Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Entertaining Interpretive Reading Demonstration Panel Discussion 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.