Two Tests

Speech 100 Section B

Principles of Oral Communication

Winter 2006

Instructor: Rebecca Clark

E-mail: Rclark@bcc.ctc.edu

Phone: 425-564-3064 (messages)

Class Meets: Daily M-F, 8:30 – 9:20 am R301

Office Hours: 9:30 -10:20 am M - F or by appointment in R230L

Course Description:

Speech 100 is a five-credit course designed to introduce you to the theory and practice of effective communication in one-to-one, small group, and one-to-many settings. This class will explore introductory communication concepts which will prepare you (and pique your interest) for more advanced speech courses in these areas, such as human communication theory, intercultural communication, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking.

Course Objectives:

Examine interplay of communication, perception, and meaning
Explore issues of diversity and improve intercultural communication
Improve interpersonal communication in relationships
Develop interviewing, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
Critically analyze and respond to media and communication events
Participate as a productive member of a small group.
Organize and deliver an effective formal presentation.

Required Textbook:

The textbook for this course is required. It is available at the campus bookstore:

Gamble, Teri Kwal and Michael Gamble, Communication Works, 8th Edition (McGraw Hill, 2005).

Assignments and Grading:

Your overall grade is based on a few major assignments.

Participation			150
	Class and Group Part.	125
	E-mail to instructor	10
	visit to office hours	15
Journal			200
3 Response Papers			75
Mid-term & Final Exams	(125 points each)		250

Group Project &			325
Oral Presentation			325
	Group Analysis Paper	150
	Group Presentation grade	100
	Individual Presentation	50
	Speaking Outline	25

		Total:	1000 points

Participation:

This is an interactive, experiential class. You can’t learn communication from a book alone. Some of it must be experienced. Participation means engaging actively in class discussion, learning exercises and group activities, as well as good listening skills. This includes coming to class on time, using eye contact and other non-verbal feedback, and refraining from sleeping, talking out of turn, or use of electronic devices! In addition to class participation, Your participation in your group project will be evaluated as well.

To that end, attendance is absolutely critical to meeting overall objectives of this course. An overall Arts and Humanities Division Policy is that missing more the 20% of the class, or 10 class periods, will result in a Failing grade for the class.

E-mail to instructor: For ten easy points, send an e-mail to instructor (rclark@bcc.ctc.edu) to ask a question, or even just to say hi!

Office Hours Visit: So I can get to know each of you, and so you can find my office, I will be scheduling brief conferences before or after class. Once you’ve been to my office and met one-on-one you may feel more at ease to do so when you have questions or issues during the quarter.

Reading

Reading of the assigned textbook chapters should be completed before the class period it is due. If the syllabus says “read chapter 8” next to Monday, that means the chapter should be read by Monday.

Why should you read your textbook?

We have a great textbook for this class which elaborates and explains concepts beyond anything I can cover in our short class periods.
The exam could cover any concept in the book regardless of whether we have discussed it in class.
Reading improves vocabulary.
Reading reinforces learning. If you read something, then hear it and write it down, you have a greater possibility of remembering it.

Journal:

For every day we spend on a Chapter in class, you are assigned a journal entry. Completing it for the day it is due will help prepare you for class discussions. The Journal assignment is either a specific “box” in the text, which is indicated with a page number, or it allows you to make a choice. A “thought question” from the chapter can be any question printed in the margin of that chapter or one of the yellow boxes, such as Media-Wise, Ethics and Communication, Skill Builder, Exploring Diversity, etc that is not otherwise assigned. Do your journals as you go rather then doing them all the night before the due date.

Points are awarded for completeness, depth of response, and relating to course material. Use complete sentences. Make sure you go beyond a yes or no answer to explore why you believe what you do. Give plenty of examples from your own life and experience, and use concepts from the book or class to analyze your own response.

Entries are preferably typed, and submitted in a thin two-pocket folder. You will be writing new entries before your journal is returned so don’t choose a journal type notebook that requires you to directly write in it. Further, I have to carry 28 of these, so the thinner and simpler, the better!

Journal Entry Example: In the appendix, pg. A-13, it asks, “Which, if any, tabloid vehicles do you read or view? What attracts you to them?”

