cmth 102 syl

1. N O R T H A M P T O N C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
“The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.”
Henry Ward Beecher
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: Speech Communication
Course number: CMTH102
Current semester: Fall 2012
Section Numbers: 46
Room Numbers: CNTR 233
Course Meeting Days and Times: T/R 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Instructor’s name: Krista Hess
Office hours: Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Or please feel free to email me if you need to meet outside of that time.
Office & Mailbox Location: RICH 125
E-mail address: khess@northampton.edu
Office Number: 610-861-4541 ext. 1328
I will only be checking voicemail once a week, please contact me via email!
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Required texts: Communication Works, Eleventh Edition, by Gamble and Gamble
Packaged with your text: Connect Registration Card
To access Connect: Go to: http://connect.mcgraw-
hill.com/class/k_hess_46_fall_2012_tr_8-915 OR use this QR Code ->
THEN, click ‘Register Now’
Suggested supplies: Three ring binder, notecards, regular access to
a computer with internet (computer labs available on campus).
Syllabus

2. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Speech
Communication 102 is designed to teach basic
communication theory; effective
communication skills in various
communicative contexts; speech organization,
writing, and effective delivery of informative,
persuasive, and special occasion speeches; self-
confidence through competence; greater
expressiveness of voice and body; critical
thinking and listening skills; collaboration in
dyad and small group contexts; group
dynamics; leadership styles and functionary
roles; skills in interrogatory contexts;
introductory mass media literacy,
organizational and intercultural
communication.
COURSE RATIONALE: This course is an
introduction to the concepts that are essential to
human communication. Consequently, it is much
more than a public speaking course. This course
examines all levels of human speech
communication—in all of its complexities and
subtleties. This course will examine how we’ve
come to know what we do about communicating
with another person or with a group of people. It
will also introduce techniques for improving our
communication skills in the various
communicative contexts as well as empowering
students with an improved understanding of
language. Students will also learn to effectively
and confidently deliver speeches by practicing
basic public speaking skills and engaging in the
articulation and organization of critical thinking
and problem solving. Ideally, students should be
able to apply these skills in a variety of
communication situations whether in future
college courses or non-academic settings.
Students are evaluated on not only what they can
do but also on what they know regarding human
speech communication.
COURSE FORMAT: This course will take on a
small group format; thus, I expect you will have
read all the readings before class, will be
prepared to engage in class discussion, will
not miss class, will complete all assignments
on time, and will put your best effort into all
work. You will be assigned a base group to
learn and work on projects. You should
exchange information (phone numbers and
email addresses) with your group members, as
you will be with this group throughout the
semester. Your base group should also be your
support throughout the semester if you miss a
class or need some clarification on a project. I
encourage you to stay in contact with your base
group outside of class as well.
I will treat this course as a seminar in which
we spend much of our time discussing the
reading in small groups; thus, I need your
involvement to make that happen. I look
forward to interacting with you collectively and
individually on a regular basis, but view my
role primarily as one of facilitator,
encouraging you to think, question, apply and
integrate the course material, rather than
merely disseminating knowledge for your
consumption!
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Students write and deliver speeches that
demonstrate awareness of audience and
purpose.
2. Students understand, explain, and can
demonstrate the elements of effective listening.
3. Students identify, think critically about, and
utilize persuasive strategies as both creators
and consumers of communication.
4. Students understand group processes and
roles and can work effectively in a group.
5. Students can articulate the theoretical
concepts of self, interpersonal, and
intercultural communication.
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3. POLICIES:
Class Attendance and Withdrawal: Your
attendance and active participation is essential
for both your success and that of your classmates.
Your participation in exercises, speech evaluation,
and class discussion is expected and will make the
class more interesting and a better learning
experience.
Routine medical, dental, legal or academic
appointments, job-related or social
commitments, illnesses not involving
hospitalization or doctor intervention, as well
as family or other emergencies will be included
in the absentee tally. A student who misses
more than two times the weekly number of
classes may be withdrawn from the course by
the instructor. Students who are withdrawn for
poor attendance will receive a grade of W.
