COM/310 ONLINE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
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Syllabus College of Humanities COMM/310 Public Speaking |
Course Description
This course addresses how an effective oral presentation is developed and delivered. Students will acquire strategies for overcoming speaker's anxiety and gaining confidence. The role of language, ethics and critical thinking in oral presentation are examined. Techniques for audience targeting, as well as the differences between group and individual presentations are also addressed. A primary focus will be on learning to speak extemporaneously or conversationally for maximum impact. Extensive opportunities for practicing and critiquing oral presentations will be provided.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Lucas, S. E. (2009). The art of public speaking (10th ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
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Week One: Speaking and Listening |
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1.1 Explain the communication process of public speaking. 1.2 Describe ways to improve listening skills. 1.3 Compare and contrast methods for delivering oral presentations. 1.4 Describe how to use voice and body language effectively. |
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Reading |
Read Chapters 1, 3, 12 and 13 of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Read “Appendix: Giving Your First Speech” of The Art of Public Speaking. Read “Appendix: Questions of Culture” of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. |
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Participation |
Participate in class discussion. |
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Discussion Questions |
Respond to weekly discussion questions. 1. Complete the Student Introduction Questionnaire. |
Wednesday |
20 |
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2. What are the four causes of poor listening? Which of the four causes of poor listening do you consider the most important? Choose a specific case of poor listening in which you were involved. Explain what went wrong. Explain what you could have done to increase your listening skills based on the information provided in the text regarding how to become a better listener. Cite all sources in APA format |
Friday |
20 |
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Individual Nongraded Activity and Preparation Impromptu Presentation |
Create a 2-minute impromptu presentation to be delivered by audio podcast. Explain a significant aspect of your cultural background and how it has made a difference in your life. Possible topics might include social customs, family traditions, holidays, clothing, food, religious traditions, sporting activities, and the like. Be creative in preparing your speech and in finding ways to illustrate how the aspect of your culture you choose to explain relates to your personal life. For Online Campus, submit a 2-minute podcast, movie clip, or other audio file with slides. Post the link to the audio file in a MS Word Document to the thread provided in the Main Forum. |
Saturday |
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Individual Communicating Effectively Worksheet |
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Communicating Effectively Worksheet located on Week One of your student website. Include a title page and running head in APA format (10% of grade) |
Monday |
50 |
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Week Two: Speech Preparation—Getting Started |
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1.5 Analyze an audience to prepare for a speech. 1.6 Determine a topic for a speech, given the task and audience. 1.7 Demonstrate the effective use of voice and body language. |
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Reading |
Read Ch. 4, 5, 6, and 14 of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Read “Appendix: Hidden World of Chili Peppers” of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. |
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Participation |
Participate in class discussion. |
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40 |
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Discussion Questions |
Respond to weekly discussion questions. 1. Why must a speaker critique others’ speeches and have his or her speeches critiqued? How comfortable are you with critiquing the work of others? Provide an example of when you were critiqued and changes you made as a result of the critique. |
Wednesday |
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2. Analyze the informative speech assigned to you for this week. Complete the Informative Speech Evaluation Form. Evaluate the speech in light of the guidelines for informative speaking discussed in Chapter 14.
