Spe-111-002 Mike Echols

Wednesday/Friday 8-9:20 Office hours:Tues., 9:30-10:30,

Room: E-162 Wed., 11-12, Thurs., 9:30-10:30

Fall 2004 Office:L-325 Office# 612-5232 E-mail: Mechols@Bergen.edu

Text: Communication: Making Connections, by Seiler and Beall 6^th Edition

Course Description: Through practical speaking assignments, the student will learn and apply methods in organizing, delivering, and evaluating formal and informal speeches. The course includes communication theory, analysis of effective speaking, interpersonal, and intrapersonal communication.

The Speech Communication course provides the student with a variety of practical speaking situations that directly relate to other course work and to life situations. Through practice in content, organization, delivery, and evaluation of speeches, the student should become more confident in oral communication, both public and interpersonal

Course Objectives:

1. To explore the nature of listening

2. To develop an ability to speak effectively in personal, social, academic, and business situations

3. To participate effectively in discussion groups

4. To discover the body of research in the field of related content areas of SPE-111

5. To understand the impact of messages in our society

6. To explore interpersonal skills

Evaluation: Your Grade will Be Based on the Criteria below:

Exam………………………….100 points

Informative Speech 100 points

Outline 25 points

Persuasive Speech 100 points

Outline 25 points

Group Paper 100 points

Interpersonal Paper 100 points

Class Participation 150 points

Total 700 points