|
TIME REQUIRED: Two (2) hours per
week.
Maximum Number of Students: Twenty (20)
Aim At the end of the course, participants should
be able to address in either public discussion, debate or speech
general topics in the areas of current affairs, economics, politics,
religion, philosophy, sociology, culture and education.
Course Outline
| Section I – Coursework: |
- Argument as Discourse |
| |
- Rhetoric |
| |
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
| |
- Speech Communications |
| |
- General Knowledge |
| |
|
| Section II – Research
Paper: |
Participants must conduct research on a chosen
topic in
ONE of the following areas, to be presented for oral
examination:
- Current affairs
- Economics
- Politics
- Religion
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Culture
- Education.
|
| |
|
| Section III – Oral
Presentations: |
- Discussions
- Debates
- Speeches
|
Course Delivery
Section I - Semesters I and II
Section II - Semester II
Section III – Semesters I and II
Course Presenters
- Co-ordinator
- Guest lecturers from the Mona Campus, the Norman Manley Law
School and LaVerne University, Southern California
- Retired staff
Teaching Methodologies
- Presentations by guest lecturers
- Tutorials
- Discussions
- Debates
- Public speaking
- Reading for general knowledge
- Research paper
- Attendance at public fora
Course Assessment
| Coursework: written examination
(multiple choice) one hour |
25% |
| Research Paper: approximately 1500
words. |
25% |
| Practical: members must participate
in at least five debate rounds. These may include local (campus),
national, regional or international tournaments |
50%
|
Candidates must pass all aspects of the course. The
pass mark is 50%.
Second-marking is guaranteed by having a panel of judges assessing
debates, speeches and other presentations.
Estimated Costs
| L ectures and tutorials |
$19,200. 00 |
| Course materials |
$ 5,000. 00 |
| Examiners’ fees |
$14,000. 00 |
| Course co-ordination |
$10,000. 00 |
| TOTAL |
$48,200. 00 |
Recommended Reading
Brooks, Cleanth and Penn Warren, Robert, Fundamentals of Good Writing,
Dennis Dobson Ltd, London, 1963
Rybacki, Karen Charles; Hansen, Kathleen A.; Rybacki, Donald J,
Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation, Fifth
Edition, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
Bauer, Otto Frank, Fundamentals of Debate: Theory and Practice,
Rockbrook Press, 1999
Osborn, Michael; Osburn, Suzanne, Public Speaking, Houghton Mifflin
Co, 2002
Lucas, Stephen E., The Art of Public Speaking, Media Enhanced Edition
with Learning Tool Suite, McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages,
2001
Freeley, Austin J.; Steinberg, David L., Argumentation and Debate:
Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making, Wadsworth Publishing,
1999
Carlton Lowrie
Co-ordinator, UWI Debating Society
April, 2003
Return to top
|
|
