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PHILOSOPHY 100 AND SPEECH 151 - LEARNING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE SURVEY SPRING '09

Is this survey being conducted at the BEGINNING or the END of the semester?
Beginning of Semester End of Semester


This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a test. There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the lessons your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course and program.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Choose 1=V.LOW as your response to the item if you are not at all confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 2=LOW as your response to the item if you feel only minimally confident about your skills in the area and can barely demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 3=MEDIUM as your response to the item if you feel fairly confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 4=HIGH as your response to the item if you feel quite confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 5=V.HIGH as your response to the item if you feel extremely confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a very high level on a test/essay/research paper.

Your skill level in area:

V.Low
1 		2 Medium
3 		4 V.High
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Apply critical reasoning skills.
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Present evidence or support material for a conclusion or claim.
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Recognize and structure arguments, premises and conclusion.
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Properly organize an informative and persuasive speech.
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Explain the difference between an informative and persuasive speech.
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Explain how to conduct a group panel debate.
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Explain/apply concept of Logical Proof.
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Explain what "communication" is and what it is not.
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Explain the difference between Inductive and Deductive Reasoning.
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Discuss various biases in perception.
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Explain codes of nonverbal communication.
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Identify effective delivery techniques.
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Identify group communication dynamics.
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Explain different types of group leadership.
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Discuss the most important Eastern philosophers and their different "paths" to the good life.
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Explain ethical relativism and its three types: individual, cultural, and moral realism.
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Discuss virtue ethics of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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Discuss difference between rationalism and empiricism.
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Discuss difference between epistemologies of Descartes, Hume and Kant.
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Explain existential philosophies of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Sartre.
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Explain ways dimensions of culture affect communication patterns.
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Explain Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Linguistic Determinism, and Linguistic Relativism.
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Explain different types of "powerless" language and "genderlects."
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Discuss importance of conducting demographic and situational audience analysis.
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Explain the role of ethos, pathos and logos in communicating credibility.
Mahalo for completing the Knowledge Survey!