| CRN: 20466 |
| 16 Weeks - Distance Education course |
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Orientation: There will be a mandatory orientation on September 6 at 4:00PM in ED 205. Quiz will be given in the first five minutes of class and cannot be made up if you are late. Quiz will be on the course syllabus. Bring scantron #882 and #2 pencil to orientation.
Mandatory On-campus Speech Presentations: Students will be required to come to campus for three speech presentations on Tuesdays, 9/27, 10/25, 11/29 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm; Students must attend entire class meeting. Quiz will be given in the first five minutes of class and cannot be made up if you are late.
Testing Center: Students will be required to come to campus for final exam on Monday, December 12. |
PLEASE NOTE: I uphold academic integrity and am committed to your learning. As a result, this course requires your responsibility and commitment to learn, including completion of all assignments. This course is a general education course that requires a lot of work; for each 3-unit course, it is recommended that a student ought to devote a minimum of 9 hours per week to this course. Please do not enroll in this course unless you are committed to complete it.
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Mandatory On-campus Speech Presentation Meetings
Tuesdays 4-10 p.m. Held at Citrus College |
| Mandatory Orientation 4:00PM in ED 205 |
September 6 |
| On-Campus Speech Presentation |
September 27 |
| On-Campus Speech Presentation |
October 25 |
| On-Campus Speech Presentation |
November 29 |
| Final Exam |
December 12 |
Welcome to our class! This class starts August 30, so start reviewing the course website and follow its directions. This is not a self-paced course, you must stay current with assignments. Be sure to check the assignment link and complete all assignments for week one. Failure to complete each week's assignments on time may result in being blocked from Blackboard access and being dropped from this course. Please note our required on-campus meeting and speech presentation dates and times.
Failure to present your speech on our required speaking dates will result in failure of this course. It is your responsibility to attend the entire class period on our required meeting dates.
Please read the MySpeechLab link on our course website. Be sure to read the instructions for our course below the log-in instructions.
EMAIL ACCOUNTS
You will need to use your Official Citrus College issued email account. Your email is established when you are registered for classes. You must have access to your email account prior to starting the class.
PLEASE NOTE: When you email me regarding our distance education course, please put "DE" as the first word in all your email subject lines. Thank you.
Required textbooks for this course are:
Beebe, S. & Beebe, S. (2010). Public Speaking Handbook (3rd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Citrus College Custom MySpeechLab publisher’s password card required. See course website for details on purchasing options.
As your instructor, I am here to help you learn and improve. Your success in this class matters to me and will be the result of our team effort. For my part, I will work hard to make this class an enjoyable and valuable learning experience. Feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance to you.
Best Wishes,
Professor Van Horn :)
Details regarding the course are set forth in the class website (see below). When you go there (see below), pay particular attention to the syllabus section and the assignment section.
- Your WingSpan ID becomes your Blackboard Username
- Your WingSpan PIN (Personal Identification Number) becomes your Blackboard password
- To change your PIN/password requires, change it in WingSpan
- Data will be transferred from WingSpan to Blackboard on a regular basis
Once you get to the Blackboard welcome page, click on the Public Address course link on the right, and you will go to the course site. Familiarize yourself with the course site and if you have any questions please email your instructor with your concerns. Get your textbook and get started with your initial assignments. A major key to your success in this course will be keeping up with both the reading and other assignments.
If you have a disability documented by a physician or other appropriate professional and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the DSP&S office at (626) 914-8675. Please discuss your accommodations with me by email and be sure to allow at least one week to arrange appropriate accommodations.