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Friday |
20 |
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Individual Impromptu Speech Presentation Evaluation Form |
Provide feedback to your classmates by filling out an Individual Presentation Evaluation Form for each presentation as directed by your instructor. |
Wednesday |
20 |
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Individual Audience Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet |
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Audience Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet found on your student website. The audience you are analyzing for this work sheet, is the audience you are using for your Informative Presentation. You do not have to assume your classmates are your audience, but you must identify the audience for your speech. Include a title page and running head in APA format (10% of grade) |
Friday |
25 |
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Individual Informative Speech Presentation |
Create a 5-to 6- minute podcast, movie clip, or other audio file with slides. The presentation must be a demonstration or explanation of how to do a task, such as how to tie one’s shoes (using shoes and shoelaces as a visual aid), how to change a car tire (using a tire and tire iron as props), or another skill you feel would be helpful and interesting. The audience could be your classmates or some other group. You may submit your link copied and pasted to a Microsoft® Word® document. If you use an audio-only format, submit a Microsoft® PowerPoint® file containing images taken while you give the presentation with your prop. If you submit your PowerPoint presentation without the audio, (audio is separate) you must include verbiage in the notes section of each slide that corresponds to your speech. This is necessary for the audience to follow the flow of your speech. Cite sources in APA format |
Monday |
100 |
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Individual Public Speaking Self-Reflection Paper |
Review the feedback you received from the Individual Speech Evaluation Forms filled out by your peers and instructor relating to your Impromptu Presentation in Week One. Prepare a 350- to- 700- word reflection in APA format that answers the following questions: · What verbal and nonverbal speaking anxiety signs did you see? · What specific areas do you intend to work on in this class? · What do you want to accomplish in this course? · How would you plan to improve weak areas to accomplish your goals? |
Monday |
50 |
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Learning Team Charter |
Resource: Learning Team Toolkit Complete the Learning Team Charter. Post a thread in your Learning Team Forum titled "Final Charter for Review" and attach your charter to the thread for review and feedback
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Week Three: Speech Preparation—Organizing and Outlining |
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1.8 Construct an effective introduction and conclusion for a speech. 1.9 Utilize effective organizational format in a speech. 1.10 Develop supporting ideas for a speech. |
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Reading |
Read Ch. 7, 8, 9, 10, 18 of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. |
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Participation |
Participate in class discussion. |
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40 |
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Discussion Questions |
Respond to weekly discussion questions. 1. You are in the purchasing department of a large clothing manufacturer. The company’s design team has come up with an idea for a new shirt requiring a lightweight, stretchable fabric. The fabric cannot be provided by your company’s usual suppliers, so you were sent to visit a number of textile firms in the U.S. and abroad to see what they can offer. You were asked to evaluate their products for quality, availability, and cost. You have just returned from a 10-day trip to textile manufacturers in North Carolina, Italy, India, and China. You will present your findings and recommendations to the purchasing and design departments, but you’re not sure how best to organize your speech. Your major choices are chronological order, problem-solution order, and topical order. What might be the main points of your speech with each of these methods of organization? Explain which method you think would be most effective for your presentation (Lucas, 2009, p. 182). |
Wednesday
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20
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2. What are the major kinds of supporting materials? How might you use each kind to support your ideas in this week's speech? Why do speeches need strong supporting material? Locate a speech or speeches to share with your classmates that provide an example of how at least two kind s of supporting material was used in the speech and how the source of the material was cited in the speech. (cite all sources in APA format) |
Friday |
20 |
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Individual Informative Speech Presentation Evaluation |
Provide feedback to your classmates by filling out an Individual Presentation Evaluation Form for each presentation as directed by your instructor. Your instructor may assign an evaluation for each class member, by team, or in small-groups. Complete each subheading where applicable. |
Thursday |
20 |
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Learning Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast Outline |
Submit an outline of your speech. Higher Global is an international company with branches on multiple continents. Employees who work in the corporate center, located in the United States, are constantly sent to other countries. All employees must participate in a training session that covers how to do business in other countries. The Human Resources department conducts a symposium every month to train employees on this topic. Your learning team is the training team that develops the symposium. Select a country as a topic for your Problem-Solving Presentation. Obtain facilitator approval of the country your team has selected. Follow the reflective-thinking method explained in Ch. 18 of The Art of Public Speaking when preparing your preparation outline and presentation. · State the problem your team is solving · Explain the group’s purpose, procedures, and recommendations. · Your report should have three main sections. · The introduction will state the purpose of the report and preview its main points. · The body will · spell out the problem addressed by your group, · discuss the criteria set for a solution, and · discuss the solution being recommended. · The conclusion will summarize the main points and, in some cases, urge that the group’s recommendations be adopted. · As with any other speech, you should adapt your report to the audience. Use supporting materials to clarify and strengthen your ideas Cite all sources in APA format Include a minimum of three sources from the research your team has conducted on the company and how to solve the problem The team should also discuss the best way to present the Week 5 presentation as one audio file.
