SP / SP Applied Speech: Forensics Fall 2015 Dr. Mike Ingram

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1 SP / SP Applied Speech: Forensics Fall 2015 Dr. Mike Ingram Office: Lindaman mingram@whitworth.edu Office Phone: Cell: Supported by: Ms. Claire Petersen in Lindaman 115 Her phone: Her cpetersen@whitworth.edu Welcome to the intercollegiate forensics program! The purpose of this program is to foster and sharpen skills in oral communication in the venue of competitive tournaments. Always remember, structure is your friend! PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: By the end of the term (season really) you should display: 1. Sound reasoning skills and ability to argue effectively in multiple contexts. 2. Improved skills in public speaking including verbal and nonverbal delivery, and effective use of evidence. 3. Improved verbal and nonverbal delivery skills in the oral interpretation of literature with careful attention to the selection of literature and advancing claims. 4. Improved skills in debate including verbal and non verbal delivery, effective use of evidence, and critical listening skills. 5. An ability to receive constructive criticism and integrate it into your performances. 6. Effective team building skills and support for your teammates based on values consistent with the mission of this Christian liberal arts program. 7. Skills in arguing effectively, ethically and with civility. **I will team announcements so please check your each day. Later we will talk about the team Facebook page and Blackboard. Page 1

2 Values I hope we will continue to be a team, a family, a bunch that works together and supports each other. Our program will embrace the values of the past program audience centered presentations, and academic work that teaches students transferrable skills. I hope our program will embrace the value of attending and competing at national tournaments. Healthy competition can bring out the best academic work in students, teach them to work together to achieve common goals, and provides a wonderful point of comparison with other peers. I expect an atmosphere of respect for your fellow human beings as we travel this road together. I also expect a team atmosphere of critical thought and your best efforts. Please come prepared to participate. Given that context, I hope you will work together and help each other. Share ideas. Evaluate concepts. Compare research findings. Let us build a strong academic community of support and encouragement this term. Your attendance in team and solo meetings is critical to fulfillment of course objectives. Discussion and participation are vital to the learning process and I want to hear your input in class. You should attend each tournament and class session unless excused by me. **Lindaman 125 is the team room, also called Ten Forward. This is a place for you to practice, study and research, read, and spend time with team mates. You can also use it to study for your other classes. Make yourselves at home. COURSE OUTLINE- **A more detailed schedule will be unveiled along the way. Team meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:50 to 5:30 pm in Robinson 210, and select Mondays as pocket time from 3:10 to 4:30 for IPDA only. Lewis & Clark, Portland, OR, NFC #1 Oct (8) 9-11 Leave Thursday, return Sunday night Pacific/Whitworth Swing, Spokane, WA Oct (23) Prep Friday evening, compete Saturday and Sunday Lower Columbia, Longview, WA Nov (5) 6-7 (8) Leave Thursday, return Sunday night Linfield, McMinnville, OR, NFC #2 Nov (12) (16) Leave Thursday, return Monday by lunch Team Christmas Dinner early December Page 2

3 Shorthand for forensics terms and organizations IE Individual Events. Three categories of ten minute speeches Oral Interpretation of Literature has five different events Prose generally a story Poetry a theme or story, often (but not always) one long poem Dramatic Interp (DI) generally a dialogue or monolog Programmed Oral Interp (POI) a thematic collection of pieces from two genres Duo two people standing side by side and performing a DI Limited Prep has Impromptu speaking (7 mins to prep and deliver a 5 min speech) and extemporaneous (30 mins to prep a 7 min speech on current events) Public Address has four different public speaking events Informative explaining an interesting topic Persuasion calling people to a change of action or belief After-Dinner Speaking (or Speech to Entertain) funny persuasive speech that makes a serious point Communication Analysis (or Rhetorical Criticism) explaining the success or failure of a communicator Limited preparation debate one on one. *We do this one. IPDA International Public Debate Association. One on one debate, somewhat similar to Lincoln Douglass or in high school. Students receive a list of five topics, they mutually agree on one topic, and then debate it. Students can work with laptops, team mates and coaches during prep time. Limited preparation debate four two person teams British Parliamentary, or World s. Two affirmative teams debate two negative teams, so there are four teams in a round. The judges score it like an IE round with ranks rather than wins. Students can only work with their partner during prep time. Written materials are allowed but no electronic materials. *Students competing in NFC Senior/Open division may enroll in SP 445 for upper division credit with my permission. Page 3

4 Organizations NCCFA National Christian Colleges Forensics Association. We attend this national tournament each spring, made up of students from church related schools. NFC Northwest Forensics Conference. Over 25 schools in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana that compete on a regional circuit. Three tournaments are designated and points are totaled for annual sweepstakes awards. IPDA International Public Debate Association. We attend this national tournament each spring. AFA-NIET American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament. Students need to break three times (with legs ) to qualify. NFA National Forensics Association. Students need to break once to qualify. NPDA National Parliamentary Debate Association (or parli) Academic Honesty: Plagiarism is defined by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary as: a. To steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own. b. To use a created production without crediting the source. In your writing and speaking I expect the ideas you express to be your own and to properly cite the sources you use. Cheating will not be tolerated in any form. Please note that I take extremely seriously the university s policy on the need for academic honesty in all your work. I refer you to the Whitworth Catalog, and the current Student Handbook, where guidelines on plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are spelled out. Any form of dishonesty in an assignment will lead to a zero on the assignment, and I reserve the right to give a grade of F for the course as well. In addition, instances of plagiarism are reported to the associate provost of instruction or submitted through the Early Alert form. In fact, if you commit academic dishonesty, you will become ineligible to pass the course or compete on the team. Special Needs: Whitworth University is committed to providing its students access to education. If you have a documented special need that affects your learning or performance on exams or papers, you will need to contact the Educational Support Office (Andrew Pyrc ext. 4534; apyrc@whitworth.edu) to identify accommodations that are appropriate. Quantity of Time for Class Preparation (standard language for Communication Studies): The time spent in class preparation may be just as important as the time in class itself, and each course is a valuable part of your education. Therefore, expect to average between 6 and 9 hours each week in class preparation time for each three-credit course. The syllabus outlines due dates for assignments and tests. Please schedule your preparation time anticipating that items for this class may come due at the same time as items for other classes, both in and out of your major. The quantity of time spent preparing for each class generally correlates to the final grade earned. Page 4

5 Course Number: SP 245 Course Name: Applied Speech: Forensics This course will focus on the following departmental goals: 3. Demonstrate public speaking and presentation skills required to excel in an entry-level communications-related job and/or graduate school. Students will be able to gather information and present it to diverse audiences. Students will be comfortable and confident in delivering successful oral presentations that inform or persuade their listeners. Students will be able to represent themselves and their own viewpoints, as well as the viewpoints of others. Students will demonstrate preparation at each stage of the speaking process: in generating ideas, gathering information, focusing their thoughts coherently and logically, preparing a draft, rehearsing delivery, using language and visual aids effectively, and critiquing presentations. 5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills required to excel in the intellectual, professional and personal dimensions of life. Students will be able to apply higher level thinking skills to human communication situations. Higher level thinking skills include: application of communication principles in the classroom and beyond; analysis of the parts, organization, arrangement, relationships and principles of communication; synthesis of parts of communication to produce unique communication messages; and evaluation of communication by making appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative judgments of communication. Safety statement: Whitworth University cares about your welfare in the event of an emergency. During the first week of this course, please familiarize yourself with safety information posted in this classroom. Page 5