speaking of bicycles: culture, science, politics, art · · 2017-07-14hunt syllabus rhet 195 p. 2...

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Thehumblebicycleisatonceachild’stoyandamasterpieceofengineering.It’sbothhealthyanddangerous;itbringsfreedombutisalsoatoolofwar.It’scheaptransportationand$60-billionglobalindustry.It’saregularworkdaycommuteandahigh-profiledope-riddledsport.It’samarvelofscienceandaworkofart.Itis,asSanFranciscobicyclistRobinWilliamsoncesaid,“theclosestyoucancometoflying.”

Inthisclass,ourfocusispublicspeaking,anancientdisciplineandamodernessential.We’llzoominonfourkeyissuesforpublicspeakerstoday:credibility,evidence,analysis,andadvocacy.Ourmaingoal:tohelpyougrowasacommunicator—tobetakenseriously,toknowhowtofindandevaluateevidence,tosharevaluableinformation,tomakeanimpact.

Alongtheway,we’llstudybicycleculture,science,politics,andarthereinSanFrancisco,aglobalepicenterofcyclinghistoryandinnovation.We’llgetoutoftheclassroomandexploreSanFrancisco,themostbike-friendlycityintheUS.Together,we’llmeetSanFrancisco’speopleandtravelacrosstheentirecity(andbeyond).You’lldiscoveryourownfavoritebicycleplacesandsharethemwithothers.

Thisclassisforeveryone,regardlessofexperience,able-bodiedness,physicalfitness,mentalhealth,orneurotypicality.Itisnotnecessarytoownabike(oreventoknowhowtorideone).Thisclassisinterdisciplinary,whichmeansthatwhateveryourintendedmajor,youcandointerestingworkinthisclass.Finally,theclassishighlycollaborative:itinvolvesone-on-oneattentionfromtheinstructoraswellasextensiveworkinteams.

Somepasttopicsexploredbystudents:• ThehistoryandpoliticsofCriticalMass,bicycling’s“defiantcelebration.”• TheroleofbicyclesinhealthcareinruralAfrica.• What’sthemostcost-effectivewayforacollegecyclingteamtobemoreaerodynamic?• Farmworkersandbicycles:TransportationinCalifornia’sCentralValley• HipsterstyleinSanFrancisco• PabloPicassoandthebicycle• TheRiseofElectricbikeinChina

First-YearSeminar–PublicSpeaking(RHET195)

UniversityofSanFrancisco

SpeakingofBicycles:Culture,Science,Politics,Art

Instructor:JonathanHunt

Activities&Tripsmayinclude:BikingacrosstheGoldenGateBridge

UrbanCyclingSafetyClasseswiththeSFBikeCoalition

DismantlingandAssemblingaBikeSpecializedBicycleCompanyHQ

BayAreaBikeShareCriticalMass

meetingtheUSFCyclingTeamTheSecretLairofCyclecideBikeRodeosf2g:TheCommuteoftheGooglers

ShapingSanFranciscoBicycleHistoryTourAngelIslandexcursiontheBicycleFilmFestival

andmore…

• TrafficSafetyandBikeLaneDebates• ArguingInnocence:ProCyclistsandDopingDenials• Thescienceofhydration


LearningOutcomesThemainpurposeofthiscourseistohelpyouachievethefollowinggoals(alsoknownalsoknownastheCoreA1OutcomesforPublicSpeaking).

Studentswill:1. Craftandpresentwell-organized,thesis-drivenspeeches.2. Presentwell-reasonedandappropriatelysupportedoralargumentsthatareresponsiveto

topic,purpose,audience,andoccasion.3. Deliverspeechesusinganaudience-centered,extemporaneousapproach.4. Userhetoricalconceptsandprinciplestoevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheirownandothers'

communicationinbothacademicandciviccontexts.5. Userhetoricalconceptsandprinciplestopracticeethicalandsociallyresponsiblepublic

