R110– Fundamentals of Speech Communication

“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. ” -Dale Carnegie

 

Instructor: Amanda Bryant | COMM R-110 #23448 | Meeting time/dates (T/R 4:30–5:45PM) Instructor Email: Bryantak@myips.org | Instructor Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Course Overview

Welcome to R110, Fundamentals of Speech Communication! We are looking forward to a great semester with you. What follows is some important information for you to keep in mind on your journey to learning more about human communication in the form of rhetoric and public address. Essentially, this course helps you understand - and strengthen - your communication skills via public speaking and critical thinking.

 

Information about your instructor and contact information is provided in the Orientation Unit: Instructor Introduction page.

 

Course Requirements

Everyone must have their own textbook and course materials. No exceptions please. The requirements are as follows:

 

 

R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication Textbook: Fundamentals of Speech Communication, second edition, edited by LeBeau and Sheeler

 

ISBN = 978‐073808360-5

***Must be purchased in person or online at the IUPUI Barnes and Noble bookstore for only $56. 95. Do not buy a used copy online or from a friend, as important pages may be missing.

 

Notecards

 

A notebook/computer to take lecture notes and participate in class exercises.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

 

 

• Develop organized outlines

 

• Utilize critical thinking in the development, preparation, and analysis of all speeches

 

• Transform written thoughts into clear oral presentations

 

• Incorporate credible research proactive by properly integrating academic source material.

 

Simple Rules of the Course

 

• Deliver a question of policy speechusing Monroe’s Motivated

 

• Master available audio-visual

 

• Demonstrate fair and constructive evaluation of speeches through in-depth, objective self and peer

 

• Demonstrate mindfulness of diverseview- point through proper discernment of audience and source

 

 

 

There are twelve learning objectives for this course. They are listed and explained on pages viii-x of your Textbook. Be sure to read them.

 

Additional Requirements:

 

• No hats may be worn during a speech or They cover the face, hide your expressions and limit eye contact. Please plan to dress appropriately on speaking days to enhance your credibility.
• All speech assignments (written and presentations) must be completed to earn a passing grade
• Your speech grade will be reduced if you are talking, studying other subjects, sleeping, surfing the Inter- net, or attempting to prepare your own speech while others are You are expected to use this time to listen and offer feedback for your peers.
• No lectern or other type of stand may be used while Do plan for an appropriate (non- distracting) backdrop for your speech deliveries.
• Check for deadlines in advance, ask questions, and plan accordingly: items such as your outline, your speech delivery, and your audience analysis require
• As you become familiar with our online classroom, plan visual aids PowerPoint slides tend to meet our requirements most easily; seek help if you’re uncomfortable with PowerPoint. Prezi does not work as well in our online classroom.
• Keep everything you submit to your If there is a question regarding your grade, no change can be made without the original document.
• Expect to read and cover large chunks of the text independently; you will want to familiarize yourself with our core readings prior to your
• When the class is meeting via our online classroom it is important that each student behave as he or she would in a face-to-face classroom. This means keeping distracting behaviors to a minimum while maintaining attention and focus on the learning environment. As an example, it is not acceptable to focus on other items (such as your dog), to eat, to sleep or otherwise lack engagement with our

 

IUPUI Speaker's Lab

You may be required to work with the Speaker’s Lab throughout the semester on your speeches. Some assignments with the Speaker’s lab will be submitted on Canvas, but there are times you might work with a speaker’s lab mentor outside of Canvas. The Speaker’s Lab is located in the basement of Cavanaugh Hall room CA 001G on IUPUI’s campus. The lab mentors are available via web conferencing for those students not able to make it to campus.

 

Students get free assistance with any step of the speech-making process at the IUPUI Speaker’s Lab. With three soundproof recording rooms, state-of-the-art equipment and amazing mentors, the lab helps IUPUI students prepare any presentation for any class!

 

Benefits of the Speaker’s Lab:

 

 

Our mentors can help you...

-Understand speech assignments and requirements

-Brainstorm for topics-Identify and Research sources

-Strengthen speech content, structure, and organization

Cavanaugh Hall (CA) Rm: 001G 317.278.7940

 

-Improve outline and note card usage

-Develop visual aids

-Polish gestures and speech delivery

-Reduce speech anxiety

 

 

 

spchlab@iupui.edu http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/spchlab

 

 

 

Late Work

Late work, if accepted, is automatically penalized, with the penalty increasing as the work becomes later. Late speeches will be made-up as time allows and will be penalized, regardless of the reason why they are being presented late.

Attendance & Tardies

Attendance will be taken for each online classroom meeting. Attendance in this course is mandatory for every class meeting and your attendance is crucial to completing your speeches. Further, your participation is vital for your learning and the learning of others.

 

You are allowed 2 excused absences. The reason for the absence is not important. You are responsible for the work of the day and will not receive any credit for work completed in class if you are not in attendance.

