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COM 225: Public Speaking

Class # 90140 Location: Downtown UCENT 259 Time: MWF 12-12:50 Instructor: Ian Derk Office: Somehweres Email: iderk@asu.edu Phone: (602) 496-2033 Office Hours: T 2-3:30; W 10-11:30

Purpose Nearly every student asks, Why am I learning this? You are in a public speaking course because society needs you to be a strong oral communicator. Employers look for oral communication skills in new employees (some surveys rank strong oral communication skills as the #1 desired trait), and experts in business and academia complain about poor communication skills among people in their fields, and these experts claim society suffers as a result. Improving your oral communication skills will enhance your ability to advance your career, improve your professional and academic interactions, and help you contribute more to society. This course will increase your knowledge of public speaking, listening, and research techniques; expand your repertoire of skills related to preparing, delivering, and understanding speeches; and help you reduce your anxiety toward public speaking. Public can mean in-person audience and digital audiences. Required Materials Berkun, S. (2010). Confessions of a public speaker. Sebastopol, CA: OReilly.

Access to the Blackboard site, Google Hangouts (through ASU), and a webcam

A reliable portable storage device, such as a USB key Course Policies

All Students Have a Right To... Attend productive and useful class sessions Receive clear and specific assignment instructions Ask for clarification if the instructions are unclear Get questions answered within one business day See their current grades Question the grade on an assignment based on the assignment criteria All Students Have a Responsibility To... Show up prepared, alert, and focused on COM 225

Read the provided instructions and understand them

Understand that they must ask for clarification before an assignment is due

Send questions to the instructor in a timely and professional manner Track their own performance Provide evidence that the assignment criteria was met, wait at least one day before initiating the conversation and no longer than one week

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Technology We want create a respectful community while allowing for digital tools. Laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other devices are welcome so long as their use respects the dignity and value of the instructor and your fellow students. This class will use Blackboard as a hub for all required assignments and Edmodo for participation (see Badges for more information specific to Edmodo). ASU provides all the necessary and recommended technology. If you are unable to access a webcam or struggle with technology, please contact the instructor or use one of the Helpful Links before assignments are due. Parts of the required readings will help you get started with the technology required for the course. We know technology fails, and we know that you are using different devices. ASU and the instructor are here to help you complete your assignments and avoid late work. Starting your technology-based assignments early and asking for help early will help us assist you with any issues. Makeup Speeches and Late Work If a circumstance beyond your control occurs, you may be able to make up your speech. You will be expected to provide legible documentation, an audience of more than eight people (not including the instructor), and must arrange an appointment outside of class time. All other assignments are not accepted after the due date. All work must be submitted in the format required and may not be changed. Descriptions of Graded Work Speeches (Explained with Rubrics in the Speeches Section on Blackboard) You will deliver these speeches as part of the course: Demonstration Speech: This is a speech where you show the class how to do something. You must use a visual aid other than Powerpoint. This speech requires minimal research, but a great deal of practice. Informative Speech: This shorter speech is where you explain or define something of interest (a social issue, unique phenomenon, or interesting object) to the class). This is not meant to convince us to take action but simply know about something. Persuasive Speech: In this speech, you must compel the audience to take action on an issue that is significant to their lives. Your topic should center on a controversy of a political, social, economic, cultural, or religious nature. The speech should be well-researched and argued rather than mere opinion, and the issue should be relevant to the audience. A visual aid is required. Digital Revision: This speech is entirely performed online. Your goal with this speech is to take one of your previous speeches and alter it for an online audience. You may choose audio or video tools. You may choose to present the speech live via the web OR record it. Portfolio: This shorter speech requires you to explain the amount of Participation points you should receive in the course. The grade for this speech will focus on your delivery skills and assembled evidence.

