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| COMM 2100-INTRO TO COMMUNICATION THEORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office Phone-259-5116 (with answering machine) -please no home phone calls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office-Nevins 1029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr Eaves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Email: meaves@valdosta.edu (best way to contact me) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office Consultation Hours:M,W, F 9-10am and 11-12noon and 12- 1pm on W; By Appointment for Spring 2009 students |
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| Class Web Page: students will be responsible for accessing the class web page on a ROUTINE basis for information about essay projects, due dates, test dates, criteria or other class information. The class web page is located at http://www.oocities.org/meaves1.From there, you will retrieve an index of Dr Eaves classes, so you can click on the class that is relevant for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Description:General survey of communication theories to familiarize students with basic constructs in interpersonal, intercultural, organizational, small group, and public communication (rhetoric); to demonstrate the value of theory in the communication discipline; and to orient students to the Speech Communication major. This is a lower division course required with a major or minor in Speech Communication. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Text ?Communication Theories in Action, Third edition, by Julia T. Wood. You cannot properly prepare or succeed in this class without a text book. Buy it today!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:Identify benefits of the study of communication; Identify the major paradigms found in communication studies; List the basic steps in theory-building and research; Integrate basic communication theories into applied contexts; build and begin a departmental portfolio and attend the portfolio workshop (minors are not required to have a portfolio but may do so) and Identify and evaluate the ethical positions of primary commuication theorists. |
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| Education Outcomes: This course meets the following Education Outcome: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrate understanding of the theories and practices of interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| public communication (rhetoric). Students will, through oral presentations, papers, and written tests, explain how communication applies to everyday life, explaining the parts of a theory, listing the important factors to be considered then developing a theory, and identifying types of theories that should be used to explain a specific communication act or event. Students will also be expected to post at least one essay to an electronic portfolio. All students should attend the portfolio workshop. Students cannot pass the course without a working portfolio. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation: Course grade will be determined from the following measures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Four exams including the Final Exam (best three exams will count 25% each)=75% | Grade Calculation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Written Assignments, projects, presentations, quizzes, etc=25%. The portfolio counts as 0% toward the grade but must be completed in order to receive a passing grade in the class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Attendance-MANDATORY-Each student will need to be present in keeping with the university policy.After 20% absences (excused or not excused), the student is subject to a failing grade. . Excessive lateness to class will be noted; two lates equal one absence. Early departure also counts--two early departures or cominbation with lates also equals one absence. Should a student have PERFECT attendance (ZERO absences, excused or unexcused), he or she will receive a bonus of three points added to their final average. If a student is late or leaves early two times during the semester, this disqualifies the student for perfect attendance, even if they are present every day in class. Attendance penalty for students--one absence=0 deduction-but no bonus; two absences=3 points off final final avg; three absences=3 points off final avg; 4 absences = 5 points off failing class; 5 absences=10 points off final average; 6 absences=20 points off final average; more than 6 absences =F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tentative Class Schedule: | Week Content?Book Chapters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One Introduction, chapter 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Two ch 1,2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three ch 2,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Four ch 3,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Five ch 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six ch 5, exam one | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seven ch 6,7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eight ch 7,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine ch 9, exam two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ten ch 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eleven ch 11,12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twelve ch 12,13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thirteen,Fourteen ch 13,14 exam three | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sixteen Finish material; Review for final exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Final Exam?at the assigned scheduled time only. This final is comprehensive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Academic Dishonesty- cheating in all its forms will not be tolerated. Such examples of cheating include but not limited to looking on someone else?s test, receiving help from another student on a project, falsification of evidence, using or lifting information from another source for a paper project or written assignment and/or giving yourself the credit for a project or idea that is not your own. Any student caught cheating will receive an F on that assignment and the matter will be turned over to the dept head and Dean for further punitive action. Such action may include an F in the course and possible academic suspension. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Student Services- any student who is challenged in any form and needs special assistance for the course including taking tests MUST see special services no later than the end of the second week of the semester. It is the responsibility of the student to make these arrangements, not the professor of the class. Requests for special services to the professor directly are not encouraged. Little or no advance warning for special servces requests will not be accepted by the professor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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