Course Description
An intensive focus on student development of oral communication knowledge and abilities, including presenting and interacting in contexts such as public speaking, interpersonal communication, and group communication. Prerequisite: Restricted to students in Lloyd International Honors College. Open to freshmen only or can enroll by Written Permission.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Honors College SLO
Build critical oral communication skills using creative pedagogies and modes of learning that incorporate performance, improvisation and play as part of the developing social and emotional intelligence for greater global competency.
MAC SLO’s- Oral Communication
Demonstrate appropriate and ethical oral communication messages for given contexts and communicators to increase knowledge, foster understanding, and/or promote change.
Analyze and evaluate messages according to context, audience, intent, and other principles of oral communication, to contribute to the ongoing development of knowledge and relationship.
Course-specific SLO's
Define key terms related to knowledge and meaning making, such as epistemology, knowing, wisdom, perception, understanding, competency, etc.
Describe the process of qualitative, arts-based research and its potential for knowledge/meaning making
Demonstrate ability to craft and deliver an oral message to an audience through dramatic structures
Engage in embodied problem-solving and development of strategies to address issues through Forum Theatre
Create and analyze data through applied theatre methods
Present interpretations of data through dramatic, oral methods
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Reflections (Dialectical Journal, Artist Elicitation and oral presentation) | 30% |
Data Creation and Analysis (image script analysis, collective discussion and thematic analysis, and scene creation) | 20% |
Wisdom Share (teaching) | 15% |
Final Performance | 20% |
Class Participation | 15% |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
94-100 | A |
90-93.99 | A- |
87-89.99 | B+ |
84-86.99 | B |
80-83.99 | B- |
77-79.99 | C+ |
74-76.99 | C |
71-73.99 | C- |
67-69.99 | D+ |
64-66.99 | D |
61-63.99 | D- |
60 or below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance / participation is a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.