 

• Tardies are any arrival 5 minutes or more after the class has started. Two (2) tardies count as one absence. Each additional tardy/absence will result in a 2% reduction in your final grade (20 pts). Your instructor may increase this if your tardy is for a substantial portion of our meeting

 

• Leaving class before the class is dismissed is the same as a Two (2) times leaving early counts as one absence. Each time leaving early will result in a 2% reduction in your final grade (20 pts). Your instructor may increase this if your tardy is for a substantial portion of our meeting time.

CANVAS & ZOOM

Much of this class will require the use of Canvas. For more information, consult the Modules or visit the UITS office in the IT building.

 

KALTURA/ZOOM will be used for course meetings and speech deliveries. The link to our virtual class- room is provided in the Orientation Unit.

 

Participation

A key part of your grade will be based on participation. Therefore it is strongly encouraged that you do so on a regular basis. That means taking part in class discussions, contributing meaningful posts on the discussion boards, offering peer feedback when requested, asking/answering questions, and playing a part in the learning process. I will award full participation points only to those who consistently partic- ipate. That doesn’t mean that you “always” have to be the one answering the questions. It just means participating in some way, consistently and thoughtfully. Again, what you get out of this class is a direct result of what you put into it.

Grades

I do not give grades; you earn them. Grades have nothing to do with you as a person. Grades have to do with your performance, and whether you completed the assignment in a satisfactory, exemplary, or

deficient manner. As you plan your assignments for this class, consult the rubrics closely. All are located in your textbook. If, for some reason you are unhappy about a grade that you have received, you can talk with your instructor after 24 hours have passed.

 

Also, you should keep a running total of your grades, along with all graded assignments. Do not throw any graded materials away. If there is ever a discrepancy, I will be happy to look at your graded assignment to be sure it matches my grade book and notes. However, if you do not have the graded assignment, the grade in the grade book will stand.

 

Grading Scale

 

 

	A	100-94	B-	83-80	D+	69-67
	A-	93-90	C+	79-77	D	66-64
	B+	89-87	C	76-74	D-	63-60
	B	86-84	C-	73-70	F	59-0
Speech Night

 

Since 1971, the IUPUI Speech Night Competition provides R-110 students an opportunity to experience the best principles of oral communication and persuasion in action. We recognize both the importance of speaking well and judging wisely. Each class selects its best speaker who then participates in the quarterfinal round of outline judging. In the semi-final round, they present their speeches to an audience of R-110 student judges. The students judged to be the best in each semifinal room are the finalists we shall hear tonight. IUPUI Speech Night allows student from R-110, the Fundamentals of Public Speaking class, to showcase their talents at the end of every spring and fall semester. This event showcases our students’ knowledge and talent, and from this experience, for 47 years, the R-110 and Department of Communication faculty have proudly watched our students become leaders – in business, academics, industry, media, and government. They demonstrate expertise in effective oral communication. IUPUI Speech Night celebrates all our talented students, past, present, and future. Speech Night is mandatory.

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 com- munity resources at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/.

 

Academic Misconduct

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:

 

Cheating

• A student must not use external assistance on any “in-class” or “take-home” examination, unless the instructor specifically has authorized such This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the use of tutors, books, notes, and calculators.
• A student must not use another person as a substitute in the taking of an examination or
• A student must not steal examinations or other course
• 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
• A student must not collaborate with other persons on a particular project and submit a copy of a writ- ten report, which is, represented explicitly or implicitly as the student’s own individual
• A student must not use any unauthorized assistance in a laboratory, at a computer terminal, or on field-work.
• 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
• A student must not alter a grade or score in any

 

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.

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 an indebtedness whenever he or she does any of the following:

Quotes another person’s actual words, either oral or written; Paraphrases another person’s words, either oral or written; Uses another person’s idea, opinion, or theory; or

Borrows facts, statistics, or other material, unless the information is common knowledge.

 

Interference

 

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.

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.

 

Violation of Course Rules

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

 

 

 

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

These rights include:

 

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 re- cord(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.

 

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 toamend 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. 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 whomthe 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 commit- tee, 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; ad- dress; 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. 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

• Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-5901

 

IUPUI Administrative Withdrawal Policy

 

This Administrative Withdrawal Policy is effective for all students enrolled in undergraduate level courses that are at least 6 weeks in duration. Students who miss more than 50% of an undergraduate course meetings and/or required activities during the first 25% of the course duration may be administratively withdrawn from that course unless documentation of contact with their course instructor, academic unit or academic advisor is provided. Students enrolled in Undergraduate courses may be administratively withdrawn regardless of their class standing. In addition, this Administrative Withdrawal Policy is subject to the following provisions:

 

The Administrative Withdrawal Policy must be included in the course syllabus with specific language about the policy (see recommended language below). Students must be informed that their administrative withdrawal may have an impact on their Financial Aid awards and/or student

visa status.

 

• The course instructor initiates the administrative withdrawal process and has the right to stop the process at any time. Students will be notified by the Office of the Registrar prior to being administratively withdrawn from a course.
• Administrative withdrawal will take place after the fee refund Students who are administratively withdrawn from the course will not be eligible for a tuition refund.
• Administrative withdrawals will be managed through the student performance Administrative withdrawal attendance values will be available after the refund period for each course. Faculty will submit requests to administratively withdraw by selecting the appropriate attendancevalue: o Administratively withdraw – Some attendance

 

• Administratively withdraw – No attendance

 

• Academic units may establish an Administrative Withdrawal Policy more restrictive than provisions outlined in this It is the responsibility of the academic units to communicate their policy to their students and put this information in the course syllabus.

