Comm 110 – Syllabus & Info

Instructor Info Instructor: Curt Livesay Office: Fell Hall Rm. 280 Office Hours: 9:00-10:00 a.m. on MWF, and by appointment Cell Phone: (641)919-5574 this number is for

emergencies only Office Phone: 438-5995 E-mail: cblives@ilstu.edu

That Nifty Little Card You Received… Name, Pronunciation, Preferred Name, Phone #, Email you will be using to access info for this class, Interests/Hobbies, Major, Speaking Experiences, Your Expectations of Class and Me, Questions and concerns, how fearful you are speaking in class-scale 1-10 and why CLICKER ID NUMBER

RULE #1:

DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS! There are no stupid questions and

ignorance is no excuse

REQUIRED TEXTS: Lucas, S. E. (2004). The art of public speaking, (8th ed.), Custom published

for Illinois State University. New York: McGraw Hill. Simonds, C. J., & Hunt, S. K. (Eds.). (2005). Communication and critical

inquiry: Supplementary materials packet. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing.

Also Required: A videotape for recording presentations (labeled with your name) A three-ring binder (1”) to be used for the course portfolio A working email account that you can check before class each day A Clicker

COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL INQUIRY (COM 110) COURSE GOALS: Read these

My Approach to Teaching… First and foremost… I AM HERE TO HELP YOU My sense of humor

Becker, Family Guy, and Chandler on Friends

My pet peeves… and some good news, too. Tardiness The Cell Phone thing Most Importantly – Language

The Good news!!! Many Comm 110 courses frown on you using assignments from other

classes. I think that is plain silly. If, for some reason, you disagree with me regarding your grade on an

assignment, you may challenge your grade. The procedure is on the syllabus.

ASSIGNMENTS: EXAMS (2) SPEECHES (3) PORTFOLIO SPEECH LAB (required before FIRST speech) READING OBJECTIVES PARTICIPATION

COURSE POLICIES The 5 – Proof Rule ATTENDANCE TARDINESS ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES PROFESSIONAL COURTESY CELL PHONE POLICY SPEECH ETIQUETTE CHEATING/PLAGIARISM APA GRADES SPECIAL NEEDS

How to download the syllabus www.communication.ilstu.edu

Click on “Syllabus Database” “Course” box will say “Com”

Change it to “Comm 110” Section is 19

Click Submit… hitting Enter won’t work Download the Syllabus, it will say “cblives” on the

file name, and have my name at the top of the page when you open it.

How to download the syllabus http://comm110.tripod.com

Click on Comm110 downloads

For Next Time Print out syllabus and bring it to class SYLLABUS QUIZ DUE Interview as Bio Presentation Read CH. 1 in Lucas for FRIDAY