Introduction to Communications
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Communication 101 encourages students to consider how engaging in public discourse can serve as a purposeful, action-driven form of communication. In this course, students will gain foundational knowledge of communication, as influenced by constitutive, contextual, and cultural factors, and then apply this knowledge through a series of public speaking projects centered around advocacy and argument. Students will design preparatory, informative, persuasive, research and reflective projects, engaging in civic discourse as a process of advocacy including consideration of the following: organizational structure, context, content, modality, language, aesthetic and rhetorical choices, statements of connectivity, and desired outcomes.
This Course Includes:
- Proctored Exams
- 48 hours grading turn-around
- Live technical and student support
- Free transcription to your destination school
- 150+ partner college and universities with direct articulation
In addition, students will learn how to appropriately select, analyze and synthesize credible source material, with the ultimate goal of combining researched evidence with their own unique insights. Finally, students will engage in ethical and effective research techniques, using the Modern Language Association’s (MLA-Version 8 or 9) formatting recommendations.
- Self Paced
- Humanities
- Content by StraighterLine
Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
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Topic |
Assignment |
Points |
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Speech Analysis Quiz: Looking at Advocacy in Action |
100 |
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4 |
Reading Check: Topics 3-4 |
25 |
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6 |
Reading Check: Topics 5-6 |
25 |
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8 |
Reading Check: Topics 7-8 |
25 |
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9 |
Introduction Speech–My Advocacy |
100 |
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10 |
Informative Speech Outline |
100 |
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10 |
Informative Speech |
200 |
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11 |
Persuasive Speech Outline |
100 |
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11 |
Persuasive Speech |
200 |
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13 |
Comprehensive Reflection & Analysis |
125 |
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TOTAL |
1000 |
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand what it means to “be an advocate,” and to participate in civic discourse.
- Engage in information discovery, analysis, and application by searching for, and synthesizing, relevant sources for advocacy-driven public speaking projects.
- Apply deep critical thinking skills to guide broad topic exploration and the formation of specific arguments guided by focused thesis statements.
- Critically consider how one’s values, assumptions, actions, and communication affect a desired outcome.
- Deploy rhetorical techniques such as elocution, style, verbal/nonverbal delivery and visual aids, to enhance audience engagement.
- Create effective introductory, informational and persuasive proposition projects with the following considerations: engaging opening, well-articulated thesis, argument structure, substantive conclusion, relevant and integrated source material, effective transitions, and appropriate verbal and nonverbal cues.
- Integrate knowledge of rhetorical strategies when crafting an argument.
- Design multimodal communication presentations that align with project purpose, intended audience, and desired outcome.
- Create coherent preparation and speaking outlines that demonstrate awareness of strong organizational strategies and employ the scaffolding required for successful communication centered around a clear purpose.
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze civic discourse as an audience member.
- Reflect on individual strengths and opportunities for growth, as applicable to communication situations and opportunities.
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Objectives |
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Introduction and Getting Started |
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Public Speaking as Advocacy |
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Centering Audiences |
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Selecting and Formulating Arguments |
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Researching Arguments |
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Crafting Arguments |
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Organizing and Outlining |
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Aesthetics and Delivery |
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Presentation Aids |
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9 |
Rehearsing Your Presentation |
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10 |
Informative Advocacy |
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11 |
Persuasive Advocacy |
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Online Public Speaking |
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13 | Final Assessment and Self-Reflection |
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There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Communications.
Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
|
Topic |
Assignment |
Points |
|
2 |
Speech Analysis Quiz: Looking at Advocacy in Action |
100 |
|
4 |
Reading Check: Topics 3-4 |
25 |
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6 |
Reading Check: Topics 5-6 |
25 |
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8 |
Reading Check: Topics 7-8 |
25 |
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9 |
Introduction Speech–My Advocacy |
100 |
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10 |
Informative Speech Outline |
100 |
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10 |
Informative Speech |
200 |
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11 |
Persuasive Speech Outline |
100 |
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11 |
Persuasive Speech |
200 |
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13 |
Comprehensive Reflection & Analysis |
125 |
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TOTAL |
1000 |
Fairly easy course. A lot of reading involved, speeches are the hardest part of the class.
Fairly easy course. A lot of reading involved, speeches are the hardest part of the class.
The hardest part for me was getting the videos to upload to youtube.
The hardest part for me was getting the videos to upload to youtube.
This course was straightforward but you do need the ebook as the course requires you to do alot of reading. I found the book online for free. The course is easy to pass as long as you study before each test.
This course was straightforward but you do need the ebook as the course requires you to do alot of reading. I found the book online for free. The course is easy to pass as long as you study before each test.
This class was very informative and practical. I learned a lot.
This class was very informative and practical. I learned a lot.
This was a great course- It was very informative and I learned a lot. You will definitely need to purchase the text in order to do well on the tests.
This was a great course- It was very informative and I learned a lot. You will definitely need to purchase the text in order to do well on the tests.
Good course. There was a lot of information within the book.
Good course. There was a lot of information within the book.
Easy
Easy
loved it, very interesting, finished in 3 days
loved it, very interesting, finished in 3 days
this course is straight to the point
this course is straight to the point
none
none
Good information, quick read.
Good information, quick read.
This was a general course in communications. It was not challenging although preparing the required presentations did take some time.
This was a general course in communications. It was not challenging although preparing the required presentations did take some time.
Great course, I really learned a lot. Open book tests. Be prepared to do a lot of reading.
Very comprehensive coverage of the different forms of communication. Easy to navigate and simple uploading of required presentations.
It was fine, the only problem that I had was the fact that I felt that some of the test questions where never covered in the material on the assignments and quizzes. It made it hard to get the best score possible when they asked questions that where never discussed.
good course