400-Level Speech: The Helping Relationship (Writing- Intensive) SP 490 Course Syllabus This is an annotated writing-intensive course syllabus: the Mānoa Writing Program has added annotations in the right margin and bold green font in the syllabus to highlight relevant passages. We place this annotated syllabus and others on our website to help teachers understand different ways of incorporating writing-intensive hallmarks into the syllabus and course. The Helping Relationship Speech 490/Psychology 477 Spring 2004   Instructor: Dr. Bill Sharkey Office: George Hall 332 Office Hours: T & R 10:30am – 11:30am; W 9:30am – 10:30am; and by appointment URL: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~sharkey/ Speech Page: http://www2.hawaii.edu/speech/   Classroom: Kuykendall 302 Time: T & R 9am – 10:15am   Readings: Egan, G. (2001). The Skilled Helper: A problem-management approach to helping (7 th ed). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (with WorkBook) Hacker, D. (2004). Rules for writers (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. (Optional)   Course Description: This course examines the process of informal and formal helping relationships. We will emphasize interpersonal processes and communication skills training appropriate to supporting and guiding someone who is experiencing personal problem situations. These concepts and skills are at the core of effective performance in the human service professions such as counseling, medical care, teaching, nursing, social work, and the ministry, plus various other careers in which working with people is central, such as management, public relations, personnel work, and parenting. Becoming a competent helper involves a solid understanding of how people can be helped and the ability to perform the skills used as a helper. Finally, because this is a writing intensive course, you will apply what you have learned about communication in the helping relationship using practical writing formats such as weekly exercises, a self-analysis paper, and an analysis of a relationship found in a movie. Syllabus informs students that the course is writing intensive and states the purpose of the writing assignments.   This course is designated as a Writing Intensive course. It adheres to the criteria set-forth by the Manoa Writing Program: The course uses writing to promote the learning of course materials The course provides interaction between the professor and students while students do assigned writing Written assignments contribute significantly to each student’s course grade (at least 40%) Students write at least 4,000 words (about 16 typed pages - not including drafts and in-class essay exams) The course is limited to 20 students   Syllabus states the five Writing-intensive Hallmarks. Attendance: Regular attendance is expected and required. The nature of the course requires you to be in class and on time. Regular and prompt attendance is necessary for students to become skilled helpers. Most of the activities build upon one another so attendance and preparation for each class period is vital. If you are going to miss a class, be sure to call the instructor BEFORE class. This is a courtesy needed in helping relationships--and in this class. You are allowed no more than three (3) excused absences. What is considered excused includes (illness, death in the family, hospitalization, required school related activity). Any other excuse is negotiated between the instructor and the student. After three absences, your final grade will drop 2% for each additional day absent. Those students with perfect attendance or only one absence will be given 1% extra credit at the end of the semester. Participation: It is expected that you will have read the chapters assigned by the day they are listed on your schedule. On that day, you are presumed to be an expert on these readings. You will be called on to explain various concepts, skills, and theories and to provide examples for them. You will also be expected to be able to put these ideas into practice during the in-class practicums (5% of your grade). Opportunities (a.k.a., exams): There are a total of three (3) opportunities (50% of grade. Opportunities 1 and 2 are worth 15% each. The final opportunity is worth 20%. Opportunities 1 and 2 will include short answer/essay, matching, and/or multiple choice items. The Final Opportunity will broken into two parts. Part 1 will include short answer/essay, matching, and/or multiple choice items and is worth 10%. Part 2 of the Final Opportunity will include one application scenario that will cover the entire semester (the scenario portion of the final is open book/notes and is taken after you turn in the first part of the final) and is worth 10% of your grade.   