• 25% = class participation, impromptu speeches, quizzes, and speech preparations
• 20% = Speech 1
• 25% = Speech 2
• 30% = Speech 3

Attendance: You are expected to attend all classes. Attendance is important to your progress and your classmates'. Much of what you learn will come from discussions and interactions with your fellow students. A formal presentation for which you are absent will be graded as an F. If an emergency prevents you from attending class (such as a personal illness or family emergency), please contact me in advance of your absence, and bring documentation of your absence on your return to class. You may miss three classes without penalty; any additional absences will reduce your final grade.

Punctuality: You are expected to be on time for all classes. Late arrivals are disruptive to the instructor and your fellow students. If you do arrive late for class while student speeches are in progress, please wait at the door until the current speaker has finished.

Academic Honesty: It is assumed that the work you submit for this course, whether written or spoken, is your own. Any attempt to represent someone else's work as your own will be considered plagiarism--a form of academic misconduct. Plagiarism includes copying another student's work on papers or tests, copying without attribution the ideas or words from published sources, and submitting papers or giving speeches prepared in previous semesters. Such academic misconduct will result in a failing grade for the assignment, a probable failing grade for the course, and a report to the Dean for possible disciplinary action.

Assignments: Each class meeting will require you to prepare a reading and a writing assignment. Late assignments will be penalized one letter grade increment for each class day late. See the Assignment Schedule for details. For an overview of each course topic, click on the topic designators; each overview will also include links to internet resources, which will become essential supplements to the text. Click on the chapter designators for study guide questions to help you focus on the key concepts in your textbook. Expect a short quiz on each chapter as a check of your understanding of the concepts. Click on the outline and speech designators for details on the writing and speaking assignments.

Special Needs: If you require special services or resources, please refer to the following Drexel web sites:

• Office of Disability Services
• SUCCESS Program (ACT101 Program and other support services)
• English Language Center
• Office of Student Services
• Writing Center

Assignment Schedule

Day	Date	Topic	Speaking Due	Reading Due*	Writing Due
1	3-27	Introduction
2	3-29	Foundations		1
3	3-31	Occasions	Speech 0	15
4	4-3	Topic		4	p. 114, #3 (3 different topics)
5	4-5	Research		5
6	4-7	Informing		13	Bibliography (a minimum of 3 books, 3 periodicals, 1 government publication, and 1 internet source)
7	4-10	Organizing the body		7
8	4-12	Outlines		9	Outline 1
9	4-14	Presenting		11
10	4-17	Persuading to believe	Rehearsal 1	14 (335-365)
11	4-19		Speech 1
12	4-21		Speech 1
13	4-24	Reasoning	Speech 1	6
14	4-26	Transition	Speech 1	8 (223-229)
15	4-28				Outline 2
16	5-1	Audience Analysis		3	p. 85, #2
17	5-3	Persuading to act	Rehearsal 2	14 (367-383)
18	5-5		Speech 2
19	5-8		Speech 2
20	5-10		Speech 2
21	5-12	Introducing and closing	Speech 2	8 (205-223)
22	5-15				Outline 3
23	5-17	Language		10
24	5-19	Listening	Rehearsal 3	2
25	5-22		Speech 3
26	5-24		Speech 3
27	5-26		Speech 3
28	5-31		Speech 3
29	6-2	Wrap-up and Beyond

^* Numbers refer to chapters in Public Speaking: Strategies for Success.