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Assignments (Explained with Rubrics in the Assignments Section on Blackboard) Oral to Written: You will need to analyze the difference between orally-delivered content and written content. This short assignment will begin the first day of class (videos will be available if you arent present the first day). Syllabus Quiz: You will demonstrate your understanding of the course policies and proceedures through a short quiz. Reading Quizzes/Speech Quizzes: You will demonstrate your retention and critically examine content from the assigned reading and speeches delivered by your fellow students. Speech Proposals: You will state your topic and thesis of your speeches before delivering them. These proposals will help you think about your speech early and figure if/where you need assistance. Outlines: For the Informative and Persuasive speeches, you will give a full-sentence outline with correct APA citations. Self-Evaluations/Peer Evaluations: You will evaluate your own performance and the performance of your peers in writing. Participation: You will engage with the course material in and out of class. At the end of this course, you will need to propose your participation grade as the central point of your Portfolio speech. The best way to measure your participation is by using Badges. Badges To track your participation in this class for your Portfolio Speech, we will be using the Edmodo platform (edmodo.com) to award badges for various activities. Badges are connected to various course competencies, and accumulating badges will demonstrate your consistent participation in the course. Badge systems are used by organizations such as NASA, Pixar, and other universities, and this system will prepare you for future employee evaluations. You must register for the Edmodo system by August 30 before class. You will not receive badges for any work completed before you register. To register, you will receive a group code (which will be in the Blackboard Announcements page). If you have any problems, please contact me immediately. Required assignments (those with points directly attached) will be assigned through Blackboard only. Assignments for participation (those without points directly attached) will be assigned through both Edmodo and announced on Blackboard. It is your responsibility to check Blackboard regularly to see assignments posted. There are 40 unique badges available, and you can earn more than 70 badges during the semester. If you earn 32 unique badges OR 60 total badges, you will receive 10 points of extra credit (you may earn this only once). For every student that earns the 10 points of extra credit, the entire class will receive 2 points of extra credit. The extra credit stacks. This is the only extra-credit opportunity in the class.

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Speeches Demonstration Informative Persuasive Digital Revision Portfolio Impromptus (2) 50 100 100 150 50 10

Assignments Oral to Written Syllabus Quiz Reading Quizzes (3) Speech Quizzes (3) Speech Proposals (3) Outlines (2) Self Evaluations (3) Peer Evaluations (3) Participation Grade Descriptions

10 5 30 30 15 40 30 30 100

Grades A+ A AB+ B BC+ C D E 749 or more 697.5-748 675-697.4 652.5-674.9 622.5-652.4 600-622.4 577.5-599.9 525-577.4 450-524.9 449.9 or less

A = Outstanding work. Student goes well beyond expectations and produces work that demonstrates mastery of course material. Written work is error-free. B = Good work. Student moves slightly above expectations and produces work that demonstrates a strong understanding of course material. Written work is error-free. C = Satisfactory work. Student meets the basic requirements and produces work that demonstrates basic comprehension of course material. Written work is free of spelling and grammatical errors. D = Unsatisfactory work. Student fails to meet some of the minimum requirements and/or does not demonstrate a complete understanding of course material. Written work is mostly free of spelling and grammatical errors. E = Failing. Student fails to meet a majority of the minimum requirements and/or fails to demonstrate a minimal understanding of the course material. Work is below college-level. Written work has numerous errors. Student behaves in an unethical or abusive manner.

Note: Academic dishonesty may result in the automatic failure of the course and/or an XE grade.

See Academic Integrity for more information and links

University Policies Academic Integrity Arizona State University demands complete academic integrity; thus, instructors in the College and School do not tolerate cheating or plagiarism. Instructors who find compelling evidence of academic dishonesty will actively pursue one or more of the following actions: assigning a course grade of XE (failure through academic dishonesty) to the student, advocating the suspension of expulsion of the student from the College,

Derk 5 and/or referring the student to Student Judicial Affairs. If a student who is charged with academic dishonesty is found to be in violation, then one of more of these disciplinary actions will be taken. For further information, please read the Student Academic Integrity Policy at www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentlife/judicial/academic_integrity.htm Students with Disabilities The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal antidiscrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. One element of this legislation requires that all qualified students with documented disabilities be guaranteed a leaning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodation please contact the Disability Resource Center at ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus located in UCENT 160 or (602) 496-4321 (v)/ (602) 496-0378 (tty), or by emailing DPCDisability-Q@asu.edu. Eligibility and documentation policies can be found online at: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/ Please note: if you are registered with DRC, I am more than happy to work with you in order to make my classroom an effective learning space for you, but you absolutely must be open with me in communicating your needs and letting me know what I can do to help immediately, so that we do not run into any problems as the semester progresses.

