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COMMUNICATION 1110-FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
Department of Communication
School of Liberal Arts
Dalton State College
Spring 2016
Instructor:
Sarah Jia Min
Office:
LIA 112C
Office Phone: (706)272-2978
Communication Department: (706)272-4403
Email:
jmin@daltonstate.edu
Website:
www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/jmin
Office Hours: 8:25-9:25 a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m. T/Th,
7:30-8:00 a.m., 1:30-3:00 p.m. F
Class Schedule: Comm 1110-13, T/Th, 9:25-10:40 a.m., LIA 312
Comm 1110-09, T/Th, 10:50-12:05 p.m., LIA 204
Comm 1110-11, T/Th, 12:15-1:30 p.m., LIA 204
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
ISBN: 9781308466354-Dalton State - COMM 1110 - Fundamentals of Speech “ The Art of
Public Speaking, 12th edition”, by Lucas and Connect Plus.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Presents a course in the basic principles of effective oral communication. Emphasizes
planning, researching, organizing and presenting types of speeches used in business, educational,
and political activities. Gives special attention to informative and persuasive extemporaneous
speeches.
UNIT ONE: Physical Delivery This unit will emphasize both verbal and non-verbal cues that
influence an audience by controlling and integrating physical behavior and vocal variety.
UNIT TWO: The Speech to Inform This unit will emphasize introducing, organizing and
concluding a speech. Special attention will be paid to those factors that make a speech
interesting.
UNIT THREE: Impromptu Speaking A unit on preparing and presenting a speech in a short
period of time.
UNIT FOUR: Logic and Evidence A unit dealing with reasoning and the use of evidence.
Emphasis
is placed on the forms of support used to develop an argument.
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UNIT FIVE: Persuasive Speaking This unit emphasizes speeches that combine logical and
emotional appeals to bring about a change in beliefs and/or actual behavior on the part of the
listener/audience. Unit Five may be combined with Unit Four.
Speech preparation, vocal variety, attention factors, research, answering questions, motivation,
audience analysis, and other speech related areas will also be incorporated into the above units.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students completing Communication 1110 toward any degree should be able to
1. Students will exhibit expertise necessary to research, organize, and present an oral report or
speech. (General Education Learning Outcomes)
Measure: Students will research, prepare, and present an informative speech with an
introduction, thesis, body with 2-5 main ideas, and conclusion/summary which will be measured
by a grading rubric that focuses on the research, organization, and presentation components of
the assignment.
Target: Seventy percent of students will earn 80% or better on the research,
organization, and presentation components of the assignment.
2. Students will analyze, evaluate, and provide convincing reasons in support of conclusions and
arguments. (Critical Thinking)
Measure: Students’ competence will be measured by the research, analysis, and evaluation
scores of a rubric evaluating a persuasive speech providing clear and convincing reasons in
support of a proposition.
Target: Seventy percent of the students will earn 70% or better on a persuasive or
argumentative speech.
3. Students will use technology and gather data to conduct research from various sources,
including electronic media, and demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism by
acknowledging and citing informational sources correctly. (Critical Thinking)
Measure: Students’ competence will be measured by the research and documentation scores on
a rubric evaluating a persuasive or informative speech that includes references to researched
sources of information (both orally and in a bibliography) adhering to citation guidelines and
requirements.
Target:
Seventy percent of the students will earn a grade of 70% or better on research and
documentation rubric component scores on an informative or persuasive speech
requiring use of electronic and published source material.
4. Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate observations, inferences, or relationships in
works under investigation. (Critical Thinking)
Measure: Students’ competence will be measured by the evaluation component score on a
rubric that will evaluate observations, inferences, or relationships in a critique of a classmate’s
presentation, one provided by the textbook, or a famous speech.
Target: Seventy percent of the students earn 70% on a written or oral critique of an oral
presentation.
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ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will
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Seventy percent of the students will earn 70% or better on an informative speech.
2.
Seventy percent of the students will earn 70% or better on a persuasive or argumentative speech.