Faculty may issue a withdrawal through the
first 90% of the semester. After the 90%
period, a student may not withdraw or be
withdrawn.
Students who are withdrawn from the class for
lack of attendance may appeal the enforced
withdrawal to the instructor. If the Instructor
agrees to reinstate the student he/she will be
required to complete a reinstatement form and
return it directly to the Vice President for
Student Affairs. If the appeal is denied, the
student may speak with the appropriate
academic dean and/or the Vice President for
Student Affairs. Further discussion may take
place with the faculty member, but the final
decision on the withdrawal rests with the
faculty member.
Lateness to Class: Lateness to class affects
attendance in the following way: two lates equal
one absence. Leaving class before being dismissed
affects attendance in the same manner. More
importantly, if you are late, look through the
door’s window and appraise the classroom
situation. Do not walk into class during a
classmate’s presentation. Failure to exercise
this common courtesy will result in the loss of
five (5) points from your grade.
**You are responsible for ALL material missed
due to absence or lateness. Please do not use
class time to acquire this information.**
Late Work, Missed Quizes and Speeches:
Late assignments will be accepted but will
receive a 10% grade reduction for each class
period late. Missed group work, quizzes or
speeches due to absence or a lack of
preparation, however, will not be allowed to be
made-up unless previously negotiated with me.
If an extreme emergency arises, and you notify
me as soon as possible, we can try to work out
an exception to this policy. Except in these very
rare cases, exceptions will not be made.
Classroom Management: Once class starts,
except in the case of an emergency, EVERYONE
STAYS IN THE ROOM until break time or class
is over. It is very important to create an
environment conducive to learning. Please do
not be disruptive in class, i.e. reading the
newspaper, talking excessively, or sleeping.
Cell phones, beepers, and anything else that
makes noise must be shut off or on vibrate
upon entering the class. Please remove all
devices from ears prior to the start of class.
Please do not start packing up your belongings
until class is officially dismissed. Students who
excessively violate these common courtesies
will be asked to leave the classroom.
Writing Standards: College courses require
good writing skills. As you complete each
course in your bid for a degree, your writing
skills should improve. Through out the course
of this class, I hope to help you improve your
writing skills. However, there are minimum
standards of performance expected of all
college students. Please note the following
standards:
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4.  All written assignments must be typed,
and should be free of typographical and
grammatical errors. USE SPELL AND GRAMMAR
CHECK! There is no excuse for such errors. Please
proofread your documents carefully. Any written
assignment that contains in excess of three (3)
spelling or grammatical errors will result in
points being deducted from the final grade for
that assignment.
 All assignments should be clear,
concise, and easy to read. Please use a 12-point
type font. Use formatting such as headings,
bullets, and graphics when appropriate to make
your writing clear.
 It is highly recommended that you
keep a hard copy of each assignment you turn in,
just in case the original is lost and the computer
copy is inaccessible.
Academic Honesty Policy. Northampton
Community College considers honesty to be
essential to the learning experience. Academic
honesty is one of the values that we expect
members of the NCC community will apply in
their work on this campus and take into their
lives beyond NCC. Violations of academic
honesty harm the learning experience and
violate the expectations and values that we
hope the NCC community embraces. We expect
all members of the NCC academic community to
conduct themselves and their work ethically
and honestly.
Student Responsibilities
• Students are solely responsible for
their work and for making sure that their
work represents their own honest efforts to
meet the goals of the course.
• They are responsible for learning
and following the policies and expectations
of the college and for understanding the
consequences of actions that violate the
policy on academic honesty.
• They are responsible for showing
that the work they present is theirs in
whatever ways are deemed appropriate by
the faculty for the course.
Faculty responsibilities
• Faculty members are responsible for
demonstrating academic honesty in their
work.
• They are responsible for making
their expectations related to academic
honesty clear to their classes including
which activities and resources are allowed
and the consequences for violations in their
courses.