speaking,andtoidentifyandevaluateethicalproblemsinpublicaddress.We’llalsoworkhardtoidentifyandachieveyourownpersonal,academic,andprofessionalgoalsforthecourse.GeneralCourseDescriptionThisPublicSpeakingFirst-YearSeminarpreparesstudentsforthekindsoforalcommunicationtypicallyrequiredincivicandacademicdiscourse—extemporaneous,research-drivenpresentations.Learningfocusesonthecrafting,development,organizationanddeliveryofpresentations,aswellasanalysisoftheethicsandeffectivenessofpublicdiscourse.Thecourseemphasizesaudience-centeredcommunicationasakeycomponentininventingandresearchingfocusedtopics,aswellasplanning,organizing,andpresentingthesis-drivenspeeches.Whilethenatureofspeechassignmentsmayvary,studentsinPublicSpeakingcanexpecttolearnstrategiesandapproachesthatcorrespondtoavarietyofbasicrhetoricalgoals,suchasinforming,persuading,debating,respondingtoopposingviews,andjustifyingpolicyproposals,aswellasengaginginpeerreviewofspeechesandpreparinggrouppresentations.Theywillapplyrhetoricalconceptsnotonlyinpreparingtheirownspeeches,butalsoinevaluatingothers’speechesandstudyingtheimportanceofpublicspeakingasacomponentofcivicargument.Similarly,theywillapplyrhetoricalandcommunicationconceptstoreflectonandevaluatetheirownandothers'communicationingroupsettings,particularlyintermsofleadershipandconflictresolution.Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswiththeabilitytoassesspublicspeakingsituationsanddevelopappropriatepresentationsinresponse.Giventhatgoal,studentswillgetpracticeoperatinginavarietyofrhetoricalgenres,theywillpracticeextemporaneousdeliveryofspeeches—speakingfromnotesorbriefkey-word outlines—aswellasimpromptuspeaking.Usingrhetoricalconceptsasaframeworkforunderstandingpublicdiscourse,studentswillcreatespeechesthatareorganizedaroundathesisandacoherentandfocusedsetofmainpoints.Theywilllearnhowtoutilizeavarietyofaudience-centeredsupportforkeyideas—includinginductiveanddeductivereasoning,narratives,illustrations,anecdotes,visualimages,testimony,andfactualevidence,suchasstatistics.Theywillalsolearntomakeargumentsinanethicalmanner,fairlyandaccuratelyrepresenting(andrespondingto)opposingviewswhilebalancingemotionandreasonandavoidingplagiarism,stereotyping,andemotionalmanipulation.


CourseSchedule

EachofthefourModulesincludesassignedcoursematerial(suchasarticlestoreadorvideostoview).You’llalsochooseyourownreadingsfromalonglistofoptions—oryoucanproposeyourownideasforreadings.EachModulealsoincludesextensivein-classactivities(focusedondevelopingskillsinspokenandwrittencommunicationandineffectiveteamwork),one-on-oneattentionandfeedbackfromtheprofessor,andagradedspeechorpresentation.

MODULE1:CREDIBILITYWe’llstudyancientandmoderntheoriesofcredibilitysothatyoucanbuildyourowncredibilitywithaudiencesthatareimportanttoyou.Buildingonancientandmodeltheories,we’llanalyzeandassesstheeffectivenessandethicsargumentsinthebicycleworld,suchasclaimsabouttheeffectivenessofhelmets,environmentalimpact,thescaleofdopinginsport,oreconomicimpacts.

• MajorSpeakingAssignment:S1CredibilityAssessment(3minutes)—you’llusetheoriesofeffectivecommunicationtoassessthecredibilityofaspeakerorwriterinyourareaofinterest(forexample,business,science,health,orthearts).

FocusonCoreA1LearningOutcomes4and5:• Userhetoricalconceptsandprinciplestoevaluatetheeffectivenessofyourownandothers’

communicationinbothacademicandciviccontexts.• Userhetoricalconceptsandprinciplestopracticeethicalandsociallyresponsiblepublic

speaking,andtoidentifyandevaluateethicalproblemsinpublicaddress.

