B, 70%-79%=C, 60%-69%=D, and below 60%=F. |
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Academic
Honesty: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Honesty. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and
ideas. |
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Attendance/Participation
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Students must attend each
Saturday session and stay for the entire class period. Class meetings
cancelled due to college closures, i.e., because of inclement weather, will
be rescheduled for the
following Saturday. To find out whether the college is open or has
closed/a delayed opening you may call the switchboard at 301-846-2400, check
cable channel 23, or check the college website at www.frederick.edu.
If the college opens
late but not
later than 11:00, the class will meet at the time it opens and continue until
all speeches are completed that day.
(For example, if the college opens at 10:00 a.m. class will start at
10:00 and continue until all speeches are delivered. |
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Because
of the nature of this class, improvement of communication skills requires
your consistent and ongoing involvement. All written assignments are due on
the date and time listed on the syllabus, even if the college is closed
due to inclement weather. (Vacations are not
valid excuses for missing
or late assignments.) Emergencies will be
dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Contact me as soon as possible if this
happens. |
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Email Policy: |
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Email
is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student
communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your email address
is available to all students in this course. Students are only permitted to use their myFCC email
when corresponding with the instructor or other students regarding this
course. Students
may only use email addresses of other students in this course for the purpose
and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24
to 48 hours. |
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Assignment
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Assignments will be posted by
12 a.m. on Saturday of each week according to the syllabus. Please plan to
check the Blackboard site sometime that day to see what new information is
available. Some of the more detailed assignments, e.g. the persuasive speech
assignment, will be posted in advance of the date listed because of the
lengthy preparation required. There will also be several graded homework
assignments. Late Assignments: Assignments not submitted by the designated time
on the required date will be penalized 10% if submitted later the same day and
10% each additional calendar day. Assignments that are more
than one week late will not be accepted. No late homework or
discussion assignments will be accepted. Reading Assignments: Material should
be read during the week listed on the syllabus. Written Assignments: All
written assignments are expected to be free of spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas should be expressed with clarity
and papers should include proper language usage, sentence structure, and
paragraph structure. Students who have difficulty with written assignments
should visit the Writing Center in L106 for assistance. |
Overview of Speeches
and Related Assignments
Speech
Assignments:
Speeches will be delivered during the four on-campus class sessions. Students must attend each
on-campus session and stay for the entire class period. Students must complete ALL of the speech
assignments in order to receive a passing grade. Failure to present any of them will result in a failing
grade for the course, regardless of points accumulated for other
assignments. In other words, you can’t pass this Public Speaking course
if you don’t do the speeches.
A brief description
of the speeches is given below. Time limits given are approximate. More
detailed guidelines will be posted on the Blackboard site as you prepare for
each speech.
The Narrative speech involves telling a
story. This can be an account of a real experience, a make-believe story, or a
retelling of a well-known story. The general purpose is to entertain. This
speech should be 3-5 minutes long.
The Process speech is designed for the
speaker to inform the audience about the steps involved in completing a given
task. This speech should be 6-8 minutes long. Students must use a visual
aid as one piece of supporting material.
The Informative speech involves
speaking to inform. The focus should be on teaching, defining, illustrating,
clarifying, or elaborating on a topic. Speeches should be in the form of a
biographical speech where you teach about a certain person. This speech should
be 4-6 minutes long. Students must use a quote as one piece of supporting
material.
The Persuasive speech addresses the
general purpose of speaking to persuade. In preparing for this speech students
must administer a questionnaire to their audience as part of the pre-speech
audience analysis. This will assist in assessing their attitudes, values, and
beliefs about the topic. Students also must conduct an interview with someone
who works in a field relevant to their topic. Information from both of these
sources should then be included in the speech. Students must use a presentation
aid as one piece of supporting material. This speech should be 8-10 minutes
long.
Speech Outlines: Students will be
required to submit an outline for the process, informative, and persuasive
speeches. Outlines must follow the guidelines given by your instructor and the
text. The informative and persuasive outlines must include a bibliography
with at least five references that were used in preparing the
speech. The persuasive speech outline must also include a statement of
the proposition. Preparation outlines must be submitted unless the
instructor indicates otherwise.
Speech Reflections: Following the
speeches students must view a recording of their speech and prepare a paper
that analyzes their performance.
Persuasive Speech
Preparation Worksheet: Students will complete this
worksheet to help in planning the incorporation of all required elements into
the persuasive speech.
Speech Questionnaire
and Audience Analysis: Students will be required to conduct an audience
analysis in preparation for their persuasive speech. This includes
administering a short questionnaire to the prospective audience in order to
gain insight regarding the group’s background knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
about the speech topic. Students must then analyze the feedback from the group
and answer questions about their findings. The analysis is submitted to the instructor
with the persuasive outline.
Listening
Assignment:
Students will monitor their listening habits for several days then submit a
written analysis of their detrimental listening habits, along with strategies
for overcoming these habits.
Peer Speech
Observations:
Each student will be required to complete a peer observation on another student
for the each speech. Observations will be completed during the on-campus class
sessions. The critique will involve providing feedback on the content, delivery,
and organization of the speech.
Specific Course
Requirements: The above information is
an overview. To see the specific requirements, look in the appropriate sections
of the course Blackboard site.
CMSP103 ONL: Speech Fundamentals Tentative Topical Outline
Mandatory on-campus classes: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on 9/13,
10/11, 11/8, 12/6 |
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Content |
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1 |
Aug.
23 |
Course
Content and Expectations Part 1: Introduction |
Syllabus Course
Information posted on Blackboard and e-mail documents Chapters
1, 2, 3, 4 |
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2 |
Aug.
30 |
Part 2: Analyzing an Audience |
Chapters
5, 6, 7 |
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3 |
Sept.
6 |
Part
3: Preparing a Speech |