• They are responsible for
communicating about violations of the
academic honesty policy to students and
their division Dean and to the Vice
president for Student Affairs.
Academic Honesty Violations: Violations of
the academic honesty policy include any
actions that attempt to gain academic credit
for work that does not represent the
student’s own efforts and knowledge. They
include, but are not limited to the following
situations and examples:
• Cheating on examinations and quizzes --
o Using notes, materials, and/or
mechanical, electronic or technological
devices not authorized by the instructor
during examinations or quizzes.
o Providing or receiving help on an
examination or test in a manner not
authorized by the instructor.
o Buying, selling, improperly
obtaining, or using any tests or
examinations.
o Posing as another student or
allowing another student to pose as you
when taking an exam or quiz.
o Altering or adding answers on
exercises, exams, or quizzes after the
work has been graded.
• Plagiarizing –
o Using the ideas or words of
others without appropriate quotation
and documentation that acknowledges
the source or sources -- in other words,
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5. presenting someone else’s work as one’s
own.
o Copying, exact words, phrases or
sentences without quoting and giving
credit to the source.
o Using a paraphrased version of
the opinions, work, or ideas of others
without giving credit.
o The wrongful appropriation of all
or part of someone else’s literary,
artistic, musical, mechanical, or
computer-based work.
• Copying all or part of an assignment, (a
research paper, lab report, or workbook)
from another person or resource and
presenting it as your own work.
• Purchasing an assignment and
submitting it as your own work.
• Falsifying or inventing information, data
or research material. Altering or forging
records or submitting false records as part
of course work or making false statements,
excuses, or claims to gain academic credit or
influence grading.
• Listing sources that you never
consulted.
• Gaining unauthorized access to another
person’s or the College’s computer system
or tampering with or copying programs,
files, data or access codes associated with
coursework.
• Tampering with or damaging the work
of others or preventing others from
completing their own assignments.
Consequences of Violations: When a faculty
member believes that a student has committed
acts that violate the academic honesty policy,
he or she will advise the student of the offense
and the penalty imposed. A faculty member
may apply one of the following penalties:
• A written warning, with the requirement
that the assignment be redone within the
instructor’s specified time.
• A failing grade for the assignment or
test.
• An “F” grade for the course.
You may appeal your charge by following the
procedures in your Student Handbook.
Policy Regarding Children
The extended (defined as 30 minutes or more)
presence of unattended children (including
children of staff and students) under the age of
16 on campus, unless officially registered in a
College program is strictly prohibited.
Children are not permitted in class. The
classroom instructor has the authority to make
an exception to this policy for an emergency
circumstance, using the following criteria: if at
all possible, students must contact the
instructor prior to the class to seek permission;
students may not request this special exception
more than twice in one semester; and children
may not be disruptive (i.e. – noisy, moving
around, interfering with the teaching-learning
process) or they will be asked to leave
immediately with their parent/guardian.
Disability Services
Northampton Community College encourages
academically qualified students with disabilities
to take advantage of its educational programs.
Services and accommodations are offered to
students with disabilities at no additional cost to
facilitate accessibility to College programs and
facilities. These services are based upon each
student’s individual needs and must be indicated
by current documentation of disability. For more
information, you can contact the Coordinator of
Disability Services at 610-861-5342 or TDD (610)
861-5351 or view the Disability Services
Webpage by following these links from the NCC
home page (http://www.northampton.edu):
Administration > Student Services > Students
With Disabilities.
