COMM 2010 - Oral Communication

Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Priority given to communication majors and minors, CALS seniors, CALS juniors. Fluency in spoken English assumed. Students absent twice during first week of class are dropped from course roster. Limited to 30 students per class (fall and spring) or 15 students per class (summer). THERE IS NO CENTRALIZED DEPARTMENT WAITLIST. For individual lecture availability, attend the first day of desired classes.

K. Berggren, staff.

Through theory and practice, students develop self-confidence and competence in researching, organizing, and presenting material to audiences. Students work through modules in information competency, audience analyses, and persuasion. Graded assignments include researching, writing, and presenting speeches; short papers; speaker and self-evaluations; quizzes; and other speech-related activities.