We want to build a classroom climate that is comfortable for all. In a communication class, it is especially important that we 1) display respect for all members of the classroom including the instructor and students; 2) pay attention to and participate in all class sessions and activities; 3) avoid unnecessary disruption during class time (e.g. having private conversations, reading the newspaper, surfing the internet, doing work for other classes, making/receiving phone calls, text messaging, etc.); and 4) avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, or other negative language that may unnecessarily exclude members of our campus and classroom. This is not an exhaustive list of behaviors; rather, it represents examples of the types of things that can have a dramatic impact on the class environment. Your final grade may be reduced by 5% each time you engage in these sorts of behaviors. Further, students who are verbally or physically aggressive towards the instructor, the TAs, or another student before, during, or after class will have their grade lowered by 25% each time they engage in this sort of behavior (and, students engaging in such behaviors will be permanently removed from the class and the proper authorities notified.) Students are required to adhere to the behavior standards listed in the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual Chapter V Campus and Student Affairs: Code of Conduct located online at http://students.asu.edu/srr/code and the ACD 125: Computer, Internet, and Electronic Communications available at http://asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd125.html Students are entitled to receive instruction free from interference by other members of the class. An instructor may withdraw a student from a course when the students behavior disrupts the educational process under USI 201-10 http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm201-10.html. An instructor may withdraw a student from a course with a mark of Wor E when the students behavior disrupts the educational process. Disruptive classroom behavior for this purpose is definedby the instructor. In cases where disruptive behavior does not warrant removal from class, at the instructors discretion, a students final grade will be lowered by 25% instead.

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Helpful Links ASU Library

ASU Library Home Page Communication Studies Library Guide Topics Good Speech Topics Toastmasters Wiki Writing and Outlines Downtown Campus Writing Center Online Writing Tutoring Types of Outlines Technology Help Blackboard Help 24-Hour Help Line

http://lib.asu.edu/ http://libguides.asu.edu/content.php?pid=56921

http://links.asu.edu/goodspeechtopics http://links.asu.edu/toastmasterswiki

https://studentsuccess.asu.edu/downtown https://studentsuccess.asu.edu/online http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/03/

http://links.asu.edu/ASUBlackboardHelp 1-855-278-5080

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Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)

Complete before class Monday Complete before class Wednesday Complete before class Friday Register for Edmodo, Oral vs. Written Part One Complete Friday before 5 PM

Week 1

Date 8/19/2013

Monday Class

Wednesday Class

Friday Class Introductions

8/26/2013

Oral vs. Written

Chapter 1

Apprehension

Apprehension

3 4 5

9/2/2013 9/9/2013

Syllabus Quiz, Chapter 2

NO CLASS DEMONSTRATION Listening

Demonstration Proposal

Nonverbals DEMONSTRATION Listening Chapters 4 and 6 Informative Proposal

Nonverbals DEMONSTRATION Audience Analysis

Self-Evaluations, 9/16/2013 Peer Evaluations, Chapter 8 9/23/2013 "Why Use the Library When You Can Use Google?" "Finding Research 9/30/2013 Topics," "Evaluating Resources," "Keyword Searching" (Videos) Informative 10/7/2013 Outlines Self-Evaluations, 10/14/2013 Peer Evaluations

Audience Analysis

"What to Do if Your Talk Sucks" (Textbook)

Thesis Statements

Organization

Research

Outlines

Methods of Delivery

8 9

INFORMATIVE NO CLASS

Informative Outlines Chapter 9

INFORMATIVE Persuasive Speaking

Informative Outlines

INFORMATIVE Formal Arguments

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"How Culture Works" (Article) Persuasive Outlines Persuasive Outlines "Getting Started With Prezi"

10

10/21/2013 "How to Make a Point" (Textbook) Persuasive Outlines

Formal Arguments

Persuasive Proposal Persuasive Outlines Persuasive Outlines Chapter 7 "What to Do When Things Go Wrong" (Textbook)

Motivations

Motivations

11 12 13

10/28/2013 11/4/2013 11/11/2013

Strategies PERSUASIVE NO CLASS

PERSUASIVE PERSUASIVE Digital Speaking

PERSUASIVE Speaking for Special Occasions Digital Tools

14

"How to Give a Virtual 11/18/2013 Presentation with Skype," "Start a Video Call" 11/25/2013

Digital Tools

Speaking in Professional Contexts DIGITAL REVISION Professional Evaluations PORTFOLIO (9:5011:40) Oral Vs. Written Part Two

Speaking in Groups

15

DIGITAL REVISION Professional Evaluations NO CLASS

NO CLASS Any remaining work for Badges

16

12/2/2013

Final Prep

17

12/9/2013

NO CLASS

Last Day to Add/Drop Without Approval: 8/22/13 Tuition and Fees 100% Deadline: 9/4/13 Course Withdrawal Deadline: 11/6/13