Accordingly, the course stresses building performance skills in argumentation and public speaking. The importance of decision-making and decision makers in creating arguments will be a major theme of the course. Real-life application of the theories of argumentation will be stressed along with the importance of academic debate.
Students will participate in informal debates and presentations designed to build their skills in argumentation. In addition, students will explore and enhance their personal critical thinking skills through the development of argument as well as refutation and rebuttal against arguments posed by others.
Through active participation and researched your outcomes of from this course will include:
Item Pool
The First Constructive
200 Points
This is your first attempt at developing a constructive (prima facie) opening argument supporting your resolution of fact. Students with previous debate experience may do a policy or value case. Outline your case using the First Constructive template. Then, present your constructive to the House.
The First Opposition Constructive
200 Points
This is your first attempt at developing an opposing constructive argument opposing the resolution of fact of a peer. Outline your opposing case using the Opposition Constructive template. Then, present your opposition constructive to the House.
Cogent and Fallacious Reasoning in Mediated Communication
200 Points
Immerse yourself into the mediated fray of information and select four topics that are percolating; issues as of this writing are US involvement with ISIS, spanking children, Utah's Medicaid conundrum with Governor Herbert, and others. Write and post about specific mediated opinions that deal with your chosen issues, identifying the media outlet, how you heard about that specific opinion, and your analysis of whether the reasoning is cogent or fallacious. In addition, comment on your peers' posts, at least four, to get some discussion going.
Fact, Value and Policy Case Outlines with Sources
Choose topics of rhetorical importance and construct prima facia cases including evidence in the realm of fact, value and policy arguments.
Through active participation and researched your outcomes of from this course will include:
- Understand the characteristics of argumentation;
- Understand how argumentation serves critical appraisal;
- Identify and analyze issues;
- Build argumentative cases;
- Understand types of argument;
- Understand and evaluate the evidence in arguments;
- Understand the role of values and credibility in arguments;
- Develop skills to pose effective claims and to present substantive refutation and rebuttal against claims by others.
- Understand the role of argument spheres.
Item Pool
The First Constructive
200 Points
This is your first attempt at developing a constructive (prima facie) opening argument supporting your resolution of fact. Students with previous debate experience may do a policy or value case. Outline your case using the First Constructive template. Then, present your constructive to the House.
The First Opposition Constructive
200 Points
This is your first attempt at developing an opposing constructive argument opposing the resolution of fact of a peer. Outline your opposing case using the Opposition Constructive template. Then, present your opposition constructive to the House.
Cogent and Fallacious Reasoning in Mediated Communication
200 Points
Immerse yourself into the mediated fray of information and select four topics that are percolating; issues as of this writing are US involvement with ISIS, spanking children, Utah's Medicaid conundrum with Governor Herbert, and others. Write and post about specific mediated opinions that deal with your chosen issues, identifying the media outlet, how you heard about that specific opinion, and your analysis of whether the reasoning is cogent or fallacious. In addition, comment on your peers' posts, at least four, to get some discussion going.
Fact, Value and Policy Case Outlines with Sources
Choose topics of rhetorical importance and construct prima facia cases including evidence in the realm of fact, value and policy arguments.
300 Points
Participation/Qualitative
100 Points
Come to class, come on time, engage, think and comment.
Grade Scale
A 940-1000 A- 900-930
B+ 870-890 B 830-860 B- 800-820
C+ 750-790 C 700-740 C- 650-690
D+ 600-640 D 550-590 D- 500-540
F 000-490
Reading and Research
This course requires completing regular reading, writing and research exercises both in and out of class. Your arguments and cases will require a great deal of research and source citing. Be sure to dedicate the time needed for successful achievement.
Policies and Resources
Qualification
As a core class for the Bachelor of Communication degree, you need to achieve a C+ or higher as the grade outcome of this class for it to count towards your degree requirements.
Missing Class
Show up. It's the first secret to achievement. Every semester students will let me know that they'll be missing class to go on a cruise, or for a wedding, or to go snowboarding, and I say, "Cool, have fun." You, or somebody else, have paid to be here. It's your stewardship and my expectation.
Plagiarism and Cheating
Plagiarism is the use of another source’s words, ideas or statistics without their permission and/or proper citation. Anyone who plagiarizes material in my class will receive a grade of zero on that assignment. Anyone found cheating on term assessments will fail the test, though I also reserve the right to assign you an “F” for the course and/or refer you to our chair for further sanctions. If you submit a falsified electronic document that I cannot open, you will fail the assignment. Please keep in mind that one can be expelled from the college for academic dishonesty.
Also see Academic dishonesty / Academic integrity policy.
Electronic Devices
Calling or texting will not be tolerated in class. First interruption infraction and you'll get me a full Cafe Rio punch card. I'm not kidding. Second infraction and you're buying everyone lunch at Cafe Rio. Lap tops, tablets and smart phones are encouraged for use in class discussion and research.
Submission of Assignments
Written work for this class will be submitted via email as a PDF document. This ensures I can open your document and verify contents regardless of platform. No other format will be accepted. Format your submissions in the subject line with the course number, assignment, and your name. If I were submitting the first assignment for COMM1270, my subject line would read:
COMM1270, Assignment 1, Young.
Likewise, if you email me a link to your work on your blog, please format the subject line in the same manner. Send all email correspondence for this class to comm1270@gmail.com.
Assignments are due the date indicated on the course schedule on this web site. I don't accept late work nor do I accept technical excuses like a crashed computer or an email glitch. Papers are due by the beginning of class. Work containing typographical and grammatical errors will be returned without evaluation. Proof your work. The college provides a free service for students desiring additional assistance with their writing assignments. The Writing Center is located in the Browning Building. Call Barbara Turnbow at 652-7743 for information.
Email Communication
Important class and college information will be sent to your D-mail account. All DSC students are automatically assigned a D-mail email account. Click and select D-mail for complete instructions. You will be held accountable for information sent to your D-mail, so please check it often.
Hostility
I reserve the right to remove any student from this class and/or program based on documentable breech of citizenship such as sexual harassment, hostile environment, discrimination based on race, religion, gender and/or sexuality, as well as plagiarism, misrepresentation, and/or malicious gossip.
Withdrawal and Drop Deadlines
Please consult the semester schedule for withdrawal and reimbursement deadlines. You will be charged a $10 fee for dropping this class.
Late Work and Missing Tests
Should you miss an assessment due to medical reasons, you must provide documentation that states you were otherwise occupied at the time or in the general vicinity of class time. All excused absences must be presented right after the absence, and will be verified. I will determine what is excused. Any missed exams will only be made up with appropriate excused documentation.
Students with Disabilities
If you are a student with a medical, psychological or a learning difference and requesting reasonable academic accommodations due to this disability, you must provide an official request of accommodation to your professor(s) from the Disability Resource Center within the first two weeks of the beginning of classes. Students are to contact the center on the main campus to follow through with, and receive assistance in the documentation process to determine the appropriate accommodations related to their disability.
You may call (435) 652-7516 for an appointment and further information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The office is located in the Student Services Center, Room #201 of the Edith Whitehead Building.
Library and Literacy Contacts
Dianne Hirning is the librarian over Communication resources. She is your resource and guide for research within this discipline. You can reach her at hirning@dixie.edu and by phone at 652-7720.
Resources:
* Library - http://library.dixie.edu
* Writing Center - http://catalog.dixie.edu/campusresources/writing_center/
* Testing Center - http://new.dixie.edu/testing
* Tutoring Center - http://dsc.dixie.edu/tutoring/
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