Course Name
Speech Communication
Course Information
Course Code
Course No.
Course Level
Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s)
1722-138
Fourth
2
1722-137
Course Track
University Requirement
College Requirement
Specialized Core
Electives
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of developing effective presentations to different audiences. Students learn necessary aspects of organization, style and tone of expression. They learn to assess appropriateness of topics in terms of setting and demographic traits of potential audiences. They get practice by a series of in-class presentations.
Course outcome:
1. Effective organization of a presentation.
2. Care in choosing a topic in terms of appropriateness and possible offensiveness.
3. Adjustment of the presentation to the target audience.
4. Showing awareness of aspects of speech setting.
5 Giving a presentation with proper delivery: volume, posture and gesture.
6. Engaging potential interest of the audience.
Assessment Policy
Assignment
10%
Quiz
50%
Lab
---
Project
---%
Midterm
0%
Final
40%
Others
-
Textbook
The Basics of Communication Studies: - 2nd Edition
Author: Scott Maclean
Publisher: Pearson, 2010
References
English-English Dictionary