Week1.Introduction:SpeakingofBicyclesTuesday8/23

Inclass:introductiontocourse:whatdobicycleshavetodowithpublicspeaking?Writing:bikeexperience.Activities:speakingexercises;credibilityquiz;Fusionsearch.

Thursday8/25Inclass:ancient&moderntheoriesofcredibility.

Writing:yourowncredibilitystrengthsandchallenges.Activities:speakingexercises;choosingyourreadingsforModule1;conferencesign-up

Outofclass:readHorner,“EstablishingYourCredibility”andwatchGladwellonintrovertsandpublicspeaking.PostresponsetoCanvasdiscussion.

Outofclass:readTseng&Fogg,“CredibilityandComputingTechnology”;readyourchosentextA;prepare1-minutecredibilityassessmentpresentation

Week2.CredibilityinContextRequiredIndividualConferencethisweek.Tuesday8/30

Inclass:credibilityindifferentcontexts.Writing:improvingthroughpractice.Activities:1-minutecredibilityassessmentpresentations;reflection.

Thursday9/1Inclass:credibilityindifferentcontexts.Applyingtheory

topractice.PeerfeedbackandrevisionofS1outline.Activities:visitor:NealPatelofSFBicycleCoalition

Outofclass:Treasureonthepowerofsound;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion;prepareS1outline.

Outofclass:visittoUSFSpeakingCenter;postS1presentationtextandslidestoCanvas.

Week3.CredibilityAssessmentTuesday9/6

Inclass:Activity:speechwarm-ups;deliveryofgradedS1:CredibilityAssessmentPresentationanalyzingandassessingcredibilityinyourtextA.

Thursday9/8Inclass:evidenceandcredibility;evidenceindifferent

contexts.Activities:checkingevidenceinyourtextA;choosingtextBforModule2.

Outofclass:writeS1self-assessment/reflectionandposttoCanvas,alongwithS1notes.

Outofclass:readyourtextBandposttoCanvasdiscussiononevidence.


MODULE2:EVIDENCESuccessfulpublicspeakersmusthavetheabilitytofind,evaluate,andpresentevidence.Buildingonyourcuriosity,we’llexploreSanFrancisco’sstreets,libraries,andlabstofindtheissuespeopleneedtoknowabout.You’lllearnhowtocollectandassessreal-worldevidenceaboutissuesthatinterestyou,andyou’llstrengthenyourabilitytofindandpresentevidencerelevanttodifferentaudiences.

• MajorSpeakingAssignment:S2EvidencePresentationwithvisualsupport(5minutes)—you’lldiscussthemethodsforfinding,evaluating,andpresentingevidence,andshareevidenceyou’vegatheredonyourown.

FocusonCoreA1LearningOutcome3:• Presentwell-reasonedandappropriatelysupportedoralargumentsthatareresponsivetotopic,

purpose,audience,andoccasion.

Week4.FieldsofEvidence

Tuesday9/13Inclass:collectingevidencethroughinterviewsand

surveys.Activities:identifyingandevaluatingevidenceinyourtextB;designandtestquestionnaire

Thursday9/15Inclass:increasingskillininterviewsandsurveys;

organizingandarrangingpresentations.Activities:1-minutepresentationofinterviewresults.Visitor:USDeptofTransportationPolicyAnalystSaharAzi.

Outofclass:conductinterviews;continuereadingyourtextB;prepare1-minutepresentationofinterviewresults;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion

Outofclass:WatchMitchell,“TalkNerdytoMe”;continuereadingtextB;posttoCanvasdiscussionaboutevidenceandtextB.

Week5.CountingandMeasuringTuesday9/20

Inclass:collectingevidencethroughobservationormeasurement.Activities:“WhichWayDidtheBicyclego?”;identifyingandevaluatingevidence.

Thursday9/22Inclass:collectingevidence.Activity:transportation

studyofSFPanhandle.

Outofclass:ReadBrownsberger,“Cost-EffectivenessofAerodynamicEquipment”;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion:whatkindsofevidencedoyoucollect?

