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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:
Students are to turn off cell phones and computers and refrain from texting.
Grading:
The three 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.
Campus 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.
Disabilities and Special Needs:
Students with disabilities or special needs must inform the instructor of those
needs as soon as possible.
Syllabus: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Spring 2017
January 10:
Introduce Class
Introduction to Public Speaking Chapter 1 pp.2-21