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PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS COURSE

Syllabus

I. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE:

LANG 2010: 5E1 Public Communications
Fall 2000

Classes meet on Tuesday evenings from 6 pm. until 10 pm. in room
346 of the Parker Building.

II. INSTRUCTOR:

Stephen Ross Levitt (levitts@nova.edu)
Parker Building, Room 334A and B
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33314

Office Hours:

M,W,and F 2:00 pm. until 3:20 pm.
Tuesday 5 pm. until 6 pm.

phone: (954) 262 8210 and fax: (954) 262 3881

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course has been designed to provide students with practice in making clear, concise, and compelling speeches. Students can also expect to learn how to evaluate and respond to audiences, and will hopefully acquire flexibility in varied speaking situations.

IV. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students should be able to:

V. REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Brian MacArthur, The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Speeches Penguin Books USA Inc, 1992

David Zarefsky,Public Speaking: Strategies for Success, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 2nd Edition, 1999.

VI. CALENDAR OF READING AND SPEAKING ASSIGNMENTS

This schedule is subject to change, but not without notice from instructor.

  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3
  • Week 4
  • Week 5
  • Week 6
  • Week 7
  • Week 8

    VII. GRADING

    VIII Last Date to Drop, Writing Across the Curriculum Statement, and ADA Policy

    Writing Across the Curriculum Policy

    In  all Farquhar Center courses written assignments entailing  no less than eight written pages must account for at least  thirty- five  percent  of the final grade. Written  assignments  include self-evaluations, short written assignments, and essay  questions on the final examination.

    In  this  course,  about forty percent of the  grade  comes  from written assignments.

    Withdrawal from Course

    In order to withdraw from a course it is not sufficient simply to stop attending class or to inform the instructor of your intention to withdraw. In accordance with the center policy, contact your advisor to begin the withdrawal process. Students  should  note that the last day to drop this  course  is before the end of the eighth week of the term. The last day for withdrawal from this course is October 9th, 2000.

    ADA Policy

    Nova Southeastern University provides accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you have a disability for which you believe you require accommodations, please contact Dr. John Chaffin, Assistant Director of Academic Services.
    (email: chaffinj@nova.edu; telephone: (954) 262-8405 or
    1-800-338-4723, ext. 8405)

    COMPUTER RESOURCES AND POLICIES

    Students will be expected to have e-mail accounts, and  regularly read their e-mail.

    "Regularly"  means at least twice a week, the evening before  the next class.

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    Speech HomePage (http://polaris.nova.edu/~levitts/speechon.html)

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    Updated: August 1999
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