Northeastern
State University
College
of Liberal Arts
Department
of Communication, Art, & Theatre
Tahlequah,
OK
Fall
2010 syllabus for
COMM
4621 Giving Speeches
(last updated 08.12.10)
Professor: Amy Aldridge Sanford,
PhD
Office: 351 SH (Tahlequah Campus)
Ext.: 3608
E-mail: aldridga@nsuok.edu
(This is the best way to contact
me)
Office Hours: See Contact Info on webpage.
Facebook: Amy
Aldridge Sanford
Class Meetings:
Nov. 12, 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. and Nov.
13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; NSU-Broken Arrow, Room G-210
Your professorÕs
philosophy of education: I am a
facilitator of learning. The participants in any given classroom enter
with different paradigms and truths. I aid in the exploration of those
truths. I do NOT believe that the instructor is THE holder of Truth;
therefore we must all participate to co-construct knowledge and create
synergy. When a student starts to feel uncomfortable in his/her existing
paradigm that means s/he is growing as a scholar. My desire is that
all of my students feel the joy of discomfort from time to time.
Pre-requisites: none
Description of
Course: This is a one-hour
special topics course in which students will learn how to organize, deliver,
and critique informative speeches.
Course Purpose:
Gives students the opportunity to
prepare for public speaking events in their civic and work lives.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course, you will haveÉ
Brainstormed,
mindmapped, and outlined an informative speech.
Critiqued
many informative presentations.
Given
impromptu speeches.
Required Text: None
Class
Attendance: This
class is graded as Pass or Fail. You will not Pass this class if you
are absent more than one hour during our two days together. You are
expected to attend class regularly and be prepared so that you may
intelligently discuss assigned material. Proper preparation means reading
any assigned reading and completing daily assignments. Warning:
I have been known to count students absent when they are not prepared for
class.
Food and Drink:
Feel free to bring food and drink to
class. Just be sure to dispose of it properly when you are finished.
Classroom
Climate: The success of this
course is directly related to the sense of community that we will develop in
this classroom. Participation is essential to this process. I
encourage you to share your views and listen to those of others. Debate
and discussion are an important part of the learning process. While there
will no doubt be disagreements, I expect the members of this community
(including myself) to challenge ideas in a manner that reflects respect and
recognition of opposing viewpoints without attacking individuals.
Assignments & Grading
|
|
Lecture |
Activities |
Assignments |
|
Friday: Orientation to Class; Organization and Delivery of Speeches |
Organization and Delivery |
Syllabus; Name tents; Impromtu;
Work on outlines |
For Saturday:
Bring working outline to next class—attach handwritten brainstorming, mindmapping, and outlining. Failure to bring any of
these documents can result in a Fail for this course. |
|
Saturday: Visual Aids; Critiquing Speakers |
Visual Aids; Critiquing |
Peer edit outlines; Critique Speeches
|
|
To Earn a Pass for
this Course:
á Do not miss
more than an hour of class during our two days together.
á Complete all of the assignments.
á Pay attention and participate.
Class Grievances: I am willing to meet with you to discuss our class
and/or particular assignments. I ask that you please wait 24 hours after
you have received a graded assignment to come see me. Before we discuss
your work, you are required to type out a document detailing what particular
elements of your work you feel merit discussion.
Plagiarism: According to WebsterÕs New Universal Unabridged
Dictionary (1983, 2nd Ed.), to plagiarize is Òto steal or pass of ideas or
words of another as oneÕs ownÉto use created productions without crediting the
sourceÉto commit literary theftÉto present as new and original an idea or
product derived from an existing sourceÓ (p.1371). Students in this
course will be responsible for authenticating any assignment submitted to the
instructor. If asked, you must be able to produce proof that the
assignment you submitted is in fact your own work. Therefore, it is
recommended that you engage in a verifiable working process on
assignments. Keep copies of all drafts of your work, make photocopies of
research materials, write summaries of research materials, keep logs or
journals of your work on assignments and papers, learn to save drafts or
versions of assignments under individual file names on computer diskettes,
etc. In addition to requiring a student to authenticate his/her work, the
instructor may employ various other means of ascertaining
authenticity—such as engaging in internet searches, creating quizzes
based on student work, requiring students to explain their work and/or process
orally, etc.
Please go to http://offices.nsuok.edu/academicaffairs/SyllabiInformation.aspx
for required information pertaining to:
Academic Misconduct
American Disabilities Act Compliance
Inclement Weather/Disaster Policy
Teach Act
Accessibility
Release of Confidential
Information
Common courtesies:
á Please turn all cell phones on silent
while you are in class. Check your messages AFTER class and return the
calls then. Do not text during class.
á Do not pack up
before I dismiss you. You never know when I may say something important
or give a last minute assignment. YouÕre going to
want to have
that pen and paper handy.