HCC Course Syllabus
Template
(Information for
Students)
Discipline/Program
Course Title
Course Rubric and
Number (e.g. HIST 1301)
Semester with Course
Reference Number (CRN)
Course Location/Times
Course Semester Credit
Hours (SCH) (Lecture,
Lab)
If applicable
Standard
Information
Instructor Input
FINE ARTS:
SPEECH
FUNDAMENTALS
OF SPEECH
SPEECH 1311
FALL, SPRING,
MINI-MESTER & SS CLASSES
MINI-MESTER,
MEET AT THE KATY
SS1 & 2
CAMPUS, RM 228C
VARIED:
KATY CAMPUS
PRESENTED
SECOND START
BOTH AT KATY
MW 1-3 PM
CAMPUS AND
RM 228C;
SPRING BRANCH
SPRING BRANCH
CAMPUS
SECOND START
TR 12-2 PM
3
3
Course Contact Hours –
specify total numbers
Course Continuing
Education Units (CEU)
If applicable
Course Length (number
of weeks)
Type of Instruction:
Instructor: contact
information
(name, phone number,
and email address)
12 WKS
12 wks., 4 ½ wks, 5 wks
dependent upon semester
taken
LECTURE &
PERFORMANCE
CLASS
bonnie.gallup@hccs.edu
BONNIE GALLUP
713.718.5774
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of items.** Last updated: Wednesday, March 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm.
Office: location/hours
SPRING BRANCH: 2-3
PM; CLASSROOM
Course Description
A survey course in the basic
principles of oral
KATY: 8:00-9:00 AM
3:00-4:00 PM
MW
8:30-9:30 AM TR; OFFICE, RM
229
communication. Includes the
study of the use
of the body and voice, the
speaker-listener
relationship, and preparation
and delivery
of platform speeches. Open
to all students.
Required for speech majors.
Course Prerequisite(s)
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals
of Speech
Prerequisites: Must be placed
into
college-level reading (or take
GUST
0342 as a co-requisite) and be
placed
into college-level writing (or
take
ENGL 0310/0349 as a corequisite).
Course Goal
Course Student Learning
Outcomes (SLO)
A SURVEY OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
OF COMMUNICATION; THIS INCLUDES
THE SPEAKER-LISTENER RELAITONSHIP
AND THE DELIVERY OF PLATFORM
SPEECHES.
TO REALIZE ONESELF; TO REALIZE
RESEARCH INFO AVAILABLE; TO LEARN
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of items.** Last updated: Wednesday, March 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm.
(4 to 7)
TO THINK THROUGH CHOICES WHILE
INVESTIGATING PROBLEMS; TO
ORGANIZE AND ARTICULATE IDEAS.
Learning objectives
TO LEARN ACCURATE USE
OF SUPPORT INFO;
ANALYSIS OF
DEMOGRAPHICS; TO LEARN
DISCIPLINE OF ACTIVE
LISTENING AND PRINCIPLES
OF DISCUSSSION; TO
BECOME AN EFFECTIVE
COMMNICATOR IN SOCIETY
SCANS or Core
Curriculum Statement
If Applicable
Course Calendar
PRESENTATIONS AND
DISCUSSION ON
INFORMATIVE AND
PERSUASIVE
COMMUNICATION; 3
PRESENTATIONS
THROUOUT THE SEMESTER
AND 3 PAPERS; ONE FINAL
EXAM.
Instructional Methods
LECTURE AND STUDENT
PRESENTATIONS; CRITICAL
ESSAYS; JOURNAL ENTRIES
Student Assignments:
AS ABOVE
Student Assessment (s):
Instructional Materials:
STUDENTS REQUESTED TO
PURCHASE TEXT FOR
CLASS OR STUDY GUIDE
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of items.** Last updated: Wednesday, March 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm.
HCC Policy Statement:
ADA
HCC Policy Statement:
Academic Honesty
HCC Policy Statement:
Student attendance,
3-peaters, withdrawal
deadline
HCC Student Services
Information
Instructor Requirements
Program/Discipline
Requirements
If applicable
HCC Grading Scale
Instructor Grading
Criteria
Link to policies
ADA - Students who are requesting special
testing accommodations must first contact
the appropriate (most convenient) DSS
office for assistance:
Disability Support Services Offices:
System: 713.718.5165
Central: 713.718.6164 – also for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Services and Students
Outside of the HCC District service areas.
Northwest: 713.718.5422
Northeast: 713.718.8420
Southeast: 713.718.7218
Southwest: 713.718.7909
.
Early Alert: HCC has instituted an Early
Alert process by which your professor will
“alert” you through counselors of concerns
that you might fail a class because of excess
impacting academic success.
DELIVER 3 PRESENTATIONS:
INTROCUTION,
INFORMATION/PERSUASIVE,;
COMPLETE JOURNAL
ASSIGNMENTS IN TIMELY
MANNER; ATTEND &
PARTICIPATE; TAKE FINAL
EXAM
5=A
4=B
3=C
2=D
1=F
0=0
40% ORAL PRESENTATIONS
30% PARTICIPATION &
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of items.** Last updated: Wednesday, March 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm.
ATTENDANCE
20% JOURNAL ENTRIES
10 WRITTEN FINAL
Extra credit assignments
offered; all papers MLA style;
grammar is counted on all
written work.
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of items.** Last updated: Wednesday, March 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm.