Course Syllabus

                                                                   

 

R-110 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Spring 2017

Instructor: Cyrus Hayat

e-mail:   ahayat@iupui.edu

Office hours:   Before and After Class Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment.

   

 

Required Textbook:

R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication Textbook: ISBN: 978073808360-5. Hayden McNeil, 2^st edition.

It can be purchased at the Barnes and Noble (campus) bookstore or Indy college bookstore.

R110 Textbook Policy:

The new edition, second edition, is the ONLY textbook available for R110 here at IUPUI.  Please note:

• every student is required to purchase a textbook
• all material in our textbook is intellectual property and  is under copyright by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University
• no portion of the R110 textbook should be reproduced in any way without prior permission from the copyright holder
• photocopying of rubrics or ANY portion of the book, even only a page or two, DOES NOT constitute fair use
• any use stemming from the reproduction of any of the R110 textbook’s material is a violation of US copyright laws and constitutes theft

If a student has purchased a first edition copy of the textbook, the student needs to return it and purchase a second edition.  The IUPUI bookstore at Barnes and Noble have over 1700 copies of our textbook in stock and ready for purchase.

Finally, students should realize that our textbook is not only required but is a great textbook and compared to the other textbooks they will purchase throughout their college careers it is a good bargain at its price point – the previous textbook used (Lucas – currently a new copy of the book lists for $151.00 on Amazon) is a much more expensive book. 

In addition, there is no comparison on quality.  The IUPUI textbook is built around assignments as they pertain to the course you are in, R110 at IUPUI.  It is written by local, IUPUI scholars/professors/researchers/experts in each field as each section/chapter pertains to respective information.  For example, the chapter on research is written by Bill Orme, an expert in information science and a librarian at IUPUI.  Another example is the chapter on listening is written by Dr. Beth Goering, an expert in listening who has both researched and published on the issue of listening and how humans process verbal information.

The R110 textbook for your basic public speaking class is by far the best public speaking textbook on the market. 

 

Final Exam Policy Effective Spring 2017 -- effective for all face-to-face/live sections of R110, Spring 2017

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R110 is part of the core 30 hours that all freshmen are required to take at IUPUI. As a result R110 is required by the University to adhere to certain standards that other courses you take may not. The final exam in R110 is a component of these requirements as a result the following policies are strictly enforced and are expected to be adhered to.

Your final exam in R110:

• will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions
• will be comprehensive over the entire textbook
• will be administered through the IUPUI Testing Center
• will require you to register for a time to take the final exam during the assigned day of your final exam
• will require you to take the final exam at the time and on the day you register to take it

During the last week of March 2017 you will receive a web link from your instructor that will be posted to an announcement on canvas. You will copy this web link into a browser and you will be directed to a registration web site maintained by the IUPUI Testing Center that allows you to register for a time during the day of your final exam in R110. You will be required to show up to the IUPUI Testing Center at that time and on that day to take your final exam.

You must make a reservation to take your final exam prior to delivering your final speech in R110. Failure to make a reservation to take your final exam in R110 prior to your final speech scheduled delivery will result in a zero grade for your final speech – the policy speech.

Failure to take your exam at the time and on the day that you register will result in zero credit for the final exam. The final exam and all sections of R110 constitute 10% of your final grade.

Regarding End-of-Semester Travel Plans:

You are expected to be present on campus and ready to take your final exam during finals week – finals week for R110 occurs in accordance to the schedule set by IUPUI. If you need to make travel arrangements please be advised not to leave campus prior to the start of finals week, May 2, 2017, and DO NOT leave campus prior to the day of your R110 final exam. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in zero credit for your final exam – you will not be given an option to take the final exam early. Please plan accordingly as there will be no particular exceptions granted to this rule.

