NFGS_ch0.0_lecppt.pptx

1. COM 231: Introduction
Instructor: Heather Abenti
Copyright © 2022 W. W. Norton & Company

2. Heather Abenti, MASC
• AA, BS Business Administration and Project Management
• MA Strategic Communication
• EdD Curriculum and Instruction Online Teaching & Learning
• Owns 3sixteen Consulting
& tARTh by 3sixteen
On Etsy
• 3 kids, 4 dogs
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3. Syllabus Highlights
• abentih@coastalcarolina.edu
• Remind texts: join the class Remind group. Be sure to complete
the Join Remind Activity assignment
• Textbook: The Norton Field Guild to Speaking Inclusive Access
• Course requirements and expectations
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4. Course Goals
• Grow academic and scholarly skills
• Grow ability to communicate effectively and efficiently
• Gain understanding of how this course applies to your future
endeavors
• Gain skills to make video presentations
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5. Blackboard
• Organized by weekly modules
• Reading & Study
• Assignments
• All resources and assignments linked on Blackboard
• All assignments submitted through Blackboard. Emailed
assignments are not accepted!
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6. Policies
• Weekly Teaching: 1 video per week, must watch recording AND
submit weekly Teaching Video Response Activity for attendance
verification for the week
• Absences: Allowed to miss 6 assignments. Missing more than 6
will result in disenrollment, as 6 assignments is roughly 12.5% or
2 weeks of the course
• Assignments due Sunday of each week
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7. Assignments
• 5 Reading Quizzes: Using InQuizitive
• 4 Mandatory Speech Presentations: Introductory, Narrative,
Informative, Persuasive
• 2 Outlines: Informative & Persuasive
• Activities: Designed to help you learn skills needed for public speaking
• Weekly Teaching Video Responses: makes sure you are watching
weekly videos and gives you opportunities to get familiar with video
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