Exercises: Each week during the semester, you are required to turn in a response to a number of Exercises which you will find in your Workbook. These exercises are necessary for you to become more aware of your attitudes, values, beliefs, and communicative behaviors. They also help you to practice thinking in terms of helping others. They will assist you in attaining the necessary communicative behaviors needed to help you help others. See the Class Schedule for the Exercise numbers and due dates (exercises are worth a total of 15% of your final grade). Paper #1: This paper requires you to answer three questions. You will find the questions and requirements on the class web site. Briefly, you are to answer the questions that focus on values, cultural background, and ethics and their relationship to you and the helping relationship (Paper #1 is worth a total of 15% of your final grade). Paper #2: This paper is an analysis of the relationship between a helper and a helpee found in a popular movie. You will find the requirements on the class web site. Briefly, you are to find (some suggestions are given on the web site) a movie that focuses on a formal helping relationship. Using the information provided in class and in your text book, you are to analyze the helper’s performance, needs, values, ethics, etc. and the helpee’s contribution to the relationship (Paper #2 is worth a total of 15% of your final grade). Late exercises and papers will be docked 10% for each day late beginning with the end of the "Due Date" class. This Includes weekend days and holidays. No exceptions. If you are not able to submit your exercise, be sure to have a friend or relative drop it off for you to avoid penalty. Syllabus addresses Hallmark 1: writing assignments promote the learning of course content Two different types of assignments are used: 1) exercises are designed to help students explore ideas and prepare them for class sessions; 2) papers are a more formal presentation of students' learning. Final Grading Divisions Grades will be assigned on the following basis: A+ = 96.5-100; A = 92.5-96.4; A- = 89.5-92.4; B+ = 86.5-89.4; B = 82.5-86.4; B- = 79.5-82.4; C+ = 76.5-79.4; C = 72.5-76.4; C- = 69.5-72.4; D+ = 66.5-69.4; D = 62.5-66.4; D- = 59.5-62.4; F < 59.4 Opportunities 1 15% Opportunities 2 15% Final Opportunity 20% (part 1: 10%; part 2: 10%) Exercises 15% Paper #1 15% Paper #2 15% Participation 05% _______ Total  100% Schedule (Subject to Changes) -- Chapters Are to Be Read by Date Listed --   Jan 13 Introduction to Course; Attributes of Ideal Helpers; Dyadic Interviews 15 Egan: Chap. 1; Theories Used to Understand the Helping Relationship 20 Continued; Exercises #2, 3, & 4 due 22 Egan: Chap. 2; Overview of Model; Exercises #7 & 8 due 27 Exercise #9 due (complete before reading Chap. 3); Egan: Chap. 3; Values 29 Culture & Ethics; Exercise #11 due Feb 03 Egan: Chap. 4; Tuning in to Helpees; Exercise #12 due 05 Egan: Chap 5; Listening 10 Continued; Exercise #19 (#1-4) due 12 Egan: Chap. 6; Empathy; Exercise #20 (#1-3) due; Exercise #21 (#1-3) due 17 Egan: Chap. 7 Probing; Exercise #25 (#1-3) due; Exercise #26 (#1-3) due Opportunity #1 19 Continued; Exercise #31 (#1-3) due; Exercise #32 (#1-3) due 24 Stage Ia Egan: Chap. 8; Egan: Chap. 9; Paper #1 due 26 Stage Ia Practicum; Exercise #39 (#1-4) due Mar 02 Continued 04 Stage Ib; Egan: Chap. 10; Egan: Chap. 11 09 Egan: Chap. 12; Stage Ib Practicum; Exercise #46 (#1-3) due; Exercise #49 (#1-3) due 11 Stage Ic; Egan: Chap. 13; Exercise #54 & 55 due 16 Stage Ic Practicum; Exercise #60 due 18 Stage IIa; Egan: Chap. 14; Egan: Chap. 15 23 No Class: Spring Recess; 25 No Class: Spring Recess 30 Stage IIa Practicum; Exercise #66 (#1-4) due Apr 01 Stage IIb; Egan: Chap. 16; Opportunity #2 06 Stage IIb Practicum; Exercise #69 & 71 due 08 Stage IIc; Egan: Chap. 17 13 Stage IIc Practicum; Exercise #76 due 15 Stage IIIa; Egan: Chap. 18 20 Stage IIIa Practicum; Exercise #81 due 22 Stage IIIb; Egan: Chap. 19 27 Stage IIIb Practicum; Exercise #85 & 86 due 30 Stage IIIc; Egan: Chap. 20; Egan: Chap. 21 May 04 Stage IIIc Practicum; Exercise #87 due; Paper #2 due May 13 Opportunity #3 (9:45-11:45am)             Syllabus addresses Hallmark 3: writing assignments contribute significantly to each student's course grade.
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