Incomplete answer: People magazine, because I like celebrities and to see what they are wearing. [Doesn’t answer question why, or relate to chapter material…]

Better answer: I enjoy “mild tabloid” such as Cribs on MTV, which is a TV show showing the homes of famous singers and movie stars. I’m fascinated by what the very rich do with their money when buying homes or decorating. After watching, I can fantasize what I would do with a lot of money. I also get a little rush from it, because I get to go somewhere I would never be able to in real life, like I’m a friend of the celebrity. I feel “cool” or “in-the-know.” It is voyeuristic but I don’t think this show is as unethical as the book describes other tabloid journalism. The book complains that tabloids use “questionable reporting techniques” and “[tell] us things about them that may be untrue” (A-14). However, on Cribs, these stars participate willingly, and it helps their careers by giving them publicity.

Response papers

You will have the opportunity to respond to three films, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Still Killing Me Softly, and Color of Fear. Write 2-3 pages based on discussion questions given out in class. These will give you practice in applying the concepts learned in class to critically respond to a communication experience.

Exams

There will be two multiple choice exams based on readings and/or discussions in class. The final exam is non-cumulative, meaning it will only cover material after the first exam.

Group Project and Presentation

The third of your course grade has been assigned to your group project and presentation. Your group will perform an analysis on three different “texts,” a movie, a song, and a book, selected from the end of each chapter in our textbook in the “Listen to Me”, “Read Me, and “View Me” sections. Every group member will analyze each text and present a cohesive lesson to the class. Presentations must utilize clips and selections from the texts to illustrate your claims. More information will be covered in class. There are three main parts of this project.

1) Group Presentation:

Your group will have an entire class period to present your findings about your texts. A group grade will be awarded for overall depth of understanding, overall creativity and organization, no overlap of materials between presenters, and each speech adds up to a cohesive and complete presentation.

2) Individual Speaking grade

Each group member will also be evaluated on his/her own speaking performance during the presentation. Individual evaluation will include content – a clear thesis, organization, use of supporting materials, excerpts from texts, and visual aids, as well as delivery – extemporaneous speaking style, smooth delivery demonstrating practice, etc. In addition, you will turn in a “Preparation Outline” for your speech.

3) Group Process Analysis Paper

Finally, each group will write a 3-4 page paper together analyzing your own group process using the concepts about small group communication covered in class (particularly Chs. 11 & 12). This is due the day after the presentation.

Course Policies:

Arts and Humanities policies:

Please read the student procedures and expectations of this division. Http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/Artshum/policy.html

College Skill Level:

In order to succeed in this course, students must read and write at the college level, as well as have college level study skills. Please utilize the BCC Writing lab if you need assistance.

Attendance

Required, see participation section above. Missing more ten or more classes will result in “F” for the course.

Late Work:

In-class projects and oral presentations can not be made up. Be in class prepared for your presentation! Written work will suffer a letter-grade drop for each day it is late. If it is an A paper turned in on Monday, it will receive a B if turned in on Tuesday and a C if on Wednesday. A “C” paper turned in two days late would receive an F (though points-wise you are still better off turning it in then not).

Plagiarism

Don’t do it. Anytime you use words or ideas that are not your own, be sure to give a citation. That includes your textbook. This includes journal entries. If you need help using citations in your papers, the library has some great handouts on bibliographies and in-text citations. If you plagiarize a significant portion of your work, you will fail that assignment and will be reported to the Dean. Any further plagiarism issues will result in failing the course.

Students with Disability:

Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Disability Support Services (DSS) office, room B233-G (telephone 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110), to establish their eligibility for accommodation. The DSS office will provide each eligible student with an accommodation letter. Students who require accommodation in class must review the DSS accommodation letter with each instructor during the first week of the quarter.

