|
Frederick
Community College CMSP107-ONL1 Career Communication Spring 2012
|
||
|
Class
begins: 1/30/12 |
Class
ends: 5/18/12 |
Last
Day to Withdraw: 4/16/12 |
|
Instructor Information: |
|
|
|
|
|
Name: Dr. Rhonda Fulton |
Phone Number: You may leave a
message for me at 301-846-2512. |
|
E-mail: rhfulton@frederick.edu |
Campus Mailbox #: 638 |
|
Contact Hours: Email and by appointment for in-person
meeting |
|
|
Course Information: |
|
|
|
|
|
Credits: 3 |
|
|
On-campus Meetings: 1 CMSP107-ONL1 meets 03/10/12
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in L-228. Inclement
Weather Make-up Day is 03/31/12
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in L-228. |
On-campus Exams: none |
|
Prerequisites:
EN50A or ESL95 & ESL99 |
Co-requisites: none |
|
Course Description: |
|
|
|
Offers
students knowledge and skills needed to communicate with their prospective
professions and with others outside those professions. Assignments in
interview, group discussion and extemporaneous speaking are adapted to
individual students. |
|
Core Learning Outcomes: |
|
Students completing this course will be
able to: |
|
1.
Demonstrate an understanding of the
critical role of listening through self-analysis and classroom discussion. |
|
2.
Write and speak effective,
organized, clear, and grammatically correct English, appropriate for specific
subject, purpose and audience through presentations and written assignments. |
|
3.
Generate and evaluate alternative
solutions to problems by participating in problem solving/decision making
groups and designing agendas. |
|
4.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills
by evaluating facts and interpretations. Students will synthesize, interpret
and analyze researched information from readings, research materials and
discussions. |
|
5.
Work cooperatively in groups with
diverse membership by participating in cooperative problem solving groups and
examining issues from multiple perspectives. |
|
6.
Value the role of communication in
lifelong learning by examining communication in and out of the workplace; and
conducting an informational interview. |
|
Instructional Methods: |
|
|
|
Methods of instruction will include mini
lessons, discussion, completion of homework and other activities, peer
observations, use of multi-media materials, and individual and group
presentations. |
|
Text for Course: REQUIRED |
|
|
|
A
Concise Public Speaking Handbook, 3rd Edition by Steven A. Beebe & Susan J. Beebe. (ISBN:
978-0-205-75370-3) |
How this course is organized: |
|
|
|
This is not a self-paced course. Assignments
are posted each week at 12 a.m. on Monday. During the week students will be
required to complete textbook readings and participate in discussion forums. This course will include both an on-campus component, as
well as instruction online using the college's Blackboard site. Speeches will
be delivered, peer observations completed, and the Group Project stated during
the mandatory
on-campus class session. CMSP107-ONL1 meets 03/10/12
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in L-228. Inclement
Weather Make-up Day is 03/31/12
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in L-228. Other assignments, discussions,
etc. will be accessed and submitted electronically. Additionally,
there are projects that will require students to create a finished product,
individually and in a group. The group project will
require students to coordinate and meet a couple of times with other students
in the class. Due dates for assignments are spread throughout the
week. |
|
Progress Report: |
|
|
|
By the end of the sixth 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
"Grades" section of the course site and selecting "View
Grades." Students should check their course progress during Week 7. By
that time, your first project should be graded, and feedback from the instructor
regarding how you are doing on the discussion forums should be given. |
|
Evaluation Methods: |
|
Tests / Papers /
Projects / Participation
|
Point Value
|
Final
Grade Scale |
|||
|
Scavenger Hunt |
10 |
|
|
|||
|
Listening Project 10- Profile 15- Analysis |
25 |
|
|
|||
|
Informative
Speech Project 75- Speech 35- Peer Observations 25- Outline 15- Reflection |
150 |
572-635
= A 508-571
= B 445-507
= C 381-444
= D
Below 381 = F |
|
|||
|
Interview Project 15- Part I 35- Part II 50- Part III |
100 |
|
|
|||
|
Group
Problem-Solving Project 5- Individual Problem 5- Individual Weekly Report 10- Individual Outlines 25- Individual Analysis 15- Individual Participation 15- Meeting Documents 75- Report Presentation |
150 |
|
|
|||
|
Discussion Forums 10-25 points each |
200 |
|
|
|||
|
If the graded performance for online
assignments differs significantly from the grade average for proctored
assignments, the instructor reserves the right to administer additional
tests. |
||||||
|
Student
Services |
|
|
|
A
variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC.
Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services
web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students
with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related
to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with
Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about
these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web
page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
|
Participation Policy: |
||
|
|
||
|
To maintain the highest quality of academic
work, students are expected to participate fully in all course
activities. To complete all
assignments and meet the posted deadlines, students will need to visit the Blackboard site at least three times each week. The site should be checked
on Monday to view the required activities. Students must then visit the site
at least twice later in the week to participate in discussion forums as
designated in the forum instructions. Students
must attend the on-campus session and stay for the entire class
period. Students must complete the
speech project in order to receive a passing grade. Failure to attend the class and present the
speech will result in a failing
grade for the course, regardless of points accumulated for
other assignments. At Frederick Community College, in all
credit courses, students are expected to invest a minimum of two hours
completing out-of-class course work for every hour of in-class instructional
time. For a 3-credit online course you
should expect to spend an average of 7.5 hours on the course each week. In case of serious illness, emergency,
religious holidays, or participation in official college functions, students
remain responsible for completing the course requirements. Emergencies will
be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Contact the instructor right away if
an emergency occurs. Late
Assignments: Assignments not submitted on
time will be penalized 10% each day. Assignments that are more than one week late will not be accepted. No late discussion postings will be accepted. The
instructor will use tracking features throughout the semester to monitor
student use of, and visits to, the course Blackboard site. |
|
|
Email Policy: |
|
|
|
With the exception of MOL students, all FCC
students will receive and are expected to use their FCC email address for
correspondence with faculty and staff at the college. Students can establish
and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu.
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. However, students are permitted to use
email addresses of other students in this course only for the purpose and the
duration of this course. The instructor will respond to regular
student email inquiries (grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded)
within the time frame of 24-36 hours. If an emergency changes the response time, an Announcement
will be posted on the course Blackboard site. |
|
Academic Integrity: |
|
|
|
Work in this course is
subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Integrity. 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. More information about this and the
Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
|
You must send your Academic Integrity
Pledge to the instructor. The form is available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
Topical Outline
NOTE:
Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to
this outline as needed. Any changes to the schedule will be posted on the
course site and you will be responsible for noting them.
|
Week |
Subject |
Content |
|
1 |
Course Content
and Expectations Speaking in Public Listening |
Syllabus Chapter 1 Chapter 5 Supp. Readings |
|
2 |
Improving Your Confidence Audience Analysis |
Chapter 4 Chapters 6-7 |
|
3 |
Preparing a Speech Informative Speaking |
Chapters 8-10 Chapter 22 |
|
4 |
Crafting a Speech |
Chapters 11-15 |
|
5 |
Delivering the Presentation Visual Support in Presentations |
Chapters 16-21 Supp. Readings |
|
6 |
Speech Preparation Business Writing:
Agendas, Minutes, Memos Projects Groups Formed On-campus Meeting: 3/10/12 |
Supp. Readings |
|
7 |
Working in Teams Effective Meetings |
Chapter 26 Supp. Readings |
|
8 |
Interviewing |
pp. 83-86 Supp. Readings |
|
9 |
Communicating in the Workplace Culture and Communication |
Supp. Readings |
|
10 |
Building Relationships Managing Conflict |
Supp. Readings |
|
11 |
Group Project
Preparation |
|
|
12 |
Group Presentations |
|
|
13 |
Persuasive Presentations |
Chapters 23-24 Supp. Readings |
|
14 |
Interview Project Preparation |
|
|
15 |
Communication Competence Wrap-up and Review |
Supp. Readings |
Have a Great Summer!