HUMAN COMMUNICATION  /   SPRING Y2K+1   /   CLASSROOM: 300 GCB
CLASS TIME: 9:00-9:50   /   BREAKOUT: WEDNESDAY
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY         - 10:30-11:30
                               TUESDAY        - 2:00-3:30     
                               THURSDAY     -  2:00-4:00    AND BY APPOINTMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES:
TO GIVE STUDENTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION, AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO APPLY THOSE PRINCIPLES IN THEIR LIVES.   

NOTE: IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU COME TO CLASS ON TIME EVERY DAY  CLASS IS HELD.

TEXTBOOK:         
VERDEBER, R. (1999). COMMUNICATE!  (9^TH ED.).   NOTE: I USE MATERIAL THAT IS NOT IN THIS BOOK.

VALUE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS GRADE DETERMINATION
EXAM #1 100 POINTS                     A = 450 POINTS
EXAM #2 100 POINTS                     B = 400 POINTS
SPEECH  100 POINTS                      C = 350 POINTS
GROUP TASK        75 POINTS        D = 300 POINTS
FINAL EXAM      125 POINTS         F = <300 POINTS
TOTAL  500 POINTS 
THERE ARE NO EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS IN THIS CLASS.

ATTENDANCE:
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND CLASS EVERY SCHEDULED DAY.
IF YOU MISS CLASS IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEEK OUT HANDOUTS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND NOTES, ETC.
YOUR LAB INSTRUCTOR WILL TAKE ROLL EVERY LAB PERIOD.
ANY STUDENT HAVING PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN LAB WILL RECEIVE FIVE (5) BONUS POINTS (NOT PERCENTAGE POINTS) ADDED TO HIS/HER FINAL GRADE.  PERFECT ATTENDANCE MEANS NEVER MISSING CLASS FOR ANY REASON, AND IT MEANS BEING IN CLASS WHEN THE ROLL IS DISTRIBUTED, WHICH IS NEAR THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.
SPEAKING ORDER FOR THE ONE SPEECH WILL BE SET IN ADVANCE.. IF YOU MISS YOUR TURN, YOUR GRADE WILL BE REDUCED 20% OF POINTS POSSIBLE PER CLASS PERIOD THE SPEECH IS NOT READY. 

EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE ARE:  DOCUMENTED ILLNESS, JURY  DUTY, DIRE FAMILY EMERGENCY.  WHATEVER THE REASON, DOCUMENTATION MUST BE PROVIDED.  STUDENT ORGANIZATIONAL AND JOB-RELATED CONCERNS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE REASONS FOR MISSING YOUR TURN.

- IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR SPEECH VIDEOTAPED, AS A TEACHING INSTRUMENT OR IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW YOUR SPEECH IS EVALUATED, LET YOUR LAB INSTRUCTOR KNOW WHEN SPEAKING ORDER IS SET.
- IF YOU WILL MISS CLASS DUE TO SCHOOL-SANCTIONED ACTIVITIES, PLEASE LET YOUR LAB INSTRUCTOR KNOW PRIOR TO THE ABSENCE, WHICH MUST BE DOCUMENTED BY THE PROPER SOURCE.
- IF YOU MISS AN EXAM, REGARDLESS OF THE REASON, I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAM, WHICH MAY BE IN ESSAY FORMAT.

GRADES OF INCOMPLETE WILL ONLY BE GIVEN IN EXTREME HARDSHIP CONDITIONS AND THEN AT THE
INSTRUCTOR'S DISCRETION.

CLASS GUIDELINES: 
TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES, PAGERS, FAXES, LAWNMOWERS, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEFORE ENTERING THE CLASSROOM.

NEVER ENTER THE CLASSROOM IF ONE OF YOUR CLASSMATES IS GIVING A SPEECH.  WAIT UNTIL HE/SHE HAS FINISHED BEFORE ENTERING. GIVE THE SPEAKER YOUR FULL ATTENTION WHILE HE/SHE IS SPEAKING.

YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM TELLING ME OR YOUR LAB INSTRUCTOR WHAT GRADE YOU "NEED" FROM THIS COURSE.

CALENDAR:  THIS CALENDAR IS TENTATIVE AND MAY BE AMENDED IF NECESSARY.
WEEK ONE: JANUARY 8
       COURSE INTRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTE SYLLABUS, AND CHAPTER ONE - COMMUNICATION PROCESS
WEEK TWO: JANUARY 15
        NO CLASS - MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY
WEEK THREE: JANUARY 22
        CHAPTER TWO - PERCEPTION
WEEK FOUR: JANUARY 29
        CHAPTER FIVE - SELF-DISCLOSURE 
WEEK FIVE: FEBRUARY 5
         CHAPTERS TEN & ELEVEN - GROUP COMMUNICATION AND GROUP LEADERSHIP
         EXAM #1 GIVEN IN WEDNESDAY LAB - FEBRUARY 7
WEEK SIX: FEBRUARY 12
         CHAPTER THREE - LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION
WEEK SEVEN: FEBRUARY 19
         CHAPTER FOUR - NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
WEEK EIGHT:  FEBRUARY 26
         CHAPTER SIX - LISTENING