Students who embrace the content of this course and participate in discussions and experiential activities will increase their understanding of fundamental theories and concepts and how to apply them in a variety of contexts.
Course Outcomes:
- Increased understanding of fundamental theories and concepts related to lying and deception.
- Increased confidence in identifying interpersonal, political, rhetorical, and other instances of lying and deception.
- Identification of nonverbal behavioral tells that may indicate increased anxiety and deception.
- Enhanced appreciation of the experiential learning environment.
- Individual improvement in self-protective consumer skills.
- Identification and application of ethical behaviors that revolve around deceptive practices.
Personal Baseline Assessment - 200 Points
We arrive at any lie with our bags packed, a frame of reference that's the product of cultural conditioning. Strong content cultures use repetition to entrench messages and values, saturating us to the point that we're no longer questioning, giving the lie power.
This leads to hidden presumptions, beliefs that are so ingrained as fact that we do not believe they need to be proven. These beliefs inhibit our ability to detect deception.
Remove your value from the lie and the automatic attitude response is disarmed, your cultural conditioning is retarded in its evaluation and you're left to discern the truth instead of being subjected to the lie.
To this end, the first activity for this course is to establish your personal baseline as an interpreter of verbal and non-verbal signals. This will be reflected in a personal assessment in the following areas:
- Your personal biases influenced by value drivers,
- Your frame of reference,
- Your inherent influences on how you both perceive and manipulate the truth,
- And whether you're a high or a low self-monitor, or in some cases, both.
Take stock. Look hard at what drives the conclusions you make and once identified, make an effort to extricate them from your processing signals.
Keep a Liary - 100 Points
Ironically, I'll have to take your word on this. Keep a daily record of the lies you tell, raising your self-monitoring to understand how you may manifest verbal and nonverbal tells in doing so, and what ethical considerations you may have entertained in the process.
Public Deception - 200 Points
Read, research and blog about the ethics in public lies for the protection of the people. Being in an election-year cycle there's much to choose from, but don't ignore considering historical examples or foreign influences as well.
Depose - 200 Points
In a team of four, interview a minimum of three targets, rotating your assessment skills through oculesic, paralinguistic, kinetic and micro-expressions. Journal your results and assess where you're vulnerable in detecting tells.
Three Assessments - 100 Points each
Record your scores above throughout the semester. If you must, on a percentage basis you can determine your letter grade using the following breakdown:
90 – 100% = A range
80 – 89% = B range
70 – 79% = C range
60 – 69% = D range
Below 59% = F
Cut off for minus to straight grade = 3.5
Cut off for plus to straight grade = 6.5
Calculate your percentage by dividing points possible by points earned.
Policies and Resources
Qualification
As an upper division elective class for the Bachelor of Communication degree, you need to achieve a C+ or higher as the grade outcome of this class for it to count towards your degree requirements.
Missing Class
Show up. It's the first secret to achievement. Every semester students will let me know that they'll be missing class to go on a cruise, or for a wedding, or to go snowboarding, and I say, "Cool, have fun." You, or somebody else, have paid to be here. It's your stewardship and my expectation.
Plagiarism and Cheating
Plagiarism is the use of another source’s words, ideas or statistics without their permission and/or proper citation. Anyone who plagiarizes material in my class will receive a grade of zero on that assignment. Anyone found cheating on term assessments will fail the test, though I also reserve the right to assign you an “F” for the course and/or refer you to our chair for further sanctions. If you submit a falsified electronic document that I cannot open, you will fail the assignment. Please keep in mind that one can be expelled from the college for academic dishonesty.
Electronic Devices
Calling or texting will not be tolerated in class. First interruption infraction and you'll get me a full Cafe Rio punch card. I'm not kidding. Second infraction and you're buying everyone lunch at Cafe Rio. Lap tops, tablets and smart phones are encouraged for use in class discussion and research.
Submission of Assignments
Most work for this class is submitted on your blog. Written work for this class will be submitted via email as a PDF document. This ensures I can open your document and verify contents regardless of platform. No other format will be accepted. Format your submissions in the subject line with the course number, assignment, and your name. If I were submitting the first assignment for COMM3510, my subject line would read:
COMM3510, Assignment 1, Young.
Likewise, if you email me a link to your work on your blog, please format the subject line in the same manner. Send all email correspondence for this class to comm3510@gmail.com.
Assignments are due the date indicated on the course schedule on this web site. I don't accept late work nor do I accept technical excuses like a crashed computer or an email glitch. Papers are due by the beginning of class. Work containing typographical and grammatical errors will be returned without evaluation. Proof your work. The college provides a free service for students desiring additional assistance with their writing assignments. The Writing Center is located in the Browning Building. Call Barbara Turnbow at 652-7743 for information.
Email Communication
Important class and college information will be sent to your D-mail account. All DSC students are automatically assigned a D-mail email account. Click and select D-mail for complete instructions. You will be held accountable for information sent to your D-mail, so please check it often.
Hostility
I reserve the right to remove any student from this class and/or program based on documentable breech of citizenship such as sexual harassment, hostile environment, discrimination based on race, religion, gender and/or sexuality, as well as plagiarism, misrepresentation, and/or malicious gossip.
Withdrawal and Drop Deadlines
Please consult the semester schedule for withdrawal and reimbursement deadlines. You will be charged a $10 fee for dropping this class.
Late Work and Missing Tests
Should you miss an assessment due to medical reasons, you must provide documentation that states you were otherwise occupied at the time or in the general vicinity of class time. All excused absences must be presented right after the absence, and will be verified. I will determine what is excused. Any missed exams will only be made up with appropriate excused documentation.
Students with Disabilities
If you are a student with a medical, psychological or a learning difference and requesting reasonable academic accommodations due to this disability, you must provide an official request of accommodation to your professor(s) from the Disability Resource Center within the first two weeks of the beginning of classes. Students are to contact the center on the main campus to follow through with, and receive assistance in the documentation process to determine the appropriate accommodations related to their disability.
You may call (435) 652-7516 for an appointment and further information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The office is located in the Student Services Center, Room #201 of the Edith Whitehead Building.
Library and Literacy Contacts
Dianne Hirning is the librarian over Communication resources. She is your resource and guide for research within this discipline. You can reach her at hirning@dixie.edu and by phone at 652-7720.
Resources:
* Library - http://library.dixie.edu
* Writing Center - http://new.dixie.edu/english/dsc_writing_center.php
* Testing Center - http://new.dixie.edu/testing
* Tutoring Center - http://dsc.dixie.edu/tutoring/
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