Course Specific Research Support for COMM 111HZ: Home
Public Speaking: Honors course outcomes related to research skills:
- COMM 111HZ CCOGEvaluate public speeches, including their own, by identifying aspects of preparation, credibility, logic, and delivery.
Use learned rhetorical theory to critically interpret ideas, make ethical decisions, and examine current political and social issues; evaluate information with increased rigor to support presentations more substantially.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
Other forms of assessment may include:
- Essays
- Journals
- Research papers
Competencies and Skills:
"Choose a topic and restrict/narrow it according to the purpose, audience, and time constraints. . . .
Provide adequate and credible supporting material that is appropriate based on the topic, audience setting and purpose. Demonstrate awareness of available types of support."
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Ability to narrow a search to a specific topic
- Understand the information cycle
- Ability to differentiate between types of sources available through the library website, including books, videos, articles
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for COMM 111
1. Select credible information sources to support an informational presentation
2. Use various types of information sources
3. Identify audience and purpose of information sources
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
1. Develop a specific topic statement
2. Identify likely providers of reliable information on the topic, including images and video as well as text
3. Identify indicators of the type of publication, purpose, and authorship and currency
Librarian subject collectors for: Communications
Campus Librarians, supporting Communications-related subjects research
- Cascade : Rachel Bridgewater
- Cascade: Torie Scott
- Rock Creek:Sara Seely
- Southeast: Roberta Richards
- Sylvania: Alan Cordle
Communications courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian Liaison to the Communications SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Roberta Richards, Librarian at the Cascade campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger
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