When showing-up to the IUPUI Testing Center to take your final exam in R110:

• Be advised you are not allowed to take anything into the IUPUI Testing Center including cell phones
• you are required to have a current IUPUI student identification card
• there are lockers provided outside the IUPUI Testing Center but space is limited so plan accordingly
• be advise that while in the IUPUI Testing Center you are under strict surveillance – physically via cameras, IUPUI Testing Center proctors, and via a lockdown browser
• be advised that IUPUI's standards of academic misconduct govern all final exams including those in the IUPUI Testing Center
• once you begin the final exam you have two hours (120 minutes) to complete the exam

If you have any further questions regarding these policies please contact your instructor to get them answered early.  Please note that this policy has been approved by the Department of Communication Studies and the Directors of R110.

Additional Required Resources:

USB flash drive (minimum of 1 gb memory)

 

 Learning Objective and Student Contract

There are ten learning objectives for this course.  They are listed and explained on page (vi) of your textbook.  Be sure to read them BEFORE you sign the student contract. I will consider your signature  on the student contract a binding commitment.

2017 Spring+R110+Student+Contract.docx

Additional regulations:

1)  No hats should be worn during a speech or presentation. They cover the face, hide your expressions and limit eye contact.

2)  Points will be deducted from your FINAL grade for each time you fail to turn off your cell phone. Absolutely no texting during class. It is very disruptive.

3)  All speech assignments and final exam must be completed to pass the class. 

4)  Your speech grade will be penalized if you are talking, studying other subjects, sleeping, or attempting to prepare your own speech while others are speaking.

5)  The lectern will not be used while speaking.

6)  NEVER enter the room while a classmate is speaking, wait for applause or instructor permission and then enter.

7)  Speech outlines and audience analyses are due the day of your speech if not before.

8)  The blackboard/whiteboard is not a visual aid.

9)   All work is to be word processed in the latest Word format. 

10) Keep everything you turn into me. If there is a question regarding your speech grade, no change will be made without the original evaluation document and review of your speech video.

11) You are expected to have purchased a textbook by the first week of class.

12)  Assignments are due in the assignment drop box by the due date. 

13)  Dress appropriately for each presentation; practice being professional. 

Classroom Civility

Prepared by the Gateway Community of Practice on Civility

As a member of the community of this class, you will be expected to speak and behave in a way that promotes civility.  By practicing civility, you help make our learning environment a place where each of us feels comfortable asking questions, exploring ideas, and experimenting with new ways of seeing, knowing, and being.

Civility Statement

A civility statement is designed to promote the free exchange of ideas by making participants feel safe to express themselves and explore issues in a spirit of inquiry.  In order to promote civility, you are expected to:

• Treat each other and your instructor with respect
• Appreciate that everyone has something to contribute
• Avoid offensive language and gestures
• Refrain from side conversations when others are speaking
• Allow others to speak without interruption
• Demonstrate care and concern for others
• Keep an open mind
• Use cell phones or other devices only for class work
• Use respectful language in your online communications
• Maintain self-control
• Appreciate differences
• Be inclusive

Academic Misconduct: From the IUPUI Bulletin (http://www.bulletin.iupui.edu/)

The university may discipline a student for academic misconduct, which is defined as any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the institution and undermine the educational process. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Cheating
   1. A student must not use external assistance on any “in-class” or “take-home” examination, unless the instructor specifically has authorized such assistance. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the use of tutors, books, notes, and calculators.
   2. A student must not use another person as a substitute in the taking of an examination or quiz.
   3. A student must not steal examinations or other course materials.
   4. A student must not allow others to conduct research or to prepare any work for him or her without advance authorization from the instructor to whom the work is being submitted. Under this prohibition, a student must not make any unauthorized use of materials obtained from commercial term paper companies or from files of papers prepared by other persons.
   5. A student must not collaborate with other persons on a particular project and submit a copy of a written report which is represented explicitly or implicitly as the student’s own individual work.
   6. A student must not use any unauthorized assistance in a laboratory, at a computer terminal, or on fieldwork.
   7. A student must not submit substantial portions of the same academic work for credit or honors more than once without permission of the instructor to whom the work is being submitted.
   8. A student must not alter a grade or score in any way.    
2. Fabrication

A student must not falsify or invent any information or data in an academic exercise including, but not limited to, records or reports, laboratory results, and citations to the sources of information.

