Course Name & Number

SPCH 1315

Public Speaking

Semester & Year

 FALL 2018

Course Description

Application of communication theory and practice to the public speaking context, with emphasis on audience analysis, speaker delivery, ethics of communication, cultural diversity, and speech organizational techniques to develop students’ speaking abilities, as well as ability to effectively evaluate oral presentations. [Rev 8-14-17]

Instructor’s Name

ROBIN STUDDARD

Office Phone #

940-872-4002 x5215

Instructor’s Office #

BOWIE CAMPUS LIBRARY

Office Fax #

N/A

E-mail Address

CANVAS INBOX

Office Hours

9-12 M-R

Textbooks &  Materials

Required / Recommended

4 x 6 white notecards

NOT REQUIRED: Speaker’s Guidebook (w/Essential Guide to Rhetoric & Launchpad Access), O’Hair, Bedford St. Martin’s, 6^th ed.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the foundational models of communication.

2. Apply elements of audience analysis.

3. Demonstrate ethical speaking and listening skills by analyzing presentations for evidence and logic

4. Research, develop and deliver extemporaneous speeches with effective verbal and nonverbal techniques.

5. Demonstrate effective usage of technology when researching and/or presenting speeches.

6. Identify how culture, ethnicity and gender influence communication.

7. Develop proficiency in presenting a variety of speeches as an individual or group (e.g. narrative, informative or persuasive). [Rev 8-4-17]

Core Objectives

Foundational Component Area:  Language, Philosophy, and Culture

• Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

• Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication

• Teamwork (TW)- to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

• Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making      [Rev. 5-2014  THECB]

Grading Policy & Procedures

You are expected to attend all classes. Your presence in class is as important when you are a listener as it is when you are a speaker. You will, consequently, be penalized for excessive absences. Three tardies equal one absence. If you are tardy, it is your responsibility to see that the instructor marks you present before you leave class that day. Students who leave class before being dismissed by the instructor will be counted absent or tardy (at the discretion of the instructor). Those who leave at break will counted absent. Each absence will affect the final grade. The absence limit varies with the day and meeting schedule of the class. The limit for classes meeting one time a week is two (2) absences (automatic F for the course on the third (3) absence). No further warnings concerning absences will be given. THIS INSTRUCTOR MAY DROP YOU AT THE BREAK DURING CLASS TIME ON THE DAY OF YOUR THIRD ABSENCE IF SHE HAS NOT HEARD FROM YOU.

ABSENCE ON OUTLINE DUE DATE

 Outlines must be submitted in person, or submitted through CANVAS on the due date indicated on the Class Schedule/Syllabus

LATE OUTLINES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

 The student who fails to turn in an outline on the specified due date will NOT BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT THE SPEECH

 The student who turns in the outline on the due date, but has an unexcused absence on Speech Presentation Day receives NO CREDIT for the outline. An unexcused absence on Speech Presentation Day results in a ZERO for the speech.

 NO EXCEPTIONS

ABSENCES ON SPEECH DAYS

 Excused absences on Speech Presentation Days are at the sole discretion of the instructor. Please contact the instructor via email and phone PRIOR to the absence.

DUE DATES

 All assignments are due as specified on the daily schedule.

 If it is necessary to change a due date, that information will be given in class and in CANVAS.

MAKE-UPS

 There are no make-ups for missed group presentations.

 Make-up speeches are at the discretion of the instructor.

ASSIGNMENTS

 Speeches and outlines will be prepared using techniques presented in lecture. When there is a discrepancy between the book and instructor, use the instructor’s methods. The Textbook is to be considered an information resource.

 Speeches are to be delivered extemporaneously from a brief speaking outline on note cards.

 Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Speeches containing plagiarized material will receive an automatic “0.”

 A complete typed, MLA format outline is due in the CANVAS inbox (email) by midnight of the date due as listed on the Class Schedule/Syllabus. Period.

 If a student prefers to turn in a hard (printed) copy: the outline must be typed and stapled. Outlines that are not typed and stapled will not be accepted. Print copies are due in the instructor’s mailbox in the Front Office by closing time of the date due.

 Materials must be submitted in this order: outline (with MLA heading on first page, works cited page.

 Speaker(s) must be dressed appropriately for the presentation. Business casual is the most appropriate. If you have any questions concerning dress, contact me BEFORE speech presentation day.

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A “W”

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Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair.  The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action.  This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

1. Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
2. Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
3. Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
4. Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
6. Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

[Rev. 3-20-2012–Plagiarism text added cb]

Attendance Policy

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is

APRIL  5

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs.  The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department.  Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance.  Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services. 

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices/DisabilitiesFacultyResources.aspx

[Rev. 7/25/2012 per Brent Wallace/Mary Martinson] 

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Other Pertinent Information

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.

[Rev. 5-2014]

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