3.
Seventy percent of the students will present a persuasive or informative speech that includes references
to researched sources of information (both orally and in a bibliography) adhering to citation guidelines
and requirements, earning a grade of 70% or better.
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Seventy percent of the students will respond orally or in writing to critique a classmate’s presentation,
one provided by the textbook, or a famous oration/speech.
OBJECTIVES:
Physical Delivery
Upon completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. use appropriate kinesic elements (posture, gesture, and facial expression) that achieve
congruence and enhance the verbal intent;
2. use appropriate proxemic elements (interpersonal distance and spatial arrangement) that
achieve congruence and enhance the verbal intent.;
3. use appropriate clothing and ornamentation that achieve congruence and enhance the
verbal intent.
Introduction, Body and Conclusions
Upon completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. structure a message for effectiveness with an introduction, main points, useful transitions,
and a conclusion;
2. choose appropriate and effective methods for organizing the message;
3. identify your communication goals;
4. outline the key points and sub-points of your spoken message;
5. accomplish your communication goals.
Impromptu Speaking
Upon completion of this unit you should be able to:
use a thesis as a planning tool;
summarize the central message in a manner consistent with the purpose;
use appropriate support materials;
demonstrate awareness of alternative organizational patterns;
deliver an effective speech with very limited preparation time (0 - 5 minutes).
Argumentation and Persuasion
Upon completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. recognize and be able to use basic reasoning;
2. support arguments with relevant and adequate evidence;
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identify facts, issues, and problems relevant to the topic;
research effectively information required for message preparation;
demonstrate credibility;
demonstrate competence and comfort with information;
state intentions and purposes when appropriate;
defend your position with evidence and reasoning;
use an effective organizational pattern to persuade;
distinguish fact from opinion.
evaluate critically another's spoken or mediated messages and attempts to influence.
EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN:
If the college is closed for inclement weather or other conditions, please consult the course
calendar that I gave you at the beginning of the semester and complete the assigned readings.
Then, check your email for additional assignments, activities, and due dates. If it is not possible
for me to email you additional assignments because of loss of power, please write a summary of the
assigned reading, complete all exercises within the chapter, and bring them to the next class. If
conditions allow, I will load a PowerPoint of the missed lecture in DSConnect, or through email. At
the same time, I will be available to answer questions through email. Compensatory make-up days
may be required if the total number of days lost exceeds the equivalent of one week of class time.
EVALUATION:
Exams, written material, and speaking assignments will be assessed within the following
percentage ranges:
Exams: 20-40%
Written material: 5-15%
Speaking assignments: 50-60%
EVALUATION:
Informative Speech
Persuasive Speech
Portfolio
CIP Paper & Assessment
Speech Materials
Artifact
Synthesis & Assessment
Appearance
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Participation
GRADING SCALE:
100 pts.
100 pts.
100 pts.
25 pts.
10 pts.
20 pts.
35 pts.
10 pts.
100 pts.
100 pts.
TBA
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A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = below 60%
“F” is reserved for work that is failing, late, or not submitted for evaluation
Total
/ _______
=
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LATE WORK/MAKE-UP POLICY:
All speeches, assignments, and exams must be completed on the date assigned. I WILL
NOT accept late work. If you are unprepared to deliver a speech on your assigned day or do not
come to class on an exam day, you will receive a ZERO for that assignment unless an alternate
due date has been previously approved with specific documentation in the event of extreme
circumstances.
Extreme circumstances/excused absences are including: doctor’s appointments (a
child/dependent as well as yourself), mandatory court appearances, military services, and family
emergencies, and transportation issues that are beyond student’s control (accidents on I-75, dead
car batteries, accidents on the way to school). In any of these cases, some form of documentation
is required.
All the make-up speeches, assignments, and exams must be completed within one week
after returns.
CHEATING AND/OR POOR CONDUCT:
Students are expected to be honest in all academic work. All work is to be appropriately cited
when it is borrowed, directly or indirectly, from another source. Unauthorized and
unacknowledged collaboration on speech topics and/or the presentation of someone else’s work
warrants plagiarism.