1. Plagiarism

A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without an appropriate acknowledgment. A student must give due credit to the originality of others and acknowledge indebtedness whenever he or she does any of the following:

1. Quotes another person’s actual words, either oral or written;
2. Paraphrases another person’s words, either oral or written;
3. Uses another person’s idea, opinion, or theory; or
4. Borrows facts, statistics, or other material, unless the information is common knowledge.
5. Interference
   1. A student must not steal, change, destroy, or impede another student’s work. Impeding another student’s work includes, but is not limited to, the theft, defacement, or mutilation of resources so as to deprive others of the information they contain.
   2. A student must not give or offer a bribe, promise favors, or make threats with the intention of affecting a grade or the evaluation of academic performance.   
6. Violation of Course Rules

A student must not violate course rules as contained in a course syllabus or other information provided to the student.

1. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty

A student must not intentionally or knowingly help or attempt to help another student to commit an act of academic misconduct.

*This is just one area of the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.  See the link above for complete details.

STUDENT RIGHTS UNDER FERPA

(Approved: University Faculty)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include:

1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access. A student should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official, a written request that identifies the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The University official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights under FERPA. A student who wishes to ask the University to amend a record should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record the student wants changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the University decides not to amend the record as requested, the University will notify the student in writing of the decision and the student's right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally identifiable information from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. The University discloses education records without a student's prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using University employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for the University. Upon request, the University may disclose education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Finally, "public information" may be released freely unless the student files the appropriate form requesting that certain public information not be released. This form is available at the Office of the Registrar. Public information is limited to name; address; e-mail address; phone; major field of study; dates of attendance; admission or enrollment status; campus; school, college, or division; class standing; degrees and awards; activities; sports; and athletic information.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Indiana University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:
   
   Family Policy Compliance Office
   U.S. Department of Education
   400 Maryland Avenue, SW
   Washington, DC 20202-5901

Policy on Sexual Misconduct:

“What you should know about sexual misconduct:  IU does not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and all forms of sexual violence.  If you have experienced sexual misconduct, or know someone who has, the University can help.  It is important to know that federal regulations and University policy require faculty to promptly report complaints of potential sexual misconduct known to them to their campus Deputy Title IX Coordinator(s) to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and resources are made available.  The University will work with you to protect your privacy by sharing information with only those that need to know to ensure the University can respond and assist.  If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor on campus (contact information available at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/employee/confidential.html).  Find more information about sexual violence, including campus and community resources at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/.” 

Grades: Assignment Points & Requirements:

Intro Speech (Connections) #1 (2-3 minutes) 50 points
How To Speech #2 (5-7 minutes) 100 points
Explanation Speech #3 (5-7 minutes) 100 points
Question of Value #4 (4-5 minutes) 50 points
Policy Persuasion Speech #5 (6-8 minutes) 100 points
Total Speech Points 400 points

Participation/Attendance 100 points
Speech Night Attendance 50 points
Self-Analysis (5 @10 points each) 50 points
Peer Listening Sheets (5@10 points per speech) 50 points
In class Listening Sheets 100 points
Outlines & Bibliographies
1. Intro Speech 20 points
2. How To Speech 40 points
3. Explanation Speech 120 points
4. Question of Value 50 points
5. Policy Persuasion 120 points
Final Exam 100 points
Total Non-Speech Points 800 points
Total Points for Class 1200 points

Grading Scale:

1. A+ 100%
2. A 93-99%
3. A- 90-92%
4. B+ 88-89%
5. B 83-87%
6. B- 80-82%
7. C+ 78-79%
8. C 73-77%
9. C- 70-72%
10. D+ 68-69%
11. D 63-67%
12. D- 60-62%
13. F Below 60%

