SUMMER  20073 (B12)

SPC 2600          

Reference #256725

Instructor:  Arnold Wood, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION

 

"Speaking With Confidence"

 

 

SPC 2600

 

 

 

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Please read this packet carefully for course requirements.


 

 


 

A.  INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

NAME:                                      Professor Arnold Wood, Jr.

CAMPUS ADDRESS:                Florida Community College at Jacksonville

                                                South Campus, Office T-265

                                                11901 Beach Blvd.

                                                Jacksonville, FL 32246

E-MAIL ADDRESS:                    awood@fccj.edu

PHONE NUMBER:                     646-2341

FAX NUMBER:                          646-2312

BEST TIME TO CALL:                Monday – Thursday: 9:00 – 11:00 am.  If I am unavailable, leave your name, phone number and a detailed message. Please speak slowly so that I can write down your phone number.  Messages will be returned within 2 working days.

 

B.  COURSE MATERIALS

The following materials are required and the textbooks may be purchased at any FCCJ bookstore in the Distance Learning Section.  (If the texts are not on the shelf, please ask a bookstore employee to call the bookstores on the other campuses for textbook availability.)

 

1.     Confidence in Public Speaking: Telecourse Version; Nelson/Pearson; Roxbury Publishing; 8th Edition.

ISBN# 1-931719-31-4.

2.  Appendix to be distributed at Orientation meeting. (It may be mailed.)

3.  Two blank VHS videotapes on which to record your speeches.  It will be brought to each speech presentation meeting along with 4"x 6" index cards. You may substitute DVD's for the VHS tapes if you like.

4.  Video lessons for  “Fundamentals of Speech Communication” - See Airing Schedule or view at an

LRC. (on the CD)

 

C.  ORIENTATION MEETING - MANDATORY

There is one required on-campus orientation meeting for all SPC 2600 Telecourse students to meet with your professor and your fellow students to discuss any concerns you may have bout course requirements.  At the orientation, communication strategies will be explored, the Appendix will be distributed and samples of student speeches will be viewed.  Attendance is required.

 

·         Thursday, June 7, 2007 at South Campus, Room T-121 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. 

·         If you are unable to attend the orientation meeting, do not register for this course because you will be administratively withdrawn.  NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

 

D.  VIDEO TAPES USE AND SPEECH SCHEDULE

 

You will record your individual speeches on alternate tapes. On tape A (label it thus), you will record speeches 1, 3, and 5. On tape B (label it thus), you will record speeches 2, 4, and 6. On the tape labels, in addition to the designation A or B, you need to write your name and mailing address as will as each speech #, speech title, and speech length (minutes and seconds…i.e., 3 mins 47 secs.).

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST give your speech before an audience. Whoever does the video recording of your speeches needs to include a shot of your audience. You should begin your speeches by thanking your audience for attending your speech and your videographer for recording your speech. You should have the videographer use a full shot (you should be fully in the image so that I can see both you facial expressions as well as your body control) to record your speech. He/she should move the camera only when you refer directly to your a/v graphic/table, etc. Of course, you may record your speeches until you are satisfied with your presentations.

 

Remember that you are to speak your speeches, not read from a prepared text. I want to see your face as you “talk” to your audience. I don’t want to see the top of your head as you bend and read a text of your speech.

 

Each taped speech must be accompanied by a typed outline (use Microsoft Word…you may e me the outline of each speech as an attached document). Read and model your speech outlines after the information found in your textbook, chapters K and L (you will find several examples through out the chapters to serve as models for your own outlines). Additionally, note that in your Ecology. Informative, and Persuasive speeches, you should do research using at least 3 sources (use good short sources [current articles] from the Internet by doing a Google or Ask.com sources; better, go to a campus library and have a librarian help you find good sources) which you quote/paraphrase (read chapter I) during your speech. You will prepare a Works Cited page (formerly called Bibliography) following the models for APA or MLA on I-31 in your textbook; include the Works Cited page with the outline.

 

You will mail the tapes in alternating fashion, following the schedule below (Speeches are defined/described in Section L of this syllabus):

 

Speech 1 (Tape A) - Name Speech (with outline page)

 

            Wednesday, June 13, 2007                       Send/deliver by Monday, June 12,  2007 to South Campus, T-265

 

Speech 2 (Tape B) - Ecology Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)

 

            Wednesday, June 27, 2007                      Send/Deliver by Monday, June 25, 2007 to South Campus, T-265

                                               

Speech 3 (Tape A) - Informative Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)

 

            Wednesday, July 11, 2007                       Send/deliver by Monday, July 9, 2007 to South Campus, T-265

 

Speech 4 (Tape B) - Persuasive Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)

    

            Wednesday, July 25, 2007                       Send/deliver by Monday, July 23, 2007 to South Campus, T-265

 

Speech 5 (Tape A) - Oral Interpretation Speech (with outline page)

    

            Wednesday, August 8, 2007                          Send/deliver by Monday, August 6, 2007 to South Campus, T-265

 

Speech 6 (Tape B) – Special Occasion Speech (with outline page)

 

            Wednesday, August 22, 2006                          Send/deliver by Monday, August 20, 2007 to South Campus, T-265

 

Your work – the preparation of, outlines of, and delivery (taping) of each speech – must be your own. Please refer to the College policy regarding acts of academic dishonest.

