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Speech to inform
Speech to persuade
Impromptu
Special speeches
General Education Goals/Objectives:
Goal 4: Demonstrates effective communication
Objective 5: Demonstrates effective oral communication skills
Relationship to Campus Theme:
Introduction to Public Speaking emphasizes one of the most important aspects of
human nature: communication. Speech will utilize group support, individual
creativity, and technical skills in research and presentation to help a student to
move beyond his/her present ability to communicate.
Classroom Policies: Grading
Long speeches are required for credit and count one-third of the final grade.
Short speeches, quizzes, peer evaluations, self-critiques: one-third of the final
grade.
Tests: one-third of the final grade
Overall grade of 60% is passing.
Academic Integrity:
All assignments, tests and quizzes will meet the standards of accepted Academic
Integrity.
Disabilities and Special Needs:
Students with disabilities or special needs must inform the instructor of those
needs as soon as possible.
Student Email Policy
Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official
form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the
only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing
or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with
the student.