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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
SPCH 60 | Title:
COMMUNICATION SKILL |
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| Full Title:
Communication Skills |
| Last Reviewed:5/13/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 3 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Training for effective communication and public speaking in vocational, professional and other organizational settings. This class focuses on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, communication in groups, and interviewing, with special emphasis on oral communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Training for effective communication and public speaking in vocational, professional and other organizational settings. This class focuses on four areas: public speaking, interpersonal communication, communication in groups, and interviewing, with special emphasis on oral communication.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | B
| Communication and Analytical Thinking
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | A1 | Oral Communication | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 1C | Oral Communication | Fall 2023 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2023 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: COMM 115 | Survey of Human Communication | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): COMM4 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1. Demonstrate proficiency in preparing and delivering speeches using
an outline format.
2. Acquire a foundation of the basic terminology, concepts and theories
of communication.
3. Develop small group communication skills.
4. Acquire interviewing skills.
5. Incorporate and utilize listening skills.
6. Develop awareness of and sensitivity to issues of gender and cultural
diversity and its implications for communication.
7. Identify and apply theories of roles, norms and leadership in group
situations.
8. Recognize ethical dimensions of communication.
Topics and Scope
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( Topics may include, but are not limited to,the below listing and
sequences may vary.)
1. Survey of the field of communication.
2. Organizational communication concepts.
3. Interpersonal communication concepts.
A. Listening skills.
B. Verbal and non-verbal communication.
4. Interviewing.
A. Mock interviews.
B. Observation of interviews.
5. Working in groups.
A. Conflict resolution.
B. Decision-making.
C. Leadership.
D. Problem-solving.
E. Group presentations.
6. Public speaking (individual presentations).
A. Informative speeches.
B. Persuasive speeches.
Assignments:
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Assignments include a selection of the following:
1. Public speeches (individual presentations).
A. Introductions
B. Informative speech(es)
C. Persuasive speech(es)
2. Report on selected subjects, oral and/or written.
3. Interview(s).
4. Group project assignment(s).
5. Experiential exercises.
6. Listen, evaluate, and critique oral presentations by other students.
7. Outside field work observing communication settings and situations.
8. Written examinations of various types and number are given.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Reading reports, Essay exams, OUTLINES | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
55 - 60% |
| Class performances, Field work | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| CLASS PARTICIPATION | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Communicating at Work by Adler, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, c. 1992
Communicating: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin,
6th ed., Houghton-Mifflin, c. 1995
Communicating for Results by Hamilton, 4th ed., Wadsworth, c. 1993
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