Clarendon College—Pampa Center

Fall 2006

11:00 TR

5:30 TR

Course Title: Public Speaking

Course Number SPCH 1315

Credits: 3 hours

 

Instructor:  Ken Wilson

Office 206A; 665-8801

Email: ken.wilson@clarendoncollege.edu

Office Hours:  T 3:00-4:00 pm; W 4:30-5:30 pm; R 3:00-4:00 pm; M 7:00-10:00 pm; T 7:00-10:00 pm; R 7:00-10:00 pm

 

Textbook:  None

 

Course Description:  Research, composition, organization, delivery, and analysis of speeches for different purposes.  Includes diction, poise, and self-confidence in conversational, classroom, and public speech

 

Course Objectives:  Through participating in assigned activities, the student will recognize and understand the interactive model of communication, develop and improve listening skills, analyze audience characteristics and adapt a topic appropriately for a particular audience, distinguish among informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches, recognizing the unique characteristics of each, improve both verbal and nonverbal delivery skills, organize speech materials in outline form,  and develop research and library skills necessary for acquiring supporting materials for speeches.

 

Statement of Purpose:  SPCH 1315 partially satisfies the requirements for the Associate Degree at Clarendon College and is designed for transfer to a university.

 

Methods of Instruction:  lecture, demonstrations, presentations, readings, tests, and internet research

 

Attendance:  Students are asked to call the instructor when they miss a class.

 

Grading:  Students will give five speeches that will count 10% each and take three objective tests that will count 10% each. The final 20% of the grade will come from 30 Daily Grades. 

 

ADA Statement:  If a student has a disability for which he needs special accommodations for the course, he should inform the counselor, the Dean, or the instructor.  Arrangements will be made to meet his needs.

 

Classroom Conduct: Failure to comply with lawful direction of a classroom instructor is a disruption for all students enrolled in the class.  Cheating violations include, but are not limited to: obtaining an examination, classroom activity, or laboratory exercise by stealing or collusion; discovering the content of an examination, classroom activity, laboratory exercise, or homework assignment; entering an office or building to obtain unfair advantage; taking an examination for another person; completing a classroom activity, laboratory exercise, homework assignment, or research paper for another person; altering grade records; using any unauthorized form of electronic communication device during an examination, classroom activity, or laboratory exercise, and plagiarism.  Plagiarism is the using, stating, offering, or reporting as one’s own, an idea, expression, or production of another person without proper credit.

     Disciplinary actions for cheating in a course are at the discretion of the individual instructor.  The instructor of the course will file a report with the Dean of Students when a student is caught cheating in the course, whether it be a workforce or academic course.  The report shall include the course, instructor, student’s name, and the type of cheating involved.  Students who are reported as cheating to the Dean of Students more than once shall be disciplined by the Dean.  The Dean will notify all involved parties within fourteen days of any action taken.

 

Withdrawal Procedures:  A student may drop a course with a grade of “W” any time after the census date for the semester and on or before the end of the 12th week of a long semester or on or before the last day to drop a class or a term as designated in the college calendar.  The request for permission to drop a course is initiated by the student by procuring a drop form from the Office of Student Services.  The last day to drop a course for the semester is listed in the college catalogue.