Speech 100 Schedule, Winter 2006

	Lecture/Activity	Read:	Assignments
Wk 1:
3-Jan	Review Syllabus, Class Introductions
4-Jan	Ch 1 – Introduction	Ch.1	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
5-Jan	Ch 1 – Introduction		Journal: Reflect and Respond, pg. 27
6-Jan	Ch 2 – Intercultural Comm.	Ch 2	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter

Wk 2
9-Jan	Ch 2 – Intercultural Comm.	Journal: Reflect and Respond, pg. 47
10-Jan	*Film: My Big Fat Greek Wedding*	*Turn in Journal*
11-Jan	*Film: My Big Fat Greek Wedding*
12-Jan	*Film: My Big Fat Greek Wedding*
13-Jan	*Select groups, Discuss group assignment*

Wk 3
16-Jan	NO CLASS		Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
17-Jan	Ch 3 – Self Concept	Ch 3	*Response paper on MBFGW due*
			Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
18-Jan	Ch 4 – Perception	Ch 4	Turn in “text” selections for group assignment
			Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
19-Jan	Ch 4 – Perception		Journal: Media-Wise, pg. 104
20-Jan	*Film: Still Killing us Softly*

Wk 4
23-Jan	*Finish film, discussion*
24-Jan	Ch 11 - Small Groups	Ch. 11	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
			*Turn in Journal*
25-Jan	Ch 11 - Small Groups		Journal: Choose from Media-wise, Ethics & Comm, Skill Builder, or Expl. Diversity
26-Jan	Ch 12 – Leadership	Ch. 12	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
			*Response paper on Still Killing Us Softly due*
27-Jan	Ch 12 – Leadership		Journal: Ethics and Communication, pg 371

Wk 5
30-Jan	*Meet in groups*
31-Jan	Ch. 5 - Language	Ch. 5	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
1-Feb	Ch. 5 - Language		Journal: Reflect and Respond, pg. 140
			*Turn in Journal*
2-Feb	NO CLASS
3-Feb	Ch 6. Nonverbal	Ch. 6	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter

Wk 6:
6-Feb	Ch 6. Nonverbal		Journal: Media-wise pg 163
7-Feb	finish, catch-up, review
8-Feb	*MID-TERM EXAM*
9-Feb	Ch 7 Critical thinking	Ch. 7	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
10-Feb	Ch 7 Critical thinking		Journal: Choose Media-wise, pg. 213 or Reflect and Respond, pg. 224
			*Turn in Journal*

Wk 7
13-Feb	Ch 8 - Interpersonal Comm.	Ch 8	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
14-Feb	Ch 8 - Interpersonal Comm.		Journal: Media-wise, pg 252 or Reflect and Respond, pg 257
15-Feb	Ch 9 - Relationships	Ch 9	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
16-Feb	Ch 9 - Relationships		Journal: Exploring Diversity, pg. 280
			*Turn in Journal*
17-Feb	*Meet in groups with instructor*		*All members should have texts watched, read, and listened to by this discussion*

Wk 8
20-Feb	NO CLASS		*Happy Presidents' Day!*
21-Feb	Ch 10 - Interviewing	Ch 10	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
22-Feb	Ch 10 - Interviewing		Journal: Skill Builder, pg. 321
23-Feb	Ch 13. - Conflict Resolution	Ch 13	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
24-Feb	Ch 13. - Conflict Resolution		Journal: Exploring Diversity, pg. 400

Wk 9
27-Feb	*Film: Color of Fear*	*Turn in Journal*
28-Feb	*Film: Color of Fear*
1-Mar	Finish film, discussion
2-Mar	Meet in Groups
3-Mar	NO CLASS

Wk 10
6-Mar	Ch 14 - Public Speaking	Ch 14	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
			*response paper due for color of fear*
7-Mar	Ch 16 - Organization	Ch 16	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
8-Mar	Ch 15 - Developing your Speech	Ch 15	Journal: Choose a thought question from chapter
9-Mar	Ch 15 - Developing your Speech		Journal: Choose Ethics & Comm, pg 456 or 474, or Skill builder pg 466
			*Turn in Journal*
10-Mar	Ch 17 - Delivery	Ch 17	*Individual Outlines Due*

Wk 11
13-Mar	Group 1 presentation
14-Mar	Group 2 presentation	*Group 1 Process Paper Due*
15-Mar	Group 3 presentation	*Group 2 Process Paper Due*
16-Mar	Group 4 presentation	*Group 3 Process Paper Due*
17-Mar	Group 5 presentation	*Group 4 Process Paper Due*

Wk 12
20-Mar	6 group presentations	*Group 5 Process Paper Due*
21-Mar	NO CLASS	*Group 6 Process Paper Due*
23-Mar	FINAL EXAM - 7:30 - 9:20 am