Republic of the Philippines

Tarlac State University

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Tarlac City

Public Speaking
2nd Semester AY 2021-2022
January 2022

COURSE GUIDE

Time/Day (WEDNESDAY ) 6-9 PM CRIM 1B

Room Virtual
Professor Dr. Remedios M. Esperon
Professor 6 (retired)
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Consultation
Information The Professor is available for student consultation through MS TEAMS Chat

Course Description The course will introduce the student to the field known as Science, Technology, and
Society. STS is an interdisciplinary field that examines how science and technology shape
societies, cultures, and the environment and how social, cultural, and environmental factors
shape the development of science and technology. This course focuses on the development
of science and technology in areas such as information and communication technologies;
the biological sciences including biotechnology, genetics, and genomics; medical sciences
and technologies; energy sciences and technologies; and ecological and environmental
sciences. This course also examines and reflects on science and technology’s impact on
the global village economically, politically, socially, and environmentally.

Course Outcomes At the end of the course, the student should be able to
1. Discuss the influence of current scientific knowledge and technologies on the
social, cultural, economic and environmental dimensions of global societies.
2. Draw on case studies to discuss the extent to which current technologies has
positively and/or adversely affected human lives.
3. Understand the personal and social responsibility that accompanies technological
development and utilization

Delivery Mode and The class meets twice a week for a total of 3 hours for lectures and discussions. The
Teaching Method discussion will focus on developments in science and technology in terms of their
interactions with social, cultural, environmental, economic and political issues. Class
participation is essential for understanding multidisciplinary perspectives.

Attendance Lecture attendance is expected since learning is motivated through active discussion,
demonstration, and sharing of ideas on the topics studied. Strict adherence to the provisions
of the TSU Code on student attendance will be observed.
Preparation In order to get the most out of the course, each student is expected to come to class
prepared for discussion of the scheduled topic. This may include pre-reading relevant
articles/ materials as well as sharing insights and previous experiences to the class
discussion.

Course Requirements The course evaluation shall be based on:

and Evaluation 1) Term Exams -30%
2) Quizzes – 30%
3) Assignments – 20%
4) Oral Presentation/Recitation– 20%

Academic Integrity and Tarlac State University is committed to the fundamental value of preserving academic
Conduct integrity. Acts of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of
dishonesty will be dealt with severely as they threaten the integrity of the academic system.
All reports should have an originality statement signed by the student, stating the work is
his/her own, and all work that is not his/hers should be properly acknowledged and
referenced.

Policies Online/ Flexible Teaching and Learning:

1. Microsoft Teams will be used as the primary platform in every class;

thus, all students are advised to download and install the aforementioned
application. Just go to office.com. and login using your
@student.tsu.edu.ph account, choose Teams from the list of
applications, from there your enrolled subjects will appear;
2. To uphold delivery of quality instruction, the class may also use added
online platforms and applications like Zoom Cloud Meeting, FB
Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp and the like.
3. No Special Examination will be administered unless an excuse letter
from parent/ guardian or medical certificate noted by the guidance
counsellor and class adviser is presented
4. Attendance will be checked every meeting. A student must complete
85% of the session in order for him/her be given credit for attendance.
5. Assignments are to be submitted on time. Failure to submit assignments
is equivalent to a grade of 5.0.
Schedule of Activities

Week Date Topic Learning Materials

1 Feb 19 Public speaking or speaking in Public Introduction to Public
Speaking

2 Feb 2 Ethics and Public Speaking

PPT1 Introduction to Public

Speaking

3 Feb 9 Listening

4 Feb 16 Listening Topic and purpose

5 Feb 23 Analyzing the audience

6 Feb 30 Gathering materials

7 March 3 Supporting your Idea

8 March 10 Organizing the speech

9 March 17 Midterm exam

10 March 24 Outlining the speech

11 April 31 Using language

12 April 4 Delivery and the use of visual aids

13 April 11 Speaking to inform and to persuade

14 May 18 Methods of persuasion

15 May 25 Speaking on Special Occasion and in Small

Groups

16-17 May Expanded learning opportunities

18 FINAL EXAM