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Intro to Com 100

Almost all companies, no matter their size, use electronic methods of communications to develop their projects.   There’s no better way to test group communication, than by doing it.

During this project, you should consider the different channels of communication open to you.  Email is the most obvious, but applications (“apps”) like SLACK are even more effective in dividing up several projects into different channels.  Each conversation is separate.  The app can be used on computers, tablets, and smartphones, and Slack provides notification when a one of your team leaves a communication.

Doodle is a free to use app that helps schedule meetings.
Zoom is another free-to-use meeting app for hosting online meetings with your team.
Using one, or a combination of these apps, aids you in getting your group to collaborate on projects.

The way your team communicates is usually up to the group leader.  Choose your leader today.  The leader communicates with your professor with any questions.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

PART I

3 PAGES

Team Learning Project: Stage 1

For the TLP project, your group will conduct a persuasive speech on the topic of your choice.

Project Overview:

The purpose of the Team Learning Project is to construct a persuasive speech aimed at changing the beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors of your fellow students. Your group must construct a well-organized speech according to one of the speech patterns discussed in the text. You should select a real-life, significant problem (at the university, local, state, or national level) that has a personal impact on members of the audience. Speech topic can be structured around a question of fact, a question of value, or a question of policy as long as the choice can be justified.

Your persuasive speech should be approximately 8-10 minutes in length, integrate at least one visual aid, cite a minimum of three sources verbally, and use an extemporaneous speaking style. In addition, you must submit a reference page, a full sentence outline with a clear thesis statement and a statement highlighting what action you want your audience to take.

You will complete the Team Learning Project in two stages:

• Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate Research, and Write the Speech Outline (Week 5)
  • You should select a real-life, significant problem (at the university, local, state, or national level) that has a personal impact on members of the audience. Speech topic can be structured around a question of fact, a question of value, or a question of policy as long as the choice can be justified.
  • Using a combination of popular media reports and empirical references, locate research to support your position; you must locate a minimum of 3 references.
  • The link to the online library can be accessed in the navigation bar (above).
  • After clicking the link, save it as a favorite – you’ll use it throughout your college career. To save it: hold the Control key and then press D on PCs; Command+D keys on Macs.
  • Select a team leader and pledge to be responsive to your teammates
  • Create a full sentence outline with a clear thesis statement and a statement highlighting what action you want your audience to take. The outline should include all key points in support of your position and should be organized in a logical manner.
• Step #2: Persuasive Speech Creation (Week 6)
  • In Step #2, your team will create a persuasive speech video. For the speech, you should select one member of the team to conduct the speech for the group (preferably a volunteer).
  • Other members are responsible to helping prepare the speech and providing feedback on speech drafts.
  • The team member who volunteered to record the speech will send a hyperlink to the other team members.
  • Each student in the group must send the final hyperlink of the speech to your professor.

This week, you will only focus on Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate Research, and Write the Speech Outline.

• Select a real-life, significant problem (at the university, local, state, or national level) that has a personal impact on members of the audience. The speech topic can be structured around a question of fact, a question of value, or a question of policy as long as the choice can be justified.
• Using a combination of popular media reports and empirical references, locate research to support your position; you must locate a minimum of 3 references.
• Write the speech in an outline form.

PART II: Write a 500-word essay on what you anticipate will be the most difficult aspects of working in an online group. What will you do to overcome these obstacles? Why is this an important skill in today’s world? (NOTE: If you are alone in this course, research the obstacles you may face and how to overcome them.)

Assignment Expectations: Each teammate submits the same document.

• Length:
  • PART I Persuasive Speech Outline: 3 pages (include topic, outline, thesis statement and 3 references)
  • Part II Essay: 500 words
• References:
  • minimum of 3 resources; references should include a combination of popular media reports and empirical research
  • all references should be formatted in APA style
• Format:
  • save your assignment as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Open Office (.odt), PDF, image (.jpg, .png) or rich text format (.rtf) file type
• Submission:
  • submit your assignments to the Drop Box
• Team Learning Project Requirements:
  • Submit your “group project roles” by the end of the week
  • Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Week 6

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

PART I:

3 pages

Team Learning Project: Stage 2

For the TLP project, your group will conduct a persuasive speech on the topic of your choice.

Project Overview:

The purpose of the Team Learning Project is to construct a persuasive speech aimed at changing the beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors of your fellow students. Your group must construct a well-organized speech according to one of the speech patterns discussed in the text. You should select a real-life, significant problem (at the university, local, state, or national level) that has a personal impact on members of the audience. Speech topic can be structured around a question of fact, a question of value, or a question of policy as long as the choice can be justified.

Your persuasive speech should be approximately 8-10 minutes in length, integrate at least one visual aid, cite a minimum of three sources verbally, and use an extemporaneous speaking style. In addition, you must submit a reference page, a full sentence outline with a clear thesis statement and a statement highlighting what action you want your audience to take.

You will complete the Team Learning Project in two stages:

This week, you will only be focusing on Step #2: Persuasive Speech Creation.

• Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate Research, and Write the Speech Outline- DONE
• Step #2: Persuasive Speech Creation (Week 6)
  • In Step #2, your team will create a persuasive speech video. For the speech, you should select one member of the team to conduct the speech for the group (preferably a volunteer).
  • Other members are responsible to helping prepare the speech and providing feedback on speech drafts.
  • Provide a word-for-word script (this is may be used at a later date to create closed captioning for your video)
  • The team member who volunteered to record the speech will send a hyperlink to the other team members. 
  • Each student in the group must send the final hyperlink to your professor via the Drop Box.

PART II

Based on your essay in the last module, did you experience any of the difficulties you anticipated? Was your plan to overcome those obstacles effective? What could have been done better? Explain in a short 500-word essay. However, if you were the person who recorded the video for your group, you may skip this essay. (NOTE: If you are alone in this course, there is no need to write this Part II essay.)

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:
  • Step #2 Video: 8-10 minutes (3 pages)
  • A word-for-word script for your video
  • Part II Essay: 500 words
• References:
  • minimum of 3 resources; all references should be formatted in APA style
• Format:
  • submit your updated outline and reference page as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Open Office (.odt), PDF, image (.jpg, .png) or rich text format (.rtf) file type
  • upload your persuasive speech to YouTube
    • Record your video directly on YouTube or via Screencast-o-matic (https://screencast-o-matic.com/)
• Submission:
  • submit your assignments (updated outline and references; link to persuasive speech) to the Drop Box using Microsoft Word or Open Office Write.
• Team Learning Project Requirements:
  • submit your “rating of group members” by the end of the week (each group member needs to submit individually)

Week 7

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment:

PART I

Individual Speech — Informative/Demonstration Speech: Stage 1

The purpose of the informative/demonstration speech is to construct a presentation aimed at educating your peers about effective study skills (informative speech) or strategies to enhance student success (demonstration speech). You may choose whether you elect to complete an informative or demonstration speech. You must construct a well-organized speech according to one of the speech patterns discussed in the text. You should select a study skill or student success strategy that is relevant to members of the audience (your audience will be your peers in this class). There are a wide variety of topics available on this issue; the only requirement is that the focus of your speech must be relevant to study skills or student success strategies.

Your speech should be approximately 5-7 minutes in length, cite a minimum of three sources verbally, and use an extemporaneous speaking style. In addition, you must submit a reference page, brief outline, and a clear thesis statement.

You will complete your speech in two stages:

• Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate References and Create Outline (Week 7)
  • You should select a study skill or student success strategy that has a personal impact on members of the audience.
  • Locate references to support your position; you must locate a minimum of 3 references.
  • Create a brief outline and a clear thesis statement. The outline should include all key points and should be organized in a logical manner.
• Step #2: Informative/Demonstration Speech (Week 8)
  • In Step #2, you will create your informative/demonstration speech video. You will submit your speech to the dropbox at the end of Week 8.

This week, you will only be focusing on Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate References and Create Outline:

• You should select a study skill or student success strategy that has a personal impact on members of the audience.
• Locate references to support your position; you must locate a minimum of 3 references.
• Create a brief outline and a clear thesis statement. The outline should include all key points and should be organized in a logical manner.

PART II

Complete the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension at http://www.hawaii.edu/gened/oc/PRCA-24.pdf or at this LINK.

Reflect on the results in a short 500-word essay.

• How did you do?
• What were your areas of strength and weakness (if any)?
• Do you agree with the results?
• List several ways to reduce communication apprehension.

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:
  • PART I: 3 pages (include topic, outline, thesis statement and 3 references)
  • PART II: 500 words
• References:
  • minimum of 3 resources; references may include popular media reports or empirical research
  • all references should be formatted in APA style
• Format:
  • save your assignment as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Open Office (.odt), PDF, image (.jpg, .png) or rich text format (.rtf) file type
• Submission:
  • submit your assignments to the Drop Box

Week 8

3 pages

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:
  • 5-7 minutes (and script)

• References:
  • minimum of 3 resources; all references should be formatted in APA style
• Format:
  • upload your informative/demonstration speech to YouTube
  • Record your video directly on YouTube or via Screencast-o-matic (https://screencast-o-matic.com/)
• Submission:
  • submit the link to your speech to the Drop Box

Assignment:

Informative/Demonstration Speech: Stage 2

The purpose of the informative/demonstration speech is to construct a presentation aimed at educating your peers about effective study skills (informative speech) or strategies to enhance student success (demonstration speech). You may choose whether you elect to complete an informative or demonstration speech. You must construct a well-organized speech according to one of the speech patterns discussed in the text. You should select a study skill or student success strategy that is relevant to members of the audience (your audience will be your peers in this class). There are a wide variety of topics available on this issue; the only requirement is that the focus of your speech must be relevant to study skills or student success strategies.

Your speech should be approximately 5-7 minutes in length, cite a minimum of three sources verbally, and use an extemporaneous speaking style. In addition, you must submit a reference page, brief outline, and a clear thesis statement.

You will complete your speech in two stages:

• Step #1: Identify Topic, Locate References and Create Outline – DONE
• Step #2: Informative/Demonstration Speech (Week 8)
  • In Step #2, you will create your informative/demonstration speech video. You will submit your speech to the dropbox at the end of Week 8.

This week, you will only be focusing on Step #2: Informative/Demonstration Speech:

• In Step #2, you will create your informative/demonstration speech video.
• Record your video directly on YouTube or via Screencast-o-matic.