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PUBLIC ADDRESS

Course
COMM322 - PUBLIC ADDRESS
Department
Advertising and Public Relations - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
5
T+P+L
3 + 3 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course is designed to examine the principles of public address and teach the students the main elements and factors which result in a dynamic and effective speech. Besides speaking skills, the course aims to help students to improve their listening skills so that they are able to evaluate and critique speeches they listen to insightfully. The course provides opportunity for students to significantly improve their public speaking skills by practicing and delivering speeches and presentations in a safe environment with feedback from their peers as well as their lecturer so that they will be able to critically examine their own and others’ speeches through interactive practice.

PUBLIC ADDRESS

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 Students will summarize how to organize a presentation
  2. 02 Students will express how to deliver a speech
  3. 03 Students will describe ethical rules in public speech
  4. 04 Students will analyze the audience

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction to the Course
Week 2 Speaking in Public
Week 3 History of Public Speaking
Week 4 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
Week 5 Ethics and Public Speaking
Week 6 Listening and Critical Thinking
Week 7 Organizing the Speech
Week 8 Midterm exams
Week 9 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
Week 10 Analyzing the Audience
Week 11 Demographic Audience Analysis & Situational Audience Analysis
Week 12 Speech Delivery
Week 13 The Speaker's Body - Voice
Week 14 The Speaker's Body - Body Language
Week 15 Final Exams

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Stephan Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, (11th Ed), 2011

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Explains (4) how a presentation should be organized. SOLO 4
  2. L02 Explains (4) the important points in delivering an effective speech. SOLO 4
  3. L03 Describes (3) the ethical rules in public speech. SOLO 3
  4. L04 Assesses (4) the role of listeners in public speaking and analyzes (4) the audience. SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 1. Recognized and applied all the learning tools and techniques learnt which they will implement throughout their lives and future careers.
  2. P02 2. Become confident in their knowledge and skills so that they can successfully study and work on their own.
  3. P03 3. Attained a high level of professionalism through the fundamental knowledge and skills gained in both marketing and digital fields.
  4. P04 4. Demonstrated a solid understanding of core business principles in the primary areas of digital marketing, web technologies, new media and management, as well as the interconnectedness of these disciplines in the running of an organization.
  5. P05 5. Been able to critically implement their knowledge and skills in both written, oral and digital forms to an intended audience, based on creative and analytical approaches.
  6. P06 6.Demonstrated their understanding of the ethical and protected use of various new media such as social media, mobile technology, web analytics, search engine optimization, and viral advertising in both their studies and careers.
  7. P07 7. Implemented best practices in business for planning, decision-making, and problem-solving based on collaborative work and studies.
  8. P08 8. Demonstrated effective communication skills in addition to in-depth of analysis and synthesis which are essential in multicultural educational and work contexts.
  9. P09 9. Demonstrated critical thinking characterized by the ability to define business problems with the evidence available, discern fact from opinion, determine underlying causes, formulate and evaluate potential solutions.
  10. P10 10. Been able to implement ideas and concepts through the development and creation of digital content for effective social media marketing strategies, and designing and evaluating the effectiveness of interactive web sites to increase web traffic flows, visibility, consumer satisfaction and response rates.
  11. P11 11. Embodied integrity in their work and actions, honor confidentiality, followed generally accepted codes of conduct in the digital marketing industry.
  12. P12 12. Devoted themselves to follow the codes of ethics, improve privacy issues with social media, conflict, and citizenship in order to frame a better understanding of digital marketing.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - - -