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Frederick
Community College CMSP107-ONL1 & 2 Introduction to the Electronic Media Spring 2010
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Class begins: 1/23/10 |
Class ends: 5/14/10 |
Last Day to
Withdraw: 4/9/10 |
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Instructor
Information: |
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Name: Dr. Rhonda Fulton |
Phone
Number: You may leave a
message for me at 301-846-2512. |
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E-mail: rhfulton@frederick.edu |
Campus
Mail Box #: 248 |
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Contact
Hours: Email and by appointment for in-person
meeting |
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Course
Information: |
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: 1 CMSP107-ONL1 meets 3/13/10 a.m.-1 p.m. CMSP107-ONL2 meets 3/20/10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
On-campus
Exams: One |
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Prerequisites: EN52 |
Co-requisites: none |
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Course
Description: |
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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. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Students completing this course will be
able to: 1.
Demonstrate an understanding of the critical role of
listening through self analysis, classroom discussion, and observation and
evaluation of student speakers. 2.
Write and speak effective, organized, clear, and
grammatically correct English appropriate for specific subject, purpose and
audience through delivery of individual presentations and written
assignments. 3.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by evaluating
facts and interpretations. Students will synthesize, interpret and
analyze researched information from readings, research materials and
discussions. 4.
Will value the emergence of a multicultural society through
participation in class discussions and through the examination of issues and
problems from multiple perspectives. 5.
Value the role of communication in lifelong learning by
examining communication in and out of the workplace and by conducting an
informational interview. |
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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 and group presentations. |
How this course is organized: |
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Assignments
will be posted by 12 a.m. on Monday each week. Please plan to check the
Blackboard site sometime that day to see what new information is available.
Consult the course calendar for due dates. 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 session. CMSP107-ONL1 meets 3/13/10 a.m.-1 p.m. CMSP107-ONL2 meets
3/20/10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other assignments,
discussions, quizzes, etc. will be accessed and submitted electronically. The
group project will require students to coordinate and meet a couple of times
with other students in the course. |
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Text(s)
for Course: |
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Adler & Elmhorst,
Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the
Professions, 9th Edition. All students must have a textbook. |
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Progress
Report: |
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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 "Tools" section of the course
site and selecting "View Grades." Students should check their
course progress during Week 6. By that time, the Listening Assignment should
be graded and you should have feedback regarding how you are doing on the
discussion forums and homework. |
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Evaluation
Methods: |
Tests / Papers /
Projects
Listening Assignment Interview Project Group Project Informative Speech Project Resume and Cover Letter Homework Discussion board forums Total Points: 675 |
Point Value 20 points 100 points 150 points 175 points 75 points 35 points 120 points |
Final Grade Scale 608 – 675= A 540 – 607 = B 473 – 539 = C 405 – 472 = D Below 405= F |
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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. |
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Student Services |
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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. |
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Participation
Policy: |
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To
maintain the highest quality of academic work, students are expected to
participate fully in all course activities. In
case of serious illness, emergency, religious holidays, or participation in
official college functions, students remain responsible for completing the
requirements of the course. 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. Since this is an online course, you should plan on
spending an average of at least 6 hours each week on this course. |
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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. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. Students
are only permitted to use their myFCC email when
corresponding with the instructor or other students regarding 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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Academic
Integrity: |
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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 |
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You
must send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is
available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
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Assignment
Policy: |
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Assignments will be posted by
12 a.m. on Monday each week. Please plan to check the Blackboard site
sometime that day to see what new information is available. Consult the course
calendar for due dates. 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 postings 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. |
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Assignment Monitoring: The
instructor will use tracking features throughout the semester to monitor
student use of, and visits to, the course Blackboard site. |
CMSP107 ONL: Career Communications Tentative Topical Outline
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Subject |
Content |
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Course
Content and Expectations Communicating
at Work Communication,
Culture, and Work |
Syllabus Course
Information folder Chapter
1 Chapter
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Listening |
Chapter
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Verbal
and Nonverbal Messages Interpersonal
Skills |
Chapter 4 Chapter
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Developing and
Organizing the Presentation |
Chapter
10 |
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Delivering the
Presentation Verbal
and Visual Support in Presentations |
Chapter
12 Chapter 11 |
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Informative, Group,
and Special-Occasion Presentations |
Chapter
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On-campus Meeting CMSP107-ONL1 Working
in Teams Effective Meetings Group Projects |
Chapter
8 Chapter
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On-campus Meeting CMSP107-ONL2 Group Projects |
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Group Projects Principles
of Interviewing Types
of Interviews |
Chapter
6 Chapter
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Group Projects |
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11 |
Group
Presentations |
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Interviewing |
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Persuasive
Presentations |
Chapter 14 |
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14 |
Resume
Writing |
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15 |
Wrap-up and Review |
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NOTE: This is a tentative schedule. 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 students will be
responsible for noting them. |
Student grades are posted
online and are not mailed. Check www.frederick.edu
for help.