COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Ø Describe the elements of a formal presentation
Ø Identify when a formal presentation is necessary and what type of presentation needed
Ø Prepare a presentation for a target audience
Ø Integrate various tools into a presentation
Ø Deliver a presentation with confidence or prepare someone else for delivery
Ø Evaluate professional presentations
EVALUATION: In-class exercise on verbal communication: 20% During the 1.5 classes when we discuss verbal communication there will be 2 or 3 in-class activities which will help us put the concepts into action. Students must be present in order to obtain points (in accordance with the attendance policy). These exercises will require students to work in pairs or groups and will test their applied knowledge of verbal communication skills.
In-class exercise on non-verbal communication: 20% During the 1.5 classes when we discuss verbal communication there will be 2 or 3 in-class activities which will help us put the concepts into action. Students must be present in order to obtain points (in accordance with the attendance policy). These exercises will require students to work in pairs or groups and will test their applied knowledge of non-verbal communication skills.
Class participation: 20% Each week students will be expected to contribute to class discussion using theories and applications learned by reading the week’s literature.
Presentation: 30% Each student will take part in a presentation on a specific tool that can be used in presentations. Students will choose their own group (no more than 3 students) and will choose their topic. In the event that more than one group chooses the same topic we will draw group names from a hat.
Students are expected to apply theories learned in the preceding classes to their presentation. Work should be shared equally by all members of the group. Students within the group will be asked to grade their peers.
Students observing their peers’ will be required to evaluate the presentation.
Peer evaluation: 10% Students will evaluate their peers’ presentations and submit to the professor. The 10% peer evaluation mark will be a combination of thoughtful insight into your peers’ presentation as well as the comments made by your peers on your presentation.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Ø Describe the elements of a formal presentation
Ø Identify when a formal presentation is necessary and what type of presentation needed
Ø Prepare a presentation for a target audience
Ø Integrate various tools into a presentation
Ø Deliver a presentation with confidence or prepare someone else for delivery
Ø Evaluate professional presentations
EVALUATION:
In-class exercise on verbal communication: 20%
During the 1.5 classes when we discuss verbal communication there will be 2 or 3 in-class activities which will help us put the concepts into action. Students must be present in order to obtain points (in accordance with the attendance policy). These exercises will require students to work in pairs or groups and will test their applied knowledge of verbal communication skills.
In-class exercise on non-verbal communication: 20%
During the 1.5 classes when we discuss verbal communication there will be 2 or 3 in-class activities which will help us put the concepts into action. Students must be present in order to obtain points (in accordance with the attendance policy). These exercises will require students to work in pairs or groups and will test their applied knowledge of non-verbal communication skills.
Class participation: 20%
Each week students will be expected to contribute to class discussion using theories and applications learned by reading the week’s literature.
Presentation: 30%
Each student will take part in a presentation on a specific tool that can be used in presentations. Students will choose their own group (no more than 3 students) and will choose their topic. In the event that more than one group chooses the same topic we will draw group names from a hat.
Students are expected to apply theories learned in the preceding classes to their presentation. Work should be shared equally by all members of the group. Students within the group will be asked to grade their peers.
Students observing their peers’ will be required to evaluate the presentation.
Peer evaluation: 10%
Students will evaluate their peers’ presentations and submit to the professor. The 10% peer evaluation mark will be a combination of thoughtful insight into your peers’ presentation as well as the comments made by your peers on your presentation.