PLAGIARISM:
Students found to inadvertently commit acts of dishonesty will receive appropriate
penalties specific to the assignment in question. Students found to commit intentional acts of
dishonesty will receive a failing grade in the course and will be referred for appropriate
disciplinary action through Community Rights and Responsibilities. All work submitted in this
course must be your own original work.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
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Regular attendance is expected. Being absent or late will deprive you of valuable class
discussions and will also prevent you from fulfilling certain graded in-class activities which
cannot be made up. Excessive absences or tardiness will affect your participation grade in this
class. You are always responsible for all material distributed. Also note, any/all materials and
handed out (or e-mailed) only once. If you are not in class to receive them (or delete/lose them),
you should obtain the information from a fellow classmate. Attendance and punctuality are
mandatory on all speech days! Ten points will be deducted from your speech day
participation grade for each day you are absent or tardy.
PROFESSIONALISM:
(1) Should you need to miss a class or an appointment, I expect the same courtesy and
sense of responsibility you would extend to an employer. This means prior notice and proper
documentation. (2) Professionalism includes respecting others’ opinions, not interrupting in class,
being respectful to those who are speaking, and working together in a spirit of cooperation. (3)
Always address both instructor and your name in the email. (4) All assignments for this course
must be typed unless otherwise indicated. (5) Professional attire (e.g., shirts, ties, skirts, etc.) is
required for presentations, as it adds to speaker credibility. When I walk into the classroom on
speaking days I should immediately recognize those students who are presenting. (6) Cell
phones are not permitted. If your cell phone rings during another student’s presentation, ten points
will be deducted from your speech day participation grade. (7) On speech days, never walk in/out
while someone else is giving his or her speech.
Tardy Policy:
Students are expected to be in class and prepared for class to begin at the start of class. If you
arrive after class has begun, you will be recorded as Tardy. Being tardy to class will negatively
affect your classroom performance grade. A student arrives more than 15 minutes late for class
will be counted absent.
ASSIGNMENTS:
All assignments must be typed, using Times New Roman 12 point font, double spaced
with 1” margins.
Portfolio is a collection of your work in this course over the semester. It will represent
your insights, observation, experiences, and reflections that illustrate course content. DO NOT
THROW ANYTHING AWAY!
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COURSE:
The last day to drop this class without penalty is Thursday, March 17, 2016. You will be assigned
a grade of W. After this date, withdrawal without penalty is permitted only in cases of extreme
hardship as determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs; otherwise a grade of WF will
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be issued. The proper form for withdrawing from all classes at the college after the official
drop/add period but before the published withdrawal date is the Schedule Adjustment Form.
Students who are assigned to the Academic Advising Center for advisement must meet with an
advisor or staff member at the Academic Advising Center (107 Liberal Arts Building) to initiate
the withdrawal process. All other students must meet with a staff member or advisor at the Office
of Academic Resources in the Pope Student Center to initiate the withdrawal process. After
meeting with the staff member or advisor, all students will then finalize the withdrawal process in
the Financial Aid Office. Students who fail to complete the official drop/withdrawal procedure
will receive the grade of F. Withdrawal from class is a student responsibility. The grade of W
counts as hours attempted for the purposes of financial aid.
COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL STATEMENT:
“The proper form for withdrawing from all classes at the college after the official drop/add period
but before the published withdrawal date is the Schedule Adjustment Form. All students must
meet with a staff member at the Office of Academic Resources in the Pope Student Center to
initiate the withdrawal process. After meeting with the staff member, students will then finalize
the withdrawal process in the Enrollment Services Office.”
Workforce Innovations Opportunities Act: Questions regarding students receiving financial
assistance through the Workforce Innovations Opportunities Act should be directed to
706-295-6840
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES: Revised July 30, 2014
Students with disabilities or special needs are encouraged to contact Disability Support
Services. In order to make an appointment or to obtain information on the process for qualifying
for accommodations, the student should visit the Disability Support Services Library Guide at
http://www.libguides.daltonstate.edu/Disability or contact the Coordinator of Disability Support
Services.
