COMST 1545: Communication Foundations
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COMST 1545: Communication Foundations  
Informative Speech
Persuasive Speech
The Group Assignment
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Alyssa Jordan,  Subject Librarian
Maag Reference Department
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COMST 1545 is the only course that fulfills the General Education oral communication requirement. This course focuses on the study of theories, strategies, and skills for the competent participation in interpersonal, group, and public communication situations.
  Informative Speech

For this assignment you will need to provide interesting information to your audience.

  • Search for Books in Maag Library
    Find books which relate to your topic that you can check out of Maag Library.

  • Search for Books in OhioLINK
    Find books which relate to your topic through OhioLINK which has a larger selection of materials than Maag Library.

  • Academic Search Premier    Remote Access
    A multidisciplinary database that indexes over 4300 periodicals and contains full text for over 3400 scholarly publications.
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  • Electronic Journal Center (EJC)  
    Full-text journals from OhioLINK electronic journal subscriptions. Currently includes over 6000 scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines.


  • JSTOR    Remote Access
    JSTOR or Journal Storage is an online journal archive. For those journals included in JSTOR, the full text of articles is available.

  • Google Scholar
    Google Scholar is a simple way to search for scholarly literature such as articles.  Does not give you website results. 
   
 
Persuasive Speech

For this assignment you will need to argue one side of a controversial topic in order to influence your audience.  Use the sources listed under Informative Speech as well as the following.
  • Opposing Viewpoints   Remote Access

    • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is the best database to use when searching for information on a controversial topic, including more current issues such as the War in Iraq.  Usually has resources for both sides of the issue.
 
The Group Project

If you choose to do Option 1 of the group assignment, "Finding Youngstown Solutions" you will need to research a problem occurring in the Youngstown area.
  • U.S. Census Bureau
    Multidisciplinary The census will give you basic demographic information about the Youngstown Area such as poverty, employment, aging, disability, education, race and ethnicity, and income. Follow the link and then click on the blue tabs on the left to get more specific data.

  • Books in Ready Reference (ask for at reference desk)

    Aley, Howard C. A Heritage to Share: the Bicentennial History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. F499.Y8 A43

    Allen, Edward Joseph. Merchants of Menace: the Mafia, a Study of Organized Crime. HV6446.A4

    Bruno, Robert. Steelworker Alley: How Class Works in Youngstown. HD8039.I52 U522

    Buss, Terry F, and Redburn, F. Stevens. Shutdown at Youngstown: Public Policy for Mass Unemployment.  HD5708.44.U62 Y683

    Butler, Jos. G. History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. F499.Y8 B9

     Linkon, Sherry Lee, and Russo, John. Steeltown U.S.A.: Work and Memory in Youngstown. F499.Y8 L56

    Market Profile Analysis.     HC 108.Y8 M2 (Located behind the reference desk, the MPA provides consumer and business demographic reports for the city of Youngstown based on population, household, education and industry factors.)
    Melnick, John C. The Green Cathedral: History of Mill Creek Park. F499.Y8 M44

    Youngstown.     F499.Y8

  • The Vindicator
    The Vindicator (www.vindy.com) is a great place to research local history.
    Maag Library holdings: 1869-1877, 1889 to 2008
    The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County also has issues of the Vindicator.
   
 
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