Dr. Samuel Perry
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Dr. Samuel Perry
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COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYLLABUS
COM 231 - PUBLIC SPEAKING
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Samuel J. Perry
OFFICE HOURS: Classroom Building A, Room 108. Office hours will be posted at that location and will be announced in class. Also by appointment.
CREDIT HOURS: 3. CONTACT HOURS: 3.
TEXT: Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking. Random House 1998, Sixth Edition.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides instruction and experience in preparation and delivery of speeches within a public setting and group discussion. Emphasis is placed on reserach, preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and special occasion public speaking. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare and deliver well-organized speeches and participate in group discussion with appropriate audiovisual support. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in speech/communication.
OBJECTIVES:
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
GRADING: The student will be graded on his or her successful completion of the course requirements. Unexcused failure to complete a course requirement at the assigned time will result in an F.
GRADING SCALE:
LETTER GRADE NUMERICAL QUALITY POINTS
AND DESCRIPTION GRADE PER SEMESTER HOUR
A - Excellent - 93 - 100
B - Good - 85 - 92
C - Average - 77 - 84
D - Below Average 70 - 76
F - Unsatisfactory - Below 70
AU - Audit
ATTENDANCE: College policy states that class absences cannot exceed the equivalent of one and one-half weeks of instruction. Each student is accountable for any work missed or assignments given while absent from class. Those students who incur absences in excess of the attendance policy will be dropped from the course as specified in the college catalog. See the catalog for information regarding reinstatement procedures.
Promptness is appreciated. If you enter class after the roll has been taken, you are tardy. If you must be tardy, please report to the instructor at the close of the class period, otherwise the record will show you as absent.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT: Students are to conduct themselves in an orderly and courteous manner as befitting the college classroom. In accordance with the college handbook, no food or drink will be permitted in the classroom.
NOTE: Students are encouraged to take advantage of the instructor's office hours for academic counseling and matters related to this course.
COURSE CONTENT:
I. Public Speaking
A. The Parts of a Speech
B. Establishing Credibility
C. Audience Adaptation
D. Vocal Features
E. Body Movement
F. Use of Evidence
G. Visual Aids
H. Overcoming The Fear of Public Speaking
I. Memory Skills
J. Preparing an Informative Speech
K. Persuasive Speaking
a. Cognitive Dissonance Theory
b. Social Judgment Theory
a. Ethos
b. Pathos
c. Logos
a. Selecting the Topic
b. Locating Sources
c. Preparing the Outline
II. Job Interviewing
A. The Resume
B. The Cover Letter
C. Preparing for the Job Interview
D. Interviewing
III Nonverbal Communication
A. Paralanguage
B. Kinesics
C. Proxemics
D. Time
E. Objects
F. General Principles
IV. Communication Model
A. Shannon-Weaver Model
B. Elements of the Communication Model
V. Selective Perception
A. Physiological Factors
B. Psychological Factors
VI. Group Discussion in the Small Task Group
A. Strengths of the Task Group
B. Weaknesses of the Task Group
C. Communication within the Group
D. Networks
E. Decision Making
F. Agenda
G. Leadership Styles
H. Power within the Group
I. Roles within the Group
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Last Revised: April 20, 1999