Class Schedule:

Date Topic Reading/Assignment
Jan. 10 Introduction
Jan. 12 Ch 1-1.5
Jan. 17 Intro Speeches (Connections)
Jan. 19 Intro Speeches (Connections) Ch 2.1-2.6
Jan. 24 Ch 2.7-2.12
Jan. 26
Jan. 31 How To Speeches
Feb. 2 How To Speeches
Feb. 7
Feb. 9
Feb. 14 Explain Speeches
Feb. 16 Explain Speeches
Feb. 21
Feb. 23 Ch. 3.1-3.4
Feb. 28 Ch. 3.5-3.9
Mar. 2 Ch. 3.10-3.13
Mar. 7
Mar. 9
Mar. 14 Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 16 Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 21 Question of Value Speeches
Mar. 23 Question of Value Speeches
Mar. 28
Mar. 30
Apr. 4
Apr. 5 Speech Night Outlines Submitted
Apr. 6
Apr. 6-8 Speech Night Quarterfinals Speaker
Apr. 11
Apr. 13
Apr. 17 Speech Night Semi Finals (7:30 SL/LD) Speaker & Judges
Apr. 18
Apr. 20 Question of Policy Speeches
Apr. 24 Speech Night Finals (7:00 CE 450)
Apr. 25 Question of Policy Speeches
Apr. 27

Important Dates:

Jan. 15 100% Refund Ends
Jan. 22 75% Refund Ends
Jan. 29 50% Refund Ends
Feb. 5 25% Refund Ends
Mar. 12 Last Day to Withdraw with W
Mar. 14 Spring Break
Mar. 16 Spring Break

Exam- This course shall have one common departmental final and several quizzes throughout the semester.

Speakers Lab- The Speaker’s Lab is located in the basement of Cavanaugh Hall in room 001G. The hours are Monday through Thursday from 9am-6pm and Fridays and Saturdays 10am-3pm. While appointments are not required, I would highly advise you to make an appointment in advance in order to guarantee a specific time to work with a mentor. Whether brainstorming, outlines, visual aids, or presentation assistance make sure you have something to work on when you visit the lab. Mentors can provide feedback on speeches you tape while in the lab or give in front of them. Students who fully utilized these resources will do better in this class.

Adverse Weather- If the university cancels classes, it will be announced on local TV and radio. You can also call (317) 278-1600 for closing announcements. The information can also be found on Canvas. If the instructor is unable to get to class, that will be posted in an e-mail message on Canvas. Should this happen, you will want to check Canvas for the revised class schedule and any additional assignments.

 

IUPUI Research Guide

1. To access IU-Cat go to our library webpage at http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/
A. Click on the Find Books and More hyperlink
B. Go to IU-Cat: www.iucat.iu.edu is direct link to IU-Cat
C. Search by Author, Title, or Keyword Search
D. If you want to search all of IU Campuses libraries change the search default to ALL, or if you only want IUPUI Indianapolis Library you can change the search default by scrolling down to (I-UNILVB)

2. To access Illiad click on the middle hyperlink on the library website which reads InterLibrary Loan
A. Logon to the website using your IU or IUPUI logon name and password
B. If you find a book from WorldCat that you want to request that the IU Libraries do not have you can click on the Link that reads No IU Copy? Request Via ILLiad
C. If you have Illiad opened this should automatically fill in the entire request for you and all you have to hit is submit request on the bottom left side of the page

3. To access WorldCat from Library Home Page, type in Worldcat
A. Click on first link WorldCat (OCLC)
B. Click on WorldCat link again
C. Search by Author, Title, or Keyword Search
D. Remember that you cannot request books through WorldCat but instead will have to request them through Illiad (inter-library loan). (Takes more time)

Syllabus Mutability- All information contained herein and posted above is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion. If such a change were to take place, student would receive notification both in class and on Canvas.