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WINTER PARK CAMPUS FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH SPC 1600 CRN 25544 SPRING TERM ROOM 115 1/14/06 – 4/29/06 SAT. 9:30AM-12:15PM INSTRUCTOR: MS. DEBORAH KIRKWOOD Phone: (407) 497-1881 EMAIL: dakucf@aol.com Office Hours: By Appointment REQUIRED MATERIALS:
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH The course is designed to teach principles of oral communication common to speaking and listening. Emphasis on listening techniques, preparation, and delivery techniques for extemporaneous speaking. It teaches or reinforces specific skills applicable to CLAST, to the Communication Department goals, and the THINK, VALUE, COMMUNICATE, and ACT COURSE OBJECTIVES: · Gather and use appropriate supporting materials · Organize main points into a strategy appropriate for the speech purpose · Develop an introduction and conclusion appropriate to the audience, purpose · and organizational pattern · Use signposts/transitions effectively · Use of extemporaneous delivery/use speaker notes in an inconspicuous manner · Understand the ethical norms for speakers and listeners · Develop critical thinking skills GRADING POLI CY AND GRADING SCALE: Your final grade will be determined using the following guidelines: 50% major speeches (including speech plans) 30% exams 10% quizzes 10% class participation You are expected to keep track of your grades so you have a clear sense of where you are in the class. Grades in this class are worth the following: A = 90 to 100 B = 80 to 89 C = 70 to 79 D = 60 to 69 F = 59 and below ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES: when designated by the instructor. LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT PENALIZED BY 5% PER CALENDAR DAY LATE. SPEECH DATES AND TIMES: Students will be permitted to sign up for speaking order on speech dates. You are expected to come to class prepared to speak at your chosen time on the designated speech date. SPEECH MAKE-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. PROOF OF CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE REQUIRED. After students sign up for speaking order, any trading of speaking times with another student must be mutually agreed upon. It is the student’s responsibility to sign-up for, record and remember their speaking order and the dates of the speech presentations. If you haven’t signed-up, you will only be given the opportunity to speak provided there is time remaining in class on the day of speeches. QUIZZES: Quizzes will be given without notice and will pertain to reading, lecture and discussion material. QUIZ MAKE-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. PROOF OF CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE REQUIRED. EXAMS: Exams will cover assigned textbook reading, lecture material and concepts from course activities and discussions. Students are expected to keep current in the reading of the textbook, even if the chapter material is not covered directly in class. Three exams will be given during this course. All tests must be taken on or before dates assigned. No makeup tests are available without explicit consent of instructor which will only be granted in case of documented extreme emergency. (Tests can be taken early only with instructor consent and only on an as need basis). Your Instructor has a “zero tolerance” policy related to academic dishonesty. Violations and consequences for cheating, plagiarism, etc. will be dealt with in the most exhaustive manner possible according to Think carefully before using another student’s speech or written work as if it were your own work. Students are expected to do their own written work, research for speeches, outlines, and speeches. Instructors often “compare notes” on speeches given in this course. Using another student’s speech, taking a speech directly from an outside source, failing to credit a source used for information, etc, are all forms of plagiarism and considered grounds for serious penalties and/or failure in the class. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Because this course emphasizes live performance as well as class discussion, attendance is extremely important. (You can’t do public speaking without a “public”.) Attendance will be checked at each class. If you arrive at class after attendance has been taken, it is your responsibility to check with the instructor to be sure you are marked present. Students will be permitted ONE unexcused absence during the semester. Each additional absence will result in three points per absence being deducted from your semester’s point total. Excessive tardies will also result in a lowering of your point total (3 tardies = 1 absence). STUDENTS who miss a class that is a speech day or an exam day will be held accountable according to the rules of this syllabus for these activities . . . see sections in this coursepack. CLASS PARTICIPATION: PARTICIPATION: Ten (10%) of the grade of this class consists of “OTHER”, part of which is “class participation”. Much of this category is made up things that the student has complete control of such as: volunteering to help with necessary activities such as camera duty, timing duty, etc and then following through on promises made, participating responsibly in group activities, refraining from interrupting class with talking, cell phones, beepers, etc. COURSE ADJUSTMENTS: The instructor reserves the right to adjust the course syllabus and/or course schedule upon notification of the class. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of any adjustment announced in class. EXTRA CREDIT: There may be one or two opportunities for extra credit during the semester at the decision of the instructor. If extra credit is offered, it will be for a specific number of points, for a specific assignment. There will be no exceptions and no make-ups for extra credit. SPEECH ASSESSMENT/VIDEOTAPING: Each student will bring a blank VHS tape each time they present and will be taped each time so they can review their progress and improve their presentations based on their past weaknesses and strengths. At the end of the semester these tapes will be given to the students. STUDENT CONDUCT AND INTERRUPTIONS: Students will turn off all cell phones, beepers, palm pilots, watch alarms, etc. upon entering the classroom. Other interruptions include but are not limited to: students arriving late to class, students talking at inappropriate times or about inappropriate topics, students rummaging through bags during class, students displaying inappropriate behavior to others (rudeness, etc.), students behaving in a disruptive manner during instructor or student presentations. Interruptions and disruptions in class will be reflected on student grades in the section labeled “other” which is valued at 10% of the grade STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the professor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities (Winter Park Campus, Room 203, 407/582-6887). WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students receive a “W” or withdrawal from the course if the student request is processed by the deadline. This can be done via ATLAS, but should be done early in case any computer related challenges occur and cause the student to appear in person before the office closes. After the specified deadline, students who process a request to withdraw after the deadline will receive either a WP (withdraw passing – based upon the last date of attendance) or a WF (withdrawal failing – based upon the last date of attendance). Please refer to the College catalog for more details. The deadline for WITHDRAWAL IS MARCH 24, 2006. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY NUMBER 6Hx28:10-16 All forms of academic dishonesty are
prohibited at All work submitted by students is expected to be the result of the students individual thoughts, research and self-expression. Whenever a student uses ideas, wording, or organization from another source, the source shall be appropriately acknowledged. Students shall take special notice that the assignment of course grades is the responsibility of the students’ individual professor. When the professor has reason to believe that an act of academic dishonesty has occurred, and before sanctions are imposed, the student shall be given informal notice and an opportunity to be heard by the professor. Any student determined by the professor to have been guilty of engaging in an act of academic dishonesty has be liable to a range of academic penalties as determined by the professor which may include but not be limited to one or more of the following: loss of credit for an assignment, examination, or project; a reduction in the course grade; or a grade of “F” in the course. At the option of the professor, the campus provost may be furnished with written notification of the occurrence and the action taken. If such written notice is given, a copy shall be provided to the student. Students guilty of engaging in a gross or flagrant act of academic dishonesty or repeated instances of academic dishonesty shall also be subject to administrative and/or disciplinary penalties which may include warning, probation, suspension and/or expulsion from the College. The student may appeal the action taken by the professor under the provisions of eather Policy 6Hx28:10-12 or 6H28:10-15 as determined by the nature of the action taken. CHILDREN ON CAMPUS: Please make arrangements for childcare outside of the classrooms or labs. AUDIBLE ALARMS Please make note of evacuation routes from the classroom in case of emergency. Interpret all audible alarms as valid and act accordingly.
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