 

Need Help? -Here are Some Resources

Adaptive Educational Services

Students needing accommodations because of a disability will need to register with Adaptive Education- al Services (AES) and complete the appropriate forms issued by AES before accommodations will be given. The AES office is located in Taylor Hall, UC 100. You can also reach the office by calling 274-3241. Visit http://aes.iupui.edu/ for more information.

 

Student Advocate Office

If you have problems and don’t know how to solve them, try contacting the Student Advocate Office. Located in UC002, the office phone number is 278-7594. The email address is stuadvoc@iupui.edu. The office’s website is as follows: http://www.life.iupui.edu/advocate

 

IUPUI CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services)

Feeling stressed yet? If you do now or some time this semester you are not alone. IUPUI has a counseling service that is designed for our students. Talk to your instructor or go to this internet address to get more information. http:// studentaffairs.iupui.edu/health-wellness/counseling- psychology/ Comprehensive statement regarding IUPUI course policies

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There are a number of campus-wide policies governing the conduct of courses at IUPUI. These can be found at http://registrar.iupui.edu/course_policies.html.

 

Speaker’s Lab

You will find the Speaker’s Lab is a tremendous asset available to you – for information,

for practice, and much more. To make an appointment with them, call 278-7940. You may also receive extra credit for going to the SL for help! To find an email address, helpful handouts, hours, and more, go to their Web site: http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/spchlab/

 

You’ll find the 3-column outline on their site, also. Because I want you to take advantage of the lab, I re- quest you go to the site to get it – and explore to learn more about the lab. (It’s located in the basement of Cavanaugh Hall, by the way – and is just down the hall from a computer lab.)

 

Academic/Schedule Resources

Double-check for conflicts in final exam scheduling at: http://registrar.iupui.edu/enrollment/4148/4148-final.html

 

Double-check important dates (long-term) for the university at:

 http://registrar.iupui.edu/enrollment/4148/cal4148.html

 

Notice Regarding Early Alert System (FLAG)

This semester I will be using IU’s FLAG Early Alert System to provide real-time feedback on your performance in this course. Periodically throughout the semester I will be entering data on factors such as your class attendance, participation, and success with coursework, among other things. This information will provide feedback on how you are faring in the course and offer you suggestions on how you might be able to improve your performance. You will be able to access this information in the student center: One > Student Center > My Academics and Grades > My Grades.

 

Summary of Course Assignments

 

			Pts.	Your Pts.
Testing Unit Quizzes Final Exam (Cumulative)	30 points each X 5 quizzes 150 100 = 18%		150 100
Unit 1 : Introductory
Speech 1 Assignment items:	6%
Introduction Speech Outline			20
Introduction Speech Delivery			20
Introduction Speech Reflection			10
Introduction Speech Speaker’s Lab Assignment			10
Unit 2 : Informative
Speech 2 Assignment items:	11%
SEEI Speech Outline			15
SEEI Speech Delivery			50
SEEI Speech Audience Analysis			10
SEEI Speech Reflection			10
SEEI Speech Speaker’s Lab Assignment			10
MLA Exercise			10
Speech 3 Assignment items:	13%
Explain Speech Outline			120
Explain Speech Delivery			100
Explain Speech Audience Analysis			10
Explain Speech Reflection			10
Explain Speaker’s Lab Assignment			10
Unit 3 : Persuasive
Speech 4 Assignment items:	16%
Question of Fact Speech Outline			35
Question of Fact Speech Delivery			80
Question of Fact Speech Audience Analysis			10
Question of Fact Speech Reflection			20
Question of Fact Speech Speaker’s Lab Assignment			10
Speech 5 Assignment items:	21%
Question of Policy (MMS) Speech Outline			120
Question of Policy (MMS) Speech Delivery			100
Question of Policy (MMS) Audience Analysis			10
Question of Policy (MMS) Reflection			20
Question of Policy (MMS) Speaker’s Lab Assignment			10
Discussion Forums	7%		72
Participation	8%		50
Deductions: Absences; other items at instructor discretion	See notes in the syllabus for explanation. See notes in the syllabus for explanation.		-40
Tardies or times leaving early; other items at instructor discretion			-20 each
	Total ( 100 %)

 

Fall/Spring 20## Schedule

***Schedule may change at instructor's discretion

 

 

Date	Activity/Focus	Assignments/Deadlines
mm/dd	Ice breaker and course overview; Intro to Section 1 in the book	Read Syllabus & Canvas material
mm/dd	Continue Overview....	Read Section 1.1 and 1.2
mm/dd	Labor Day/ No Class (highlight important dates with a change of color)	Quiz 1 opens
mm/dd	Continue...	Read.... DUE: Outline #1

 Sample Syllabus.pdf