 

Term ends Friday, August 24, 2007. Final grades  will be posted on Artemis beginning Monday, August 27, 2007.

 

E.  HOMEWORK INFORMATION AND DUE DATES

 

 To be successful, the weekly assignments for this course (located in section I of this package) need to be completed during those time frames.  Do not fall behind - call me if you experience any problem with the assignments immediately.

 

NO LATE SPEECH TAPES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

F.  STATE MANDATED TUITION CHANGES

Beginning fall semester, 1997, according to guidelines established by Florida HB 1545, all students may enroll in a specific college credit course only twice at a regular tuition rate.  If the first two attempts are unsuccessful (all grades will count as an attempt, including audit  FN, IW, W, I, F, and D), the third time a student enrolls in the course he/she must pay full cost of instruction.  This cost is equivalent to the out-of-state tuition rate, approximately four times the cost of regular tuition or $201.85 per semester hour (cost as of 2003/04).  Only “drops” submitted by the advertised deadline date (during the first week of a term) will not count as being enrolled.

 

G.  DEADLINES FOR DROPPING/WITHDRAWING FROM CLASSES

 

            Monday, June 11, 2007 – 6:30 pm                     With Refund

                                                                                  Class is deleted from student’s record

            Thursday, July 26, 2007 – 6:30 pm                   No refund

                                                                                  “W” grade assigned

 

Important Note:  The drop deadline is sometimes before the orientation meeting and/or first video lesson on cable TV.  If you are uncertain about this course, review the course outline and view a taped lesson in an FCCJ Library before the drop deadline.

 

H.  COLLEGE HOLIDAYS – COLLEGE CLOSED/NO LESSONS AIRED

 

 

Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day

 

 

I.  WEEKLY SCHEDULE (not applicable to the CD-based version of the course)

FCCJ telecourses are available on the following cable television channels:

 

                        Callahan                                    Ch. 16,Comcast

                        Clay County                              Ch.  7, Comcast (noon – midnight only)

                        Clay County                              Ch. 26, Comcast

Duval County                             Ch. 26, Comcast

                        Fernandina Beach                      Ch. 19, Comcast

                        St. Johns County                       Ch. 26, Comcast

                        St. Johns County                       Ch. 55, Time Warner

                       

CABLE TELEVISION SCHEDULE

You can view the airing schedule on the web at www.opencampus.org/tv.html

 

 

TIME

 

SAT

 

SUN

 

MON

 

TUES

 

WED

 

THUR

 

FRI

9:00pm – 10:30pm

 

 8:00am – 9:30 pm

 

 

 

 

     

A,B,C

 

 

 

 

*A,B,C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A = 1st lesson of the week; B = 2nd lesson; C = 3rd Lesson.  * = Repeat; 0 = No Lesson Aired

 

Please note the Holidays listed above – No lessons will air on that date

ALL testing information is on the Exam Schedule (Section J) that follows this Airing Schedule

 

 

WEEK #

DATES

(MON-SUN)

 

MTGS

 

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

 

TELELESSON NAME

 

TELELESSON

NUMBER

 

 

Week 1

  June 4 – 10

 

 

Chapter 1 – Developing Confidence

Chapter 1 - Ethics in Public  Speaking

Chapter B - The First Speech (handout)

 

Introduction

Ethics

The First Speech

 

1 (A)

2 (B)

4 (C)

 

 

X(A)

X(B)

 

Week 2

  June 11 – 17

 

 

Chapter 12 – Presentational Aids

Chapter 1 – Conquering Speech Anxiety

Chapter 4 - The Speaker

 

Presentational Aids

Anxiety

The Speaker

 

16 (A)

5 (B)

8 (C)

 

 

Week 3

  June 18 – 24

 

 

No Assignment

Chapter 3 - The Audience

Chapter 5 - Selecting a Topic & Purpose

 

No Assignment

The Audience

Selecting a Topic

 

0(A)

7(B)

9(C)

 

 

Week 4

  June 25 – July 1

 

 

 