Outofclass:ReadTufte,“TheCognitiveStyleofPowerPoint”;prepareavisualrepresentationofinformationcollectedinclass(graph,image,model)

Week6.VisualEvidenceRequiredIndividualConferencethisweek.Tuesday9/27

Inclass:visualevidence.TheoriesofTufte.Activity:sharingevidencecollectedinthePanhandle;evidence&supportappropriatetoaudience&occasion

Thursday9/29Inclass:workingwithvisualevidence;1-minute

“PowerpointsIHaveKnown”presentation;peerfeedbackandrevisionofS2outline.

Outofclass:ReadSchell,“DataVisualization”;locateoneslideandprepare1-minutepresentationonslidewareforclassThurs.;prepareS2outline.


Week7.EvidencePresentationTuesday10/4

Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS2EvidencePresentationThursday10/6

Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS2EvidencePresentation;introductionofModule3:Analysis.Write:defininganalysis.Activity:choosingtextC.

Outofclass:writeS2self-assessment/reflectionandposttoCanvas,alongwithphotoofS2notes.

Outofclass:writeS2self-assessment/reflectionandposttoCanvas,alongwithphotoofS2notes.BeginreadingtextC.


MODULE3:ANALYSISIntheuniversityandintheworkplace,weareoftenaskedtopresentaneutralorimpartialanalysisofevidencetohelpdecision-makersorpolicy-makers.Module2focusedoncollectingappropriateevidence;inthismodule,we’llfocusonunderstandingandinterpretingevidencefordifferentaudiences.We’lldevelopwell-informedpresentationwithmultimediasupporttohelpleadersmakegoodchoices(forexample,aboutfunding,resources,regulations,design,orpolicy).

• MajorSpeakingAssignment:S3:IssueAnalysisforDecision-Makers(5minutes)—you’llbuildonyourevidencetopresentapolicy“whitepaper”todecision-makers.You’llchooseyouraudience(forexample,professionalsinmedia,government,health,orengineering)andpresentthevariousclaimsandperspectivesonanissue.Rarelydoesanimportantissuehaveonlyoneside(oreventwosides).Basedonyouranalysis,you’llrecommendacourseofactionforyourintendedaudience.

FocusonCoreLearningOutcomes1and3:• Craftandpresentwell-organized,thesis-drivenspeeches.• Deliverspeechesusinganaudience-centered,extemporaneousapproach.

Week8.AnalysisandCriticalThinking

Tuesday10/11Inclass:defininganalysis,continued(includinganalysis

fordifferentaudiences).Activity:AAC&Udocumentonvalueofcriticalthinkingandanalysis.

Thursday10/13Inclass:analysisandcriticalthinking.Activities:1-

minutepresentations.Activities:identifyingimportantissuesfacingSF(inculture,health,transportationpolicy,law,business…)

Outofclass:ContinuereadingtextC.PostresponsetoCanvasdiscussion:AAC&UanalysisrubricandyourtextC.Prepare1-minutepresentationonelementsofcriticalthinkingintextC.

Outofclass:continuetextC;readUSDOTstudy“HowBikePaths”;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion.

Week9.PolicyandDecision-MakingTuesday10/18

NOCLASSduetoFALLBREAKThursday10/20

Inclass:developingtopic&audiencefocusforS3.Outofclass:continuetextC;postresponsetoCanvas

discussion.Outofclass:prepare1-minuteS3Proposalforclasson

10/25.Week10.RoleofAnalysisRequiredIndividualConferencethisweek.

Tuesday10/25Inclass:1-minuteS3Proposaldueinclass.Writing:

assessingandrevisingS3proposals.

Thursday10/27Inclass:peerfeedbackandrevisionofS3plans.Visitor:

ShirleyJohnson,SFBikeCoalitionBoardMember.Outofclass:read“DoBikeLanesCausePollution?”;

postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion;prepareS3outlineandslides.


Week11.IssueAnalysisforDecision-MakersTuesday11/1

Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS3AnalysisPresentationThursday11/3

Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS3AnalysisPresentation;selecttextD.