Contact information:
Andrea Roberson, Coordinator
Pope Student Center, lower level
706/272-2524
aroberson@daltonstate.edu
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
(Revised July 30, 2014)
Workforce Development
Workforce Innovations Opportunities Act: Questions regarding students receiving financial
assistance through the Workforce Innovations Opportunities Act should be directed to
706-295-6840.
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Sex Discrimination, Harassment, & Assault
Sexual harassment is unwelcome, gender-based verbal or physical conduct that is sufficiently severe,
persistent or pervasive that it has the effect of interfering with, denying or limiting someone’s ability
to participate in or benefit from the college’s educational program and/or activities, and is based on
power differential (quid pro quo), the creation of a hostile environment, or retaliation.
Sexual misconduct is a form of sexual harassment prohibited by Title IX. Sexual misconduct refers
to “physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person’s will or where a person is incapable of giving
consent due to the victim’s use of drugs or alcohol. An individual also may be unable to give consent
due to an intellectual or other disability.” Sexual misconduct includes dating violence, domestic
violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, and sexual coercion.
Reporting Options
Call 911 if you are in an emergency situation
Dalton State Public Safety (this report is not confidential)
Tech Building- Upper Level - 706-272-4461
Online Sexual Assault Report https://dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com/ShowForm.aspx?RequestedDynamicFormTemplate=3fe5
724c-a8bd-4a31-9c25-1a3d35110a51
If you would like to report to Dalton State Administration: (this report is not confidential)
Report Title IX complaint online http://daltonstate.edu/campus_life/student-conduct-about.cms
Report Student-on-Student Title IX complaint in person:
Brittnie Lee, Office of Student Life
Coordinator for Student Responsibility & Service/ Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Pope 113
balee@daltonstate.edu, 706-272-2999
Report Title IX complaint involving Faculty or Staff in person:
Faith Miller, Human Resources
Director of Human Resource/ Title IX Coordinator
Memorial 122
fmiller@daltonstate.edu 706-272-2034
If you would like to talk with someone confidentially:
Dalton State Counseling & Career Services, Academic Resources
Lower Pope
706-272-4429
counseling@daltonstate.edu
http://libguides.daltonstate.edu/Counseling
Blue Slip (Department of Labor Form): Submit the signed form to the Department of Labor on
the last Friday of each month.
OFFICIALLY APPROVED DSC GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES: (Effective Fall 2013)
When students are engaged in officially approved Dalton State groups or activities that require them
to participate in events off campus during school days, they shall be treated similarly to any faculty or
staff member acting in that same capacity. Thus, just as faculty and staff have excused absences from
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their regular work schedules, students shall be excused from class without penalty if they are off
campus representing Dalton State College in an approved, official capacity during their regular class
time. Examples include presenting a paper or otherwise participating in a conference, attending a
University System student affairs event, participating in intercollegiate competition (athletic or
academic), participating in an approved field trip, etc. Just as faculty and staff members are required
to submit Request to Travel forms for approval, in order to be excused, the student needs to provide
the following information to the instructor prior to the date when he/she will be absent from class:
of away events at the beginning of the semester or as soon as possible after the schedule is available);
in the evening and will not be leaving campus until 3:00, he/she will not be excused from classes prior
to that time on that day; similarly if the event is in the morning and the student will be returning to
campus during the day, he/she is expected to attend any class scheduled after the return trip); and
participation in the event.
The student shall be allowed to make up any work missed during the time he/she is off campus
representing DSC in an official capacity. He/she shall discuss what will be missed with the instructor
and make arrangements to make up any assignments, tests, presentations, etc. that were scheduled on
that date.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR T/TH
Week 1
Jan.