No Assignment

Chapter 6 – Finding Information

Chapter 7 - Speech Organizing & Outlining

 

No Assignment

Finding Information

Organizing & Outlining

 

0(A)

10(B)

11(C)

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Week 5

  July 2 - 8

 

 

Chapter9 – Introducing & Concluding      Your Speech

Chapter 13 – Informative Speaking

 

 

Introductions & Conclusions

 

Informative Speaking: Strategies

Informative Speaking: Organization

 

13(A)

 

18(B)

 

19(C)

 

 

Week 6

  July 9 – 15

 

 

 

No Assignment

 

 

No Assignment

 

Student Speech Models – X1

 

 

No Assignment

 

*X1(A)

*Be sure to record)

0(B/C)

 

 

Week 7

  July 16 - 22

 

 

 

Chapter 8 - Ethical & Effective Use of

   Evidence, Proof, & Argument

Chapter 10 – Language in Public Speaking

No Assignment

 

Critical Thinking

 

Language

No Assignment

 

12(A)

 

14(B)

0(C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 8

  July 23 – 29

 

 

Chapter 11 – Delivering Your Speech

No Assignment

Chapter 11 – Delivering Your Speech

 

Delivery

No Assignment

Student Speech Models – X2

 

15(A)

0(B)

*X2(C)

*(Be sure to record)

 

 

Week 9

  July 30 – August 5

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 14 – Principles & Types of

   Persuasive Speeches

No Assignment

No Assignment

 

 

 

 

Persuasive Speaking: Strategies

 

Persuasive Speaking: Organization

No Assignment

 

 

 

20(A)

 

21(B)

0(C)

 

 

Week 10

  August 6 – 12

 

 

Chapter U – Speeches for Special

   Occasions (handout)

Chapter 2 – Listening

No Assignment

 

Special Occasion Speeches

 

Listening

No Assignment

 

23(A)

 

6(B)

0(C)

 

 

Week 11

  August 13 – 19

 

 

Chapter V - Dynamics of Small Group

   Discussion/ Communication (handout)

Chapter W - Group Leadership & Problem     

   Solving (handout

Complete Journal Entries

Complete Journal Entries

 

Small Group Communication

 

No Assignment

 

Critiquing Public Speeches

 

Summary

 

22(A)

 

 

 

17(B)

 

24(C)

 

 

Week 12

  August 20 – 24

 

 

 

 Any Late Speech (with prior permission of   the professor only) Is Due On July 25

 

No Assignment

 

No Tapes Aired

 

 

                 

 

See Speech Due Dates, Section D pages 1 & 2.

 

J.  GRADING INFORMATION

Grading Scale

 

90 - 100%         =  A                  Major Presentations                   = 70%

80 -   89            =  B                  Speech Outlines                        = 10

70 -   79            =  C                  Homework Assignments             = 10

60 -   69            =  D                  Journal                                      = 10  

Below 60           =  F                  Total                                         100%

 

"I" Grade - None.

"W" Grade - Official Withdrawal - If you feel that you will be unable to maintain the grade you desire in this course, you may withdraw by Wednesday, July 19, 2000 by 6:30 pm or accept the letter grade you earn.  If you do not officially withdraw but stop fulfilling the assigned work, you will receive an F.

 

FN” Grade- Failure Non-Attendance - The “FN” grade will be assigned students have not attended – in part or wholly – class.  If used, the “FN” grade will lower students’ overall grade point average (GPA). 

 

For this course, failure to attend Orientation will result in students, as the law requires, be withdrawn from the course.

 

K.  ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL SERVICES

 

Disabled Student Services

Specific services (such as notetaker, tutor, reader, scribe, interpreter) can be provided upon receipt of documentation.  Students needing special accommodations for testing must notify their campus Disabled Student Specialist at the beginning of the term.  NO special accommodations can be made without documentation from FCCJ’s Disabled Student Services Office.

 

Central Office: 633-5978

Downtown Campus:  633-8488                                                    Kent Campus:  381-3500

            North Campus:  766-6784                                                           South Campus:  646-2191         

 

Learning Centers

Tutoring is available for all telecourse students (for a variety of subjects) in the Learning Centers located on each campus.  Please call in advance to make sure a tutor is available to help you and for hours of operation:

 

            Downtown Campus:  633-8166                                                    Kent Campus:  381-3449

            North Campus:  766-6718                                                           South Campus:  646-2196

 

Libraries

Telecourse lessons are on videotape in any FCCJ Libraries.  Videotapes cannot be checked out or rented from the Library and must be viewed in the Library.  Ask for your video lesson by both lesson number and name of the video series.  Call the Library for hours of operation:

 

            Downtown Campus:  633-8368                                                    Kent Campus:  381-3522

