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Calendar for Undergraduate Daytime Parkville Campus
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Communication is a performance course requiring attendance. In US culture, which is a low context, monochronic culture, time has literal meaning. In other words, when people say a time and date, they mean that time and date. Public relations professionals, for example, complete the job done by the client's deadline or are fired! Because an objective of this course is for you to be a more effective communicator, you will need to meet assignment deadlines. This policy also allows my time management, fairness to all students, and the effective use of the entire class meeting time.
Being late communicates negatively. Obviously in-class participation or collaboration assignments cannot be made up outside of class. Because of the unique performance nature of many communication course, students need to be prepared to present speeches when scheduled. You should expect one or both of these policies to apply:
If you miss a speech, give an additional 5-minute informative speech with outline on one of the following topics: (a) respect for peers, (b) the communication meaning and value of being on time, (c) the importance of ethical public speaking presentations, or (d) the importance of being an engaged and respectful listener.
If you miss a test, you will need to write an additional essay questions on the final exam. The question will not be listed on the exam, so you will have to remember to answer this question yourself. Write a 300 word essay on this topic: What are nonverbal communication behaviors of the successful business professional?
If you miss a paper, portfolio, core assessment, or weekly assignment, you you will need to complete an additional brief (750-1000) research paper. Undergraduates should write the research paper on the topic of (a) communication value of being on time, (b) the importance of ethical communication, or (c) a topic relevant to the course. Use, cite, and reference 3-5 peer-reviewed communication articles from EBSCO Host Communication and Mass Media Complete. Graduate students should write on the Kouze and Posner http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/ exemplary leadership principles of: (a) Sets a personal example of what he/she expects of others. (b.) Follows through on promises and commitments he/she makes. or (c) Asks "what can we learn?" when things don't go as expected. Use, cite, and reference 3 peer-reviewed communication articles from EBSCO Host Communication and Mass Media Complete.
If you are late on a CA567 assignment, write a brief research paper (750-1000 words) citing and referencing 5 peer-reviewed journal articles from ERIC or Wilson Education Index Database. Write on one or a combination of these topics: The educational value of prompt feedback, the educational value of working on tasks over time, or the educational value of dividing tasks and completing them in sequence.
Turn in assignments on time or in advance to avoid problems with storms, cable failure, car problem, or other potential problems. Do NOT email assignments to me except as backup because I receive too many emails to keep track of student assignments. If there's a problem and you send an assignment to me as an email attachment or upload in eCompanion by the deadline, you will have a couple days with no penalty to resubmit in the required format for a grade on the assignment (hardcopy for onground students and in eCollege for online students).
In all my courses, the core assessment is due 3/4 of the way through the course, which is week 12 in a 16 week course and week 6 in an 8 week course. By requiring this early date well in advance of the last week of the course, I have grading time for me to give careful thought to your work. In addition, I have found that student work quality is better if the major assignment is due prior to the end of the course. Most importantly, this gives time for you to revise your work according to my suggestions so that it meets mastery quality by the end of the course.
Communication professionals meet deadlines. Remember, an otherwise perfect core assessment should receive no more than 80% if submitted late.
ABSOLUTE FINAL DEADLINE. In onground courses, NO revisions or core assessment will be accepted after the last regular class meeting of the course.
In online courses, NO course work, revisions or core assessment will be accepted after Friday of the last week of the course.
Some courses offer extra credit and some courses offer no extra credit. In fairness to all students, I avoid making individual deals with students or giving opportunities for extra credit or special considerations that only apply to one student.
Onground students need to submit their assignments on time, at the beginning of the class meeting, as a hardcopy. If you have a question or problem, please talk to me face-to-face instead via email.
Online students need to submit their assignments on time in the appropriate eCollege dropbox or posting area. I can read Microsoft Office Suite files or rtf, txt, PDF. No other formats are available electronically at this time. USE ONE FILE for a particular assignment by combining needed elements.
AitkenJoanCA680ProjectFall2008Version3.doc
PLEASE CHANGE THE VERSION NUMBER WITH EACH REVISION SUBMISSION.
You cannot make up in-class participation assignments or grades because they are just that--in class participation where you learn collaboratively. Typically, you earn points for doing the in-class activities.
Students who are late or absent more than two weeks should expect a final grade one full grade lower than what would be earned if activity participating in each class session.
Be sure to cite the sources of ALL INFORMATION, whether quoted or paraphrased. Cite AND reference in all forms of communication (oral speech presentations and written assignments). For a speech, you can say "According to the CDC. . ." or put an APA citation on your PowerPoint slide. The written format for this course is APA citations for all paraphrased or directly quoted sources. Plagiarism is the use of sources without citation. This is a citation (Shedletsky & Aitken, 2004, p. 343) and this is a reference listing: Shedletsky, L. J., & Aitken, J. E. (2004). Human communication on the Internet. Boston: Allyn & Bacon/Longman.
Unfortunately, when public speaking students have brought animals to our classroom, it worked out badly. Stress on the animals caused unexpected behaviors and certain students who are afraid of animals were upset. I love animals as much as anyone, but If you want to talk about an animal during a speech presentation, the appropriate approach is to bring pictures.
Competent communicators are careful about the messages of their appearance and vocal qualities as nonverbal communication. Remember, you must be heard to be understood. Speak loudly and clearly so that you can be heard by everyone, including an audience member who has a hearing loss. Convey a passion or enthusiasm for your topic and message via your voice.
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