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Syllabus-COM101-22086-Spring 2015-Mon+Wed-800am-Grant

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Class Schedule (revised 04/26/15)

1	01/21/15	Wed	Course Introduction and Syllabus Review
2	01/26/15	Mon	Icebreaker: Three Truths and a Lie
3	01/28/15	Wed	CLASS CANCELLED – SNOW
4	02/02/15	Mon	CLASS CANCELLED – SNOW
5	02/04/15	Wed	Icebreaker: Three Truths and a Lie
6	02/09/15	Mon	Chapter 1 – Communication: A First Look	Learnsmart
7	02/11/15	Wed	Chapter 2 – Communication and Culture	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 1
	02/16/15	Mon	School Closed, President’s Day
8	02/18/15	Wed	Chapter 4 – How We Use Language	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 2
9	02/23/15	Mon	Chapter 5 – Communicating Nonverbally	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 4
10	02/25/15	Wed	Communicating Nonverbally (cont.)
11	03/02/15	Mon	Chapter 9 – Communicating In Small Groups	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 5
12	03/04/15	Wed	Chapter 9 (cont.)
13	03/09/15	Mon	Chapter 10 – Decision Making and Leadership	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 9
14	03/11/15	Wed	Appendix Chapter: Workplace Communication		Homework Ch 10
15	03/16/15	Mon	Small Group Class Discussion
16	03/18/15	Wed	Small Group Class Discussion
17	03/23/15	Mon	Small Group Class Discussion
18	03/25/15	Wed	MID-TERM EXAM – Bring Scantron and #2 pencil
	03/30/15	Mon	School Closed: Spring Break
	04/01/15	Wed	School Closed: Spring Break
19	04/06/15	Mon	Review Mid-Term Results
20	04/08/15	Wed	PowerPoint: Creating an Informative Speech Proposal and Outline
21	04/13/15	Mon	Chapter 14 – Speaking Informatively Students present Topic and Purpose Statement. Schedule speech dates.	Learnsmart
22	04/15/15	Wed	Chapter 12 – Organizing and Finding Support Present Speech Proposals	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 14
23	04/20/15	Mon	Chapter 13 – Presenting a Speech Confidently	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 12
24	04/22/15	Wed	Student speech workshop		Homework Ch 13
25	04/27/15	Mon	Chapter 3 – Perceiving Ourselves and Others
26	04/29/15	Wed	Speeches: Day 1
27	05/04/15	Mon	Speeches: Day 2	Learnsmart
28	05/06/15	Wed	Chapter 6 – Listening Effectively	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 3
29	05/11/15	Mon	Chapter 7 – Social and Professional Relationships	Learnsmart	Homework Ch 6
30	05/13/15	Wed	FINAL EXAM – Bring Scantron and #2 pencil

Grading Rubric

Student Form Submission and 3 Truths	5%	5 points
Exam #1: Midterm	20%	20 points
Exam #2: Final	20%	20 points
LearnSmart Completion	10%	10 points
Connect Online Homework	10%	10 points
Group Discussion	10%	10 points
Informative Speech	15%	20 points
Class Participation:	10%	10 points
Total	100%	100 points

Scale

90 – 100 = A

85 – 89 = B+

80 – 84 = B

75 – 79 = C+

70 – 74 = C

65 – 69 = D+

60 – 64 = D

Below 60 = F