            North Campus:  766-6711                                                           South Campus:  646-2174

            Deerwood Center: 997-2574

 

Visit our Open Campus Library at http://www.fccj.org/library/opencampus/

 

Kristin Kubly, Open Campus Librarian, is available to provide assistance for Distance Learning Students.  She can be reached at the Deerwood Center Library, phone number 997-2563, or by email at kkubly@fccj.org 

 

Rental (not applicable)

Most telecourses may be rented for an additional fee.  For detailed information, call RMI at 1-800-745-5480 or access their web site at http://www.rmimedia.com GLY 1001, MAT 0024, MAT 1033, MGF 1106, POS 2112 and SPC 2600 are not available for rental.  Videos cannot be rented from FCCJ’s Libraries.

 

Telecourse Assistance – Call 997-2654.  For other assistance regarding telecourses, call or visit the FCCJ Distance Learning Office at the DWC E1500.  If a scheduled telecourse lesson does not appear to be on cable TV, call 997-2669 as soon as you notice a problem. You can view the airing schedule on the web at www.opencampus.org/tv.html 

 

Telecourse Updates – Call 633-8309

For recorded information on assignment changes, upcoming exams, telecourse replays, and special notes from your instructor.  Available 24 hours a day.

 

Replacement CD’s – Call 997-2654. For CC-based courses only: If you lose your CD or if it proves inoperative, call for a replacement immediately.

 

 

L.  MAJOR SPEECHES DEFINED/DESCRIBED

 

 

NOTE:  These are not necessarily in the order in which they are given.

 

1.  NAME presentation: Devise a speech presentation, the purpose of which is to help us remember your first name.  Employ virtually any device(s) you can think of to give your presentation IMPACT (high memory retention value).  Every element - idea/approach, script, props, visual aids, costume (?), audio aid, movement, audience participation, etc. should collectively work to enhance name recall.  The introduction should arrest our attention; the remainder of the presentation should maintain our attention.  Ask yourself what it would take to gain and hold your own attention; the same thing would probably hold the attention of others.  Practice under actual conditions - for example, a  

poster that sticks to your living room wall may not stick to a chalky blackboard.  No projectors may be used.  Do not use loud noises to achieve impact.  If you use association as a retention device, it must not be negative.  Time:  2 to 4 minutes. Outline required.

 

2.  ECOLOGY presentation: Choose a topic that concerns some aspect of the environment (local, regional, national, etc...you could even choose your home environment as in the closed air system of most homes...). As part of the evidence in the body of the speech, you must quote and paraphrase experts from researched sources. Visual aids and additional interest/impact enhancement devices must be clearly employed to enrich the speech presentation (I must be able to see you make use of a chart, table, exploded drawing, etc. during the speech).  Time:  4 to 6 minutes. Outline required with works cited page.

 

3.  INFORMATIVE presentation:  "Something of Value" - objective is to have us become concerned about/interested in/more knowledgeable about your topic.  Select a topic that you find valuable/interesting.  Make us interested!  Search for an original/creative/compelling approach to the topic.  Bring it to life!  Do not read or recite a report. As with the ecology speech, students must make use of research during the speech. Students must employ visual aid and additional interest/impact enhancement devices during the speech as well.  Time:  4 to 6 minutes.  Outline required with works cited page.

  

4.  PERSUASIVE Presentation: Based on an issue that you are committed to intellectually/emotionally.  Take a strong stand.  This presentation will inform but it will go on to praise, make commentary, blame some person, object to a situation, judgement or policy, solve a problem, resolve a conflict, propose a compromise, reinforce a present choice or attitude, create indecision (open-mindedness), foster delay (moratorium), stimulate thought/action, provide inspiration (a purely inspirational speech is fine) ...The presentation, built on the five steps of the motivated sequence, should cause your audience to willingly accept your proposal through your effective use of logic/evidence/emotion. As with the ecology speech, students make use of research during the speech.  Visual aids and other devices must be used appropriately to enhance impact.  Time:  4 to 6 minutes.  Outline required.  Double weighted in grade average.

 

5.  ORAL INTERPRETATION:  (Readings)  Present a literary selection(s) putting together the elements of pitch, rate, volume and quality changes to express the meaning, mood or intent of its creator.  As you introduce the reading, name and explain why you choose it. Afterwards, emphasize the reading's meaning, value, or the like. Then conclude. Time:  2 minutes maximum. Outline required.

 

6.  SPECIAL OCCASION: Make a testimonial to a group of people you admire or an invention worthy of tribute.  The speech should be between 150 and 300 words long.  Introduction and conclusion should make an impact.  Be concise and powerful. Time:  2 minutes. Outline required.