Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking Student Email Policy Dakota College at Bottineau sends official communications to students at their campus- assigned email address and not to other email addresses. Students will not receive information the college sends if they do not check their DCB email or do not forward their email to a provider they prefer. The instructor communicates course information to students at the same campus assigned email address and does not receive email from any other email providers. Instructor : gary.albrightson@ndus.edu Office : That cher 2207 Office Phone : 228 5602 Office Hours: 10:00 – 10:50 Tues and Thurs, 1:00 – 1:50 Mon Wed Fri, and also by appointment Course D scription The theory and practice of public speaking with emphasis on content, organization, language, delivery, and critical evaluation of messages. Prerequisite There is no prerequisite for this course. Recommended Texts Hamilton, Gregory. Public Speaking for College and Career, 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2008 Tucker, Barbara G. Exploring Public Speaking: The Free Dalton State College Public Speaking Textbook, 3 rd edition, Open Educational Resource, a link is available on the class Blackboard page COMM 110 Learning Objectives Demonstrates effective oral communication skills (Objective 5 of DCB general education competencies) • Performance Indicator 1: Produces original content • Performance Indicator 2: Adapts to a variety of speaking and listening situations