7 (Th)
Introduction to course
read syllabus and sign
read chapter 1 & prepare for any old bag speech
Week 2
12(T)
Chapter 1 & Any old bad speech
read chapter 2
assign CIP paper
14 (Th)
Chapter 2
perception & self concept
Johari Window
19 (T)
Perception & Self Concept
CIP paper due
read chapter 4, 5, & 6
21 (Th)
Chapter 4, 5, & 6
read chapter 7, 8 & 9
26 (T)
Chapter 7, 8 & 9
read chapter 10
bring 2-3 topics
28 (Th)
Audiences Analysis & Chapter 10
read chapter 11
2 (T)
Chapter 11 & APA
4 (Th)
Library Contact
read chapter 12, 13, & 14
9 (T)
Chapter 12, 13, & 14
11 (Th)
Prepare for Informative Speech
Week 3
Week 4
Week5
Feb.
Week 6
11
Week 7
16 (T)
Informative Speech
18 (Th)
Work on Speech and Exam
23 (T)
Informative Speech
25 (Th)
Informative Speech
1 (T)
Informative Speech & Review for Midterm
3 (Th)
Midterm
read chapter 19
Week 8
Week9
March
Week10
8 (T)
Spring Break
10 (Th)
No Classees
15 (T)
Chapter 16 & 17
assign persuasive speech
assign artifact
17 (Th)
Refuting Counterarguments & audience analysis
22 (T)
Toulmin Argument Model
artifact due
read chapter 19 & 3
24 (TH)
Chapter 19 & 3
Week 11
Week12
Week 13
12
29 (T)
Cultural Influences & Conflict
assign synthesis paper
31 (Th)
Prepare for Persuasive Speech
5 (T)
Persuasive Speech
7 (Th)
Persuasive Speech
Week 14
April
Week 15
12 (T)
Persuasive Speech
synthesis paper due
14 (Th)
Persuasive Speech
19 (T)
Persuasive Speech
21 (Th)
Portfolio & Review for Final
26 (T)
Last day of Class/Final
Week 16
Week 17
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Communication 1110, Fundamentals of Speech
Fall 2010
Fundamentals of Speech
Class Participation Sheet
Name
Attendance and active participation are a necessary part of this course. Each class period you will
grade your participation. Please fill in your score (whole numbers only) based upon the following
scale and provide a rationale for your score. Scores may be adjusted if the point value is not
consistent with the rationale or the criteria for evaluation.
5 = Outstanding participation (completely prepared for class having read all of the required
readings and completed reading objectives, contributed to the classroom experience for self
and others, allowed/encouraged others to contribute in class; had insightful
comments/questions for classmates and instructor; took a leading role in class activities)
4 = Good participation (prepared for class having looked over required readings and partially
completed reading objectives; offered good comments and took an active role in class
activities.
3 = Average participation (responded to questions adequately; moderately prepared,
participated in class activities)
2 = Poor participation (poorly prepared; responded to questions, but briefly and with little
elaboration; came to class late)
1 = Came to class, but contributed little or nothing; Arrived in class more than 10 minutes late.
0 = Absent from class; entered class during another student’s speech.
Date
Grade
Rationale
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Total
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Signature Page
FINAL THOUGHTS: This syllabus is a contract between you and me. Though the schedule may shift a bit here and
there as the course proceeds, everything we have discussed thus far in the syllabus will not. I will contract with you to
follow these guidelines. I will ask you to sign and date it below; so that I know that you’ve read and understood it. I
am ready and willing to listen to your complaints, suggestions, pleadings, etc., but only if you bring me this document
with your signature on it so that I know that we’re on the same page. If you wish to request that I change a grade on
an assignment, speech, or exam, please bring this syllabus in, along with the original graded assignment, any
pertinent information, and an essay outlining your challenge
I have read the syllabus and completely understand the requirements of the class. Any questions about the course
have been appropriately directed to the instructor. Any questioning of grades will go through the appropriate channels
set out by the department of Communication. All work submitted for this course must be my own original work. I
have read and understood the plagiarism policy of this course.
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Student Signature
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Student Name (PRINT)
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Date