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Monday |
100 |
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Week Four: Presenting the Speech—Language and Media |
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1.11 Compare and contrast various forms of media in oral presentations. 1.12 Demonstrate the effective use of media in an oral presentation. 1.13 Demonstrate the effective use of language and supporting material in oral presentations. |
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Reading |
Read Ch. 11 of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Read “Appendix: Using PowerPoint” of The Art of Public Speaking. Read “Appendix: The Ultimate Gift” of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. |
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Participation |
Participate in class discussion. |
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40 |
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Discussion Questions |
Respond to weekly discussion questions. 2. Analyze Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" · What is the specific purpose? · What is the central idea? · What method of organization did he use? · What metaphors and similes did he use? · What vivid images did he use? |
Wednesday
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20
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2. Each of the statements below uses one or more of the following stylistic devices: metaphor, simile, parallelism, repetition, alliteration, antithesis. Identify the device (or devices) used in each statement. a. “We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.” (Barbara Jordan) b. “The vice presidency is the sand trap of American politics. It’s near the prize, and designed to be limiting.” (Howard Fineman) c. “People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.” (Bill Clinton) d. “America is not like a blanket—one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt—many patches, many sizes, and woven and held together by a common thread.” (Jesse Jackson) (Lucas, 2009, p. 240). Discuss if the language used was effective. [Cite source of all information in APA format] |
Friday |
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Individual Supporting One-Point Presentation Outline |
Prepare a 5- to 6- minute presentation supporting a single point on a topic of your choice. The presentation will be given by video podcast. Submit a preparation outline based on the University of Phoenix Material: Supporting One-Point Outline on your student website. Refer to Chapter 10 for additional information on what should be included in the outline Choose three types of supporting materials to support your point. (examples, statistics, testimony) |
Wednesday
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25
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Learning Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast Presentation |
Create a presentation in which your Learning Team explains its findings and recommendations on how to do business in that country by creating a 15- to 20- minute presentation by recording a podcast, movie clip, or other audio file. · Each speaker must spend 4 to 5 minutes detailing an aspect of the proposal. · You may submit your link copied and pasted to a Microsoft® Word® document or as directed by your instructor. · You may accompany your audio presentation with a Microsoft® PowerPoint® visual that contains images and text in support of your presentation. · Include verbiage in the notes section of each slide that corresponds to your speech. This is necessary for the audience to follow the flow of your speech. Cite sources in APA format |
Monday |
200 |
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Individual Supporting One-Point Presentation Video Podcast |
Create a 5 to 6 minute supporting one-point presentation based on your outline. The presentation will be given by video podcast. Develop a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to highlight the supporting material. Research skillful handling techniques for effective use of language and supporting material. Include a minimum of three different visuals in the presentation (photographs, drawings, graphs, charts, or videos) This assignment stresses audience analysis and adaptation. For Online Campus, create a 5 to 6 minute podcast, movie clip, or other audio file. You may submit your link copied and pasted to a Microsoft® Word® document or as directed by your instructor. If audio is separate from the presentation, Include verbiage in the notes section of each slide that corresponds to your speech. This is necessary for the audience to follow the flow of your speech. Cite sources in APA format
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Monday |
100 |
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Individual Forms of Media Matrix |
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Forms of Media Matrix located on Week Four of your student website. Include a title page in APA format
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Monday |
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Week Five: Presenting the Speech—Persuasion |
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1.14 Demonstrate skill in handling questions and answers. 1.15 Describe guidelines for ethical speaking. 1.16 Demonstrate effective persuasion skills. |
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Reading |
Read Ch. 2, 15, 16, and 17 of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Read “Appendix: The Horrors of Puppy Mills” of The Art of Public Speaking. |
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Reading |
Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. |
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Participation |
Participate in class discussion. |
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Discussion Questions |
Respond to weekly discussion questions. 3. What are the ethical implications of speaking in public? What would be the result if public speakers were not required to use ethical rules in developing and delivering presentations? Provide examples. |
Wednesday
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2. What is credibility? What factors affect a speaker's credibility? What are the three types of credibility? What strategies did you use to enhance your credibility in your persuasive presentation? What evidence did you use to persuade your audience in your persuasive presentation? |
Friday |
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Individual Persuasive Presentation Outline |
Prepare a 10-minute persuasive presentation on a topic you strongly support. The presentation will be given by video podcast or audio-enhanced slide presentation. This speech requires considerable research and skillful use of persuasion methods. Special emphasis must be provided to evidence and reasoning. This assignment stresses audience analysis and adaptation. Incorporate a 6- to 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation or another form of media identified in Ch. 13 of The Art of Public Speaking. Follow Monroe’s Motivated Sequence in Ch. 15 of The Art of Public Speaking, and include a measurable final action step in your presentation. Submit a preparation outline.