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7. GRADING:
Assignment Point Value Points Received
Brown Bag Speech 10
Connect Homework (6 @ 20 ea.) 120
Group Work (14 @ 5 ea.) 65
Group Quizzes (6 @ 10 ea.) 60
Group Report 30
Avocation/Vocation 55
Informative Speech 85 total
Specific Purpose Approved 5
Development Plan 10
Final Outline 20
3rd
Party Feedback 5
Speech 30
Self Evaluation #1 5
Peer Evaluation #1 (x2) 10
Interpersonal Theory WebQuest &
Presentation 30
Persuasive Speech 95 total
Specific Purpose Approved 5
Development Plan 10
Final Outline 20
3rd
Party Feedback 5
Speech 40
Self Evaluation #2 5
Peer Evaluation #2 (x2) 10
Class Participation (25 x 2) 50
Final Exam 100
Total 700
Bonus Points at the End of the Semester
- the group with the best attendance record: 10 points
- Learn Smart Module Completion: 10-20 points
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8. ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS:
Brown Bag Speech: This introductory speech provides students with an opportunity to test the
public speaking waters—learning more about themselves and their classmates. Get your first-
speech jitters out of the way! (CO 1)
Chapter Homework: For designated chapters students must complete homework assignments
posted on the McGraw-Hill Connect site. (CO 5)
Group Work/Group Report: Throughout the semester students will work together on daily
group work and group quizzes. Using these experiences as a foundation, students will analyze
their group’s effectiveness in a 4-5 page paper. (CO 1, 4)
Interpersonal Theory WebQuest & Presentation: Groups will work together to complete a
WebQuest which will lead to researching a key theory of interpersonal communication, apply the
theory to an observed interpersonal relationship and present their findings to the class.
Avocation/Vocation: This assignment relies on self-motivation and interpersonal skills as
students interview professionals in their intended career field. As part of the assignment students
will do research on their chosen career path including finding at least one article discussing the
role of communication in that profession. (CO 2, 5)
Informative Speech: Students organize and deliver an informative speech designed to inform
their classmates about a topic of the student’s choosing, students complete peer evaluations and
self-evaluations. (CO 1, 2, 5)
Persuasive Speech: Students organize and deliver a persuasive speech designed to change
attitudes and behavior pertaining to a proposition of policy, students complete peer evaluations
and self-evaluations. (CO 1, 2, 3, 5)
Class Participation Rubric:
25 points 20 points 15 points 5 points 0 points
You arrive fully
prepared at almost
every session.
You arrive mostly, if
not fully, prepared
(ongoing).
Your preparation,
and therefore level of
participation, are
both inconsistent.
You are rarely
prepared; You
rarely participate.
You are never
prepared.
You play an active
role in discussions
(ongoing).
You participate
constructively in
discussions
(ongoing).
When prepared, you
participate
constructively in
discussions and
makes relevant
comments.
Your comments
are generally
vague or drawn
from outside of the
assigned material.
You never
participate.
Your comments
occasionally advance
the level and depth
of the dialogue.
You make relevant
comments based on
the assigned material
(ongoing).
Your interest level in
discussions is
inconsistent.
You demonstrate a
noticeable lack of
interest (on
occasion).
You demonstrate a
noticeable lack of
interest in the
material (ongoing).
Our group dynamic
and level of
discussion are often
better because of
your presence.
Our group dynamic and
level of discussion are
occasionally better
(never worse) because
of your presence.
Our group dynamic
and level of
discussion are not
affected by your
presence.
Our group
dynamic and level
of discussion are
harmed by your
presence.
Our group dynamic
and level of
discussion are
significantly harmed
by the student’s
presence.
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9. Format for Assignments: Each assignment will be accompanied by an assignment sheet
that details the criteria for the assignment as well as the grading rubric that will be used.
Number of Tests:
Six group quizzes
One final exam
Grade Scale: You have the potential to earn a total of 700 points toward your final grade.
The points will be spread in the following way: 700 – 645 = A, 644 – 630 = A-, 629 – 616 =
B+, 615 – 575 = B, 574 – 560 = B-, 559 – 546 = C+, 545 – 505 = C, 504 – 490 = C-, 489 – 476 =
D+, 475 – 420 = D, 419 – 0 = F. Please understand, I do not give you a grade, you earn a
grade based upon your performance and participation. Students are expected to keep track
of their points throughout the semester.
COURSE CALENDAR:
*Be aware that this MAY CHANGE through out the semester! I will give you advanced notice
verbally and via email! *
Note: All homework must be handed in or submitted to blackboard by the start of class the day the
assignment is due.
