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Communication Course Descriptions
The Definition of IAI GECC
Communication
The following two classes
in sequence; C1 900 and C1 901R or C1 900R and C1 901. To complete the
sequence successfully, one of the two courses must have the R suffix. (The R
suffix designates a course with a research paper.)
C1 900:
Writing Course Sequence (3 semester credits)
C1 901R: Writing Course Sequence (3 semester credits)
The writing course sequence (1) develops
awareness of the writing process; (2) provides inventional, organizational
and editorial strategies; (3) stresses the variety of uses for writing; and
(4) emphasizes critical skills in reading, thinking and writing. The writing
course sequence must include production of documented, multi-source writing
in one or more papers for a combined total of at least 2500 words in final
version.
Policies on acceptance of AP credit vary
among academic programs and from institution to institution, so AP credit
toward the GECC or major requirements is not guaranteed. In general, a score
of three or higher on the AP exam on Language and Composition or Literature
and Composition may be considered as equivalent to successful completion of
one of the two writing courses but will not satisfy the multisource writing
requirement.
Upon successful completion of the writing
course sequence (which requires grades of C or better for students entering
in Summer 1999 and beyond), students should have the competencies listed
below. The student is expected to:
- comprehend, analyze, and critique a variety of
texts including academic discourse;
- use various invention, drafting, and revising/
editing strategies depending upon the purpose of the writing, the
materials available to the writer, and the length of time available for
the task;
- engage a topic in which the writer explores
writing as a means of self-discovery and produces a text that is
designed to persuade the reader of the writer's commitment;
- demonstrate a theoretical understanding of
rhetorical context (that is, how reader, writer, language, and subject
matter interact);
- establish a voice appropriate to the topic
selected and the rhetorical situation;
- clarify major aims, arrange material to
support aims, and provide sufficient materials to satisfy expectations
of readers;
- select, evaluate, and interact effectively
with sources, subordinating them to the writer's purpose and creating
confidence that they have been represented fairly;
- demonstrate satisfactory control over the
conventions of edited American English and competently attend to the
elements of presentation (including layout, format, and printing); and
- recognize the existence of discourse
communities with their different conventions and forms.
C1 900R:
Writing Course Sequence (3 semester credits)
C1 901: Writing Course Sequence (3 semester credits)
The writing course sequence (1) develops
awareness of the writing process; (2) provides inventional, organizational
and editorial strategies; (3) stresses the variety of uses for writing; and
(4) emphasizes critical skills in reading, thinking and writing. The writing
course sequence must include production of documented, multi-source writing
in one or more papers for a combined total of at least 2500 words in final
version.
Policies on acceptance of AP credit vary
among academic programs and from institution to institution, so AP credit
toward the GECC or major requirements is not guaranteed. In general, a score
of three or higher on the AP exam on Language and Composition or Literature
and Composition may be considered as equivalent to successful completion of
one of the two writing courses but will not satisfy the multisource writing
requirement.
Upon successful completion of the writing
course sequence (which requires grades of C or better for students entering
in Summer 1999 and beyond), students should have the competencies listed
below. The student is expected to:
- comprehend, analyze, and critique a variety of
texts including academic discourse;
- use various invention, drafting, and revising/
editing strategies depending upon the purpose of the writing, the
materials available to the writer, and the length of time available for
the task;
- engage a topic in which the writer explores
writing as a means of self-discovery and produces a text that is
designed to persuade the reader of the writer's commitment;
- demonstrate a theoretical understanding of
rhetorical context (that is, how reader, writer, language, and subject
matter interact);
- establish a voice appropriate to the topic
selected and the rhetorical situation;
- clarify major aims, arrange material to
support aims, and provide sufficient materials to satisfy expectations
of readers;
- select, evaluate, and interact effectively
with sources, subordinating them to the writer's purpose and creating
confidence that they have been represented fairly;
- demonstrate satisfactory control over the
conventions of edited American English and competently attend to the
elements of presentation (including layout, format, and printing); and
- recognize the existence of discourse
communities with their different conventions and forms.
C2 900: Oral Communication (3 semester
credits)
The oral communication course, either a traditional public speaking or a
hybrid course, combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication
skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the
communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational and
expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a
variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in
listening, reading, thinking and speaking.
Students are expected to prepare and give at
least three substantial speeches, including both informative and
persuasive assignments. All mediated oral communication classes shall require
face-to-face (unmediated) performance of the three substantial speeches with
the class and the instructor serving as an in-class audience."
Upon successful completion of the oral
communication course, students should have attained at least the
competencies in both theory and practice as listed below.
Communication Theory--The student is
expected to:
- have a theoretical understanding of
communication;
- understand the relationships among self,
message and others; and
- understand the process of effective listening.
Communication Practice--The student is
expected to:
- phrase clear, responsible and appropriate
purpose statements;
- develop specific, well-focused thesis
statements;
- analyze an audience and situation, and then
adapt a message to those needs;
- generate ideas and gather supporting material;
- incorporate material from various appropriate
sources, using proper verbal citations;
- use evidence, reasoning and motive appeals in
persuasive speaking;
- prepare and use visual aids that promote
clarity and interest;
- organize and outline an effective message;
- use language that is appropriate to enhance
understanding and effect the desired result;
- establish credibility by demonstrating
knowledge and analysis of topic;
- use extemporaneous delivery with reasonable
fluency, expressiveness and comfort;
- cope effectively with the tensions involved in
public speaking;
- demonstrate acceptable ethical standards in
research and presentation of materials; and
- listen to, analyze and critique oral
communication.
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