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Wednesday
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25
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Learning Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast Feedback |
Provide feedback by filling out a Learning Team Presentation Evaluation Form for each presentation. Complete each subheading where applicable. Your instructor will provide feedback for this week’s presentation on the following subheadings: · Audience and Topic · Introduction · Body · Conclusion · Overall Evaluation
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Thursday |
100 |
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Individual Persuasive Presentation |
For Online Campus, record a 10-minute podcast, movie clip, or other audio file. Submit the audio link and Microsoft® PowerPoint® to your facilitator. You may submit your link copied and pasted to a Microsoft® Word® document or as directed by your instructor. Lead a question-and-answer session after your presentation in class, or in an online discussion. |
Saturday |
100 |
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Individual Ethical Speaking Analysis Paper |
Identify a public speaking situation in which an issue related to speech ethics was involved. The issue could have affected you as a speaker or a listener. Prepare a 350- to 700-word analysis in APA format in which you describe the situation and explain the ethical issues involved. Discuss ethical guidelines (based on the Guidelines for Ethical Speaking and Guidelines for Ethical Listening discussed in Chapter 2) that could resolve the issues. Make sure the situation that is selected for this assignment can be analyzed from the viewpoint of the speaker and the listener.
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Monday |
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Week |
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Assignment |
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1 |
Individual |
Class Participation |
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40 |
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1 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #1 |
Wednesday |
20 |
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1 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #2 |
Friday |
20 |
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1 |
Individual |
Impromptu Speech Presentation |
Saturday |
0 |
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1 |
Individual |
Communicating Effectively Worksheet |
Monday |
50 |
130 |
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2 |
Individual |
Class Participation |
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40 |
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2 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #1 |
Wednesday |
20 |
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2 |
Individual |
Impromptu Speech Presentation Evaluation |
Wednesday |
20 |
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2 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #2 |
Friday |
20 |
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2 |
Individual |
Informative Speech Audience Analysis Worksheet |
Friday |
25 |
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2 |
Individual |
Informative Speech Presentation |
Monday |
100 |
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2 |
Individual |
Public Speaking Self-Reflection Paper |
Monday |
50 |
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2 |
Team |
Learning Team Charter |
Monday |
0 |
275 |
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3 |
Individual |
Class Participation |
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40 |
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3 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #1 |
Wednesday |
20 |
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3 |
Individual |
Informative Speech Evaluation/Feedback |
Thursday |
20 |
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3 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #2 |
Friday |
20 |
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3 |
Team |
Learning Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast Outline |
Monday |
100 |
200 |
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4 |
Individual |
Class Participation |
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40 |
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4 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #1 |
Wednesday |
20 |
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4 |
Individual |
Supporting One-Point Presentation Outline |
Wednesday |
25 |
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4 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #2 |
Friday |
20 |
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4 |
Individual |
Forms of Media Matrix |
Monday |
50 |
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4 |
Individual |
Supporting One-Point Presentation |
Monday |
100 |
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4 |
Team |
Learning Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast |
Monday |
200 |
455 |
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5 |
Individual |
Class Participation |
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40 |
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5 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #1 |
Wednesday |
20 |
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5 |
Individual |
Persuasive Presentation Outline |
Wednesday |
25 |
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5 |
Team |
Team Problem-Solving Video Podcast Presentation Feedback |
Thursday |
100 |
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5 |
Individual |
Discussion Question #2 |
Friday |
20 |
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5 |
Individual |
Persuasive Presentation |
Saturday |
100 |
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5 |
Individual |
Ethical Speaking Analysis Paper |
Monday |
50 |
355 |
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Total Points |
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1415 |
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Individual Points |
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1015 |
0.72 |
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Team Points |
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400 |
0.28 |
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Class Participation |
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200 |
0.14 |
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Discussion Questions |
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200 |
0.14 |
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Individual Written Assignments |
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225 |
0.16 |
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Individual Speech Outlines and Presentations/Feedback |
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390 |
0.28 |
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Team Outline/Presentation/Feedback |
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400 |
0.28 |
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Total |
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1415 |
1.00 |
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