MODULE4:ADVOCACYInthebicycleworld,peoplehavestrongopinionsanddebatesareeverywhere.Publicspeakersoftenseektomakeandimpactthroughpersuasion—usingwordstochangetheideasoractionsofotherpeople.You’llchooseanissueandanaudiencethat’simportanttoyouanddevelopanadvocacypresentation,buildingonyourcredibility,strongevidence,andcarefulanalysis.

• MajorSpeakingAssignment:S4PersuasivePresentationwithMultimediaSupport(7minutes)—again,you’llchooseyouraudience(forexample,USFstudentsoradministrators,residentsofaneighborhood,governmentofficials,membersofthehealthprofessions).You’lldesignapresentationtoappealtoyourchosenaudiencewithaspecificgoalinmind,presentingevidenceandargumenttoconvincetheaudiencetotakeaction.

FocusonCoreLearningOutcomes1and3:• Craftandpresentwell-organized,thesis-drivenspeeches.• Deliverspeechesusinganaudience-centered,extemporaneousapproach.

Week12.

Tuesday11/8Inclass:citizenresearchandbicycleadvocacy;ethicsof

communication

Thursday11/10Inclass:Visit:CyclecideBikeRodeo.Arts&culture

advocacyinSanFranciscoOutofclass:read“ThreeRhetoricalTricksBike

AdvocatesCouldLearnfromUber”;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion.

Outofclass:read“Don’tMakeCyclistsMoreVisible”;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussion.

Week13.Tuesday11/15

NOCLASS—FALLBREAKThursday11/17

Inclass:developtopic&audiencefocusforS4.Outofclass:watchSFPDTrainingVideo“BikesBelong

inTraffic”;postresponsetoCanvasdiscussionOutofclass:read“SanFrancisco’sBikeLanes”;post

responsetoCanvasdiscussion.Prepare1-minuteS4Proposalpresentation.

Week14.Tuesday11/22

Inclass:S4Proposalpresentations;assessingandrevisingS4projects.

Thursday11/24NOCLASS–THANKSGIVINGBREAK

Outofclass:conductinformalfamily-basedaudienceresearch

Outofclass:conductinformalfamily-basedaudienceresearch;prepareS4outlineandslides.

Week15.Tuesday11/29

Inclass:Activity:peerfeedbackandrevisionofS4plansThursday12/1

Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS4AdvocacyPresentationOutofclass:visittoUSFSpeakingCenter;postS4

presentationtextandslidestoCanvas.Outofclass:writeS4self-assessment/reflectionand

posttoCanvas,alongwithphotoofS4notes.Week16.

Tuesday12/6Inclass:DeliveryofgradedS4AdvocacyPresentation



Still from Marzieh Meshkini’s film

Roozi ke zan shodam (2000).

OptionalTripsTheactivitieslistedbelowaredependentonschedulingandavailabilityofparticipants.Otheractivitiesnotlistedmaybeadded,dependingonavailability.

• RideacrossGoldenGateBridge;returnbyferryfromSausalito

• UrbanBikingSafetyClasswiththeSanFranciscoBicycleCoalition

• FieldStudy/ObservationofCyclistBehavior• MeetwithSanFranciscoMetropolitan

TransportationAuthoritytransportationanalysts

• VisittothedesignandmarketingdivisionsofSpecialized• WatchtiMetromintGirodiSanFranciscocriterium(roadraceinSanFranciscoSeptember5)• theButterlap(Wednesdayeveningride)• sf2g(dailycommutetoGooglecampusfromSF)• CriticalMass(lastFridayofeverymonth)• AttendameetingoftheSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgencyatCityHall

CourseBibliographyBasedonyourowninterestsandcuriosity,you’llchoosereadingsfromthecoursebibliography—oryou’llproposeotherreadings!ThecoursebibliographyisfoundonCanvas.RequiredTextsTheentireclasswillstudyafewselectedtexts.Mostofthesefocusoneffectivecommunicationandpublicspeaking.Theseinclude:

• O’Hair,etal.,APocketGuidetoPublicSpeaking(4thedition,2014)• additionalreadingsorviewingsavailableonCanvas:

o Gladwell,Malcolm.“SpeakingIsNotanActofExtroversion”o Horner,Winifred.“EstablishingYourCredibility”o Marshall,Melissa.“TalkNerdytoMe”o Schnell,Krista.“UnderstandingDataVisualization”o Treasure,Julian,“5WaystoListenBetter”o Tseng&Fogg.“CredibilityandComputingTechnology”o Tufte,Edward.“TheCognitiveStyleofPowerPoint”(orexcerptfromBeautifulEvidence)

AdditionalCostsEachstudentwillpurchasea1-yearmembershipintheSanFranciscoBicycleCoalition(http://www.sfbike.org)atacostof$35.Ifyouwouldlikeaccesstoabikewithouthavingtopurchaseone,BayAreaBikeShare(http://www.bayareabikeshare.com)offers30-daytrialmembershipsfor$29.95andannualmembershipsfor$88.


NOTE:Thisclassisforeveryone,regardlessofexperience,able-bodiedness,physicalfitness,mentalhealth,orneurotypicality.Ownershipof(oraccessto)abicycleisrecommendedbutnotrequired.AssignmentsThecourseisdividedintofourmodules,eachworth25%ofyouroverallgrade.Eachmoduleconsistsofaseriesofin-classactivities,readings,homework,aquiz,andamajorpublicspeakingassignment.Majorspeakingassignmentsaresupportedbywritingactivities,drafts,peercollaboration,andmultiplepractice&developmentsessionsinclass.Inaddition,eachassignmentissupportedbyindividualattentionfromthestaffattheUSFSpeakingCenterandfromthecourseinstructor.

GradingEachofthefourmajorspeech/presentationsisworth15%ofyourfinalgrade(4majorpublicspeakingassignmentsx15%=60%offinalgrade).Eachmodulealsoincludesin-classactivities,homework,andaquiz,togetherworth10%ofyourfinalgrade(4modulesx10%=40%offinalgrade).We’lldiscussindetailthespecificparametersofeachassignment,andeachmajorassignmentwillbeaccompaniedbyrubric.AttendanceandParticipationAttendanceandactiveparticipationareessentialforthiscourse.Publicspeakingisacommunity-oriented,audience-facingactivity.Ourin-classworktogetherisessentialtoyoursuccessasacommunicatorandcannotbereplaced.Asnotedabove,in-classactivitiesmakeupasubstantialportionofyourgrade.

Exception:WhenrepresentingtheUniversityofSanFranciscoinintercollegiatecompetition(e.g.,athletics,debate),studentsshallbeexcusedfromclassesonthehoursordayssuchcompetitiontakesthemawayfromclasses.However,suchstudentsshallberesponsibleforadvisingtheirprofessorsregardinganticipatedabsencesandforarrangingtocompletecourseworkforclasses,laboratories,and/orexaminationsmissed.AcademicIntegrityIntegrityisabsolutelyessentialforeffectivepublicspeaking.Amajorgoalofthisclassistodevelopyour

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MuralatBuchananbikeway,SanFrancisco.


understandingoftheethicalaspectsofcommunication:howtoestablishandprotectyourcredibility;howtoevaluatethecredibilityofothers;howtolistenrespectfullyandcommunicateinafairandhonestaboutcontroversialtopics.AsaJesuitinstitutioncommittedtocurapersonalis--thecareandeducationofthewholeperson—USFhasanobligationtoembodyandfosterthevaluesofhonestyandintegrity.USFupholdsthestandardsofhonestyandintegrityfromallmembersoftheacademiccommunity.AllstudentsareexpectedtoknowandadheretotheUniversity’sHonorCode.Youcanfindthefulltextofthecodeonlineatwww.usfca.edu/academic-integrity.AsitparticularlypertainstotheDepartmentofRhetoricandLanguage,thepolicycovers:

• Plagiarism—intentionallyorunintentionallyrepresentingthewordsorideasofanotherpersonasyourown;failuretoproperlycitereferences;manufacturingreferencesWorkingwithanotherpersonwhenindependentworkisrequired

• Submissionofthesamepaperinmorethanonecoursewithoutthespecificpermissionofeachinstructor

• Submittingapaperwrittenbyanotherpersonorobtainedfromtheinternet.Thepenaltiesforviolationofthepolicymayincludeafailinggradeontheassignment,afailinggradeinthecourse,and/orareferraltotheDeanandtheCommitteeonAcademicIntegrity.Inaddition,aletterwillbesenttotheAssociateDeanforStudentAcademicServices;theletterwillremaininyourfilefortwoyearsafteryougraduate,afterwhichyoumaypetitionforitsremoval.TimeManagementandPlanningStudentsareexpectedtospend2hoursoutsideofclassinstudyandpreparationofassignmentsforeachhourinclass.Ina4-unitclass,assignmentshavebeencreatedwiththeexpectationthatstudentswillengageinapproximately8hoursofout-of-classworkperweek;ina2-unitclass,studentsshouldexpecttospendapproximately4hoursperweekoutsideofclassinstudyandpreparation.Intensiveclassesmaycountthe2hoursoflabtimeaspartoftheout-of-classwork.ResourcesforSpeakersandWritersTheSpeakingCenterislocatedinMalloyHall,Room103andisavailabletohelpallUSFstudentsprepareforspeeches--suchasoralpresentations,teampresentations,andslidewaredemonstrations.ThecoachesareUSFstudents,selectedbecauseoftheirskillandexperience(andexcellentgrades)inpublicspeaking,andtheycanhelpyouwithavarietyofaspectsofpublicspeaking,includingdeliveryandoutlining.Tutorsareavailableonadrop-inbasisaswellforappointments.Forcurrentdropinhours,pleaserefertothislink:http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/rhetlang/speakingcenter/.Tomakeanappointmentontutortac,https://tutortrac.usfca.edu,oremailspeakingcenter@usfca.edu.TheWritingCenterislocatedin215Cowell,andtheyareopen10:00-8:00MondaythroughThursdayanduntil5:00onFriday.Pleasecall422-6713tomakeanappointmentwithaWritingCenterConsultanttotalkoveryourpaper.Theycanbeextremelyhelpfulinprovidingadditionalreaderfeedbackatany

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stageofyourwritingprocess.TheWritingCenteralsohasdrop-inconsultanttohelpyoufrom1:00-4:00MondaythroughThursdayinGleesonLibrary.TheWritingCentertableislocatedinthecomputerroomonthemainfloor,accessiblethroughtheThatcherArtGallery.Remember,thebesttimetobringyourpaperinforfeedbackiswellbeforeitisdue.VariousWorkshopsinReadingandWritingareavailabletoassiststudentswithacademicwriting,reading,andspeaking:SeethescheduleofclassesfortimesanddaysforRHET101,105,107,113.VariousStudentsSuccessWorkshopsareofferedbyCASA.

StudentswithDisabilitiesThisclassisforeveryone,regardlessofexperience,able-bodiedness,physicalfitness,mentalhealth,orneurotypicality.Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutanyoftheactivitiesorassignmentsdescribed,pleasecontacttheinstructorassoonaspossible.YoushouldalsocontactStudentDisabilityServices(seebelow).Ifyouareastudentwithadisabilityordisablingcondition,orifyouthinkyoumayhaveadisability,pleasecontactUSFStudentDisabilityServices(SDS)at415422-2613withinthefirstweekofclass,orimmediatelyupononsetofdisability,tospeakwithadisabilityspecialist.Ifyouaredeterminedeligibleforreasonableaccommodations,pleasemeetwithyourdisabilityspecialistsotheycanarrangetohaveyouraccommodationlettersenttome,andwewilldiscussyourneedsforthiscourse.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:http://www.usfca.edu/sds

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