SPCM 200 Course Schedules

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SPCM 200 Course Schedule MWF Spring 2010

SPCM 200 Course Schedule TR Spring 2010

 

 

SPCM 200 Final Exam Review

 

 SPCM 200 Public Speaking

Final Exam Review Sheet

Spring 2010

 

This course has a common final exam, scheduled for Monday, May 10, 7:00a.m.-9:00a.m. Consult your instructor for room location.  The final exam will not be held in the classroom you met in during the semester.  You must take the final exam at the scheduled time.  Make-ups will not be permitted.  Bring a blue book with you to record exam answers.

 

Purpose: Exams in this class are designed to test your knowledge of course concepts and determine how well you can apply those concepts to actual communication exchanges.  The speeches this semester have honed your public speaking skills, but this is more than a skills course. You also must understand the theoretical concepts that form the basis for competent public speaking.

 

Format: The exam is worth 150 points.  Question formats are as follows:

 10 multiple choice questions (30 points)  Sample:

       “The civil exchange of ideas and opinions among communities about topics that affect the public” is:

a.      public communication

b.      public dialogue

c.       argumentation

d.      civility

 

10 short answer questions (50 points).  You choose 10 from a list of 15 questions.  Sample:

List and define the different reasons we speak publicly and give examples of when you have engaged in each.

 

1) We decide to speak on matters of importance when we feel compelled to speak out on an issue that has affected us. After my mother survived breast cancer I encouraged my sorority to participate in a breast-cancer awareness fund-raiser. 2) We are asked to speak because of our expertise or experience in a certain area. Because I am adopted, I have been asked to speak to couples at my church who are seeking to adopt a child about the challenges adoptive parents might face as their children grow up. 3) We are required to speak in class or at work. I was required to speak this semester in SPCM 200

 

1 application/essay question (70 points). Sample:

            List the components of a good introduction, then write a sample introduction for an informative

            speech on cats.

           

Scope: The exam is cumulative and covers class discussion, coursebook information, and textbook reading for the entire semester (chapter assignments are listed in your coursebook at the beginning of each unit). You should review the following concepts and theories, including all the key terms, tips, and definitions associated with these concepts and theories.

Ch. 1

·         differences between public speaking and other forms of communication

·         public speaking model

Ch. 2

·         Overcoming nervousness

Ch. 3

·         Why we sometimes fail to listen

·         How to listen (carefully, critically, ethically)

·         speakers as listeners

Ch. 4

·         articulating your purpose

·         stating your thesis

Ch. 5

·         master statuses

·         ethnocentrism

·         voluntary and involuntary audiences

·         speaking environment

Ch. 6

·         evaluating Internet info

Ch. 7

·         examples, statistics, narratives, testimony, and definitions (types and tips for using)

Ch. 8

·         patterns of reasoning

·         reasoning ethically

Ch 9

·         the speaking outline

·         notecards

Ch. 10

·         preparing a compelling introduction

Ch. 11

·         semantic triangle of meaning

·         imagery

·         rhythm

Ch 12

·         Tips for improving your delivery (verbal and nonverbal)

Ch. 13

·         preparing and using visual aids

Ch. 17

·         fallacies

·         evidence, credibility, emotion, and mythos (logos, ethos, pathos, mythos)

Speech Coursebook

·         policy issues: need, plan, practicality

·         fielding questions after a persuasive speech