Date Discussion Assignments Due
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. T 8/28 Introduction to the course.
2. R 8/30
Brown Bag Speech Presentations;
Introduction to Blackboard and Homework
Queries.
Brown Bag Speech
PART TWO: A LOOK AT THEORY
3. T 9/4 Introduce the elements of communication
Read Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Homework
Group Spokesperson:
4. R 9/6
Discuss the influence of self and perception
on communication
Read Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Homework
Group Spokesperson:
5. T 9/11
Discuss effective listening and
communication.
Group Quiz #1: Ch 1 & 3
Read Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Homework
Group Spokesperson:
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10. 6. R 9/13 Discuss verbal/nonverbal communication
Read Chapter 4 & 5
Chapter 4: Homework
Group Spokesperson:
PART THREE: A LITTLE APPLICATION (INTERVIEWING & PUBLIC SPEAKING)
10. T 9/18
Assign Avocation/Vocation Assignment.
Discuss interviewing.
Group Quiz #2: Ch 4, 5, 6
Chapter 5: Homework
Read Appendix
Group Spokesperson:
12. R 9/20
Introduction to Public Speaking, Assign
Informative Speech
Group Quiz #3: Interviewing
Read Chapter 11 & 14
Group Spokesperson:
13. T 9/25 Public speaking continued.
Read Chapter 12 & 13
Specific Purpose Due
Group Spokesperson:
14. R 9/27 Public speaking continued.
Group Quiz #4: Ch. 11-14
Development Plan Due
Group Spokesperson:
15. T 10/2 Conferences
Full Sentence Outline Due at
Conference
16. R 10/4
Informative Speeches If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
17. T 10/9
Informative Speeches
If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
18. R
10/11
Informative Speeches
If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
Fall Breach Monday-Tuesday, October 15-16
(Failure Notices Sent 10/17)
PART FOUR: SOME MORE THEORY
20. R
10/18
Discuss culture.
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
Read Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Homework
Group Spokesperson:
21. T
10/23
Continue discussion of culture.
Group Spokesperson:
22. R
10/25
Discuss small group communication. Assign
Group Report
Read Chapter 9
Group Spokesperson:
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10/30
Discuss problem solving and leadership.
Read Chapter 10
Group Spokesperson:
25. R 11/1
Discuss relational communication. Assign
Interpersonal Theory Group Web Quest &
Presentations
Group Quiz #5 (Ch. 2, 9, 10)
Read Chapter 7 & 8
Group Spokesperson:
PART FIVE: BACK TO APPLICATION
26. T 11/6
Working on WebQuest & Presentations in
Class
Group Spokesperson:
27. R 11/8 Questions of Fact, Value, and Policy.
Read Chapter 15
Group Spokesperson:
28. T
11/13
Group Presentations on Interpersonal
Communication. Assign Persuasive Speech
29. R
11/15
Methods of Persuasion.
Group Spokesperson:
Specific Purpose Due
30. T
11/20
Methods of Persuasion, continued.
Development Plan Due
Group Spokesperson:
Thanksgiving Break 5pm Wednesday – Sunday, November 21-25
31. T
11/27
Methods of Persuasion, continued.
Avocation/Vocation Report Due
Quiz #6 (Cp. 15)
Group Spokesperson:
32. R
11/29
Conferences
Full Sentence Outline Due at
Conference
33. T 12/4
Persuasive Speeches
(Last day to withdraw from classes with a
“W” grade)
If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
34. R 12/6 Persuasive Speeches
If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
35. T
12/11
Persuasive Speeches
If speaking—Final Outline, 3rd
Party Feedback, Grading Sheet.
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
36. R
12/13
Review for Final
Self Analysis if spoke last class.
Group Analysis Report Due
TENTATIVE FINAL EXAM DATE: Thursday, December 20, 8:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M.
This syllabus is offered as a guide; however, it is subject to change throughout the semester, as necessary.
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