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Frederick
Community College CMSP107-ONL2 Career Communication Fall 2010
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Class
begins: 8/21/10 |
Class
ends: 12/11/10 |
Last
Day to Withdraw: 11/1/10 |
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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
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Campus Mail Box #: 638 |
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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-ONL2
meets 10/19/10 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. in L-228. |
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. |
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Text(s) for Course: |
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A
Concise Public Speaking Handbook, 2nd Edition by Steven A. Beebe & Susan J. Beebe. All
students must have a textbook. |
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-ONL2
meets 10/19/10 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. in L-228. 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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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. |
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Evaluation Methods: |
Tests
/ Papers / Projects
Scavenger
Hunt Listening Assignment Informative
Speech Project Group
Project Interview
Project Discussion
board forums Total
Points: 635 |
Point Value 15 points 20 points 175 points 150 points 100 points 175 points |
Final
Grade Scale 572
– 635= A 508
– 571 = B 445
– 507 = C 381
– 444 = D Below 381= 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. You should plan on spending an average of
at least 6 hours each week on this course. No late
quizzes or discussions will be accepted. Contact
me as soon as possible if an emergency occurs. |
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Email Policy: |
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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 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 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-ONL2: Career Communications Tentative Topical Outline
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Subject |
Content |
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1 |
Course Content and Expectations Speaking in
Public Communicating in the Workplace |
Syllabus Chapter 1 Supplemental Readings |
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Listening Audience
Analysis |
Chapter 5 Supplemental Readings Chapters 6-7 |
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Culture and Communication Interviewing |
Supplemental Readings pp. 78-80 |
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Delivering the Presentation Visual Support in Presentations |
Chapters 16-23 Supp. Readings |
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5 |
Preparing a Speech |
Chapters 8-10 |
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6 |
Crafting a
Speech |
Chapters 11-15 |
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Speaking
with Confidence |
Chapter 4 |
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Working in Teams Effective
Meetings |
Chapter 28 Supplemental Readings |
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On-campus
Meeting Groups Formed |
Supplemental Readings |
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Group Project Preparation |
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Building Relationships Managing
Conflict Group Project Preparation |
Supplemental Readings |
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Persuasive Presentations Group Project
Preparation |
Chapters 25-26 Supplemental Readings |
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Group Project
Preparation |
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Group Presentations |
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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.