A.  To improve student skills in finding and using library information for
    problem-solving.
B.  To create understanding in students of the theory and practice of human leadership.
C.  To acquaint students with the theory and practice of solving problems through
    democratic processes.
D.  To make students into more effective participants of ordinary societies operating
    by parliamentary procedure.
E.  To produce individuals with the skills to serve as parliamentarians for ordinary
    society, both while still in college and after graduation.
F.  Students will complete research assignments which will involve computer-based
    research and paper preparation. 
G.  Students will consider the moral and ethical implications of a variety of
    communication situations.

Evidence Sources 
Library Use 
The 6-Step Discussion Process 
Leadership 
Motions, Bylaws 
Notice of Meetings and Proposals, Meetings, Quorum, Order of
Business, Debate, Votes Required for Valid Actions, and Methods
of Voting 
Nominations and Elections, Officers, Committees and Boards, and
Committee Reports and Recommendations 
Conventions and Their Committees, Minutes, Rights of Members and
Organizations: Finances, Legal and Classification of
Organizations, Functioning Under Robert's Rules of Order 

This course focuses on active learning and most assessments are
of end-products and processes during active learning assignments.
 
1) 1-2 presentations of visualized data (instructor feedback and
scored; individual assignment)
2) 1 presentation of visualized data (peer feedback-focused;
individual assignment)
3) 1-2 decision-making discussions (instructor feedback and
scored; small group assignment)
4) 1 peer-feedback and instructor-judged participation in formal
parliamentary decision-process (focus is both on data
presentation, analysis, integration and assessment and on
parliamentary skills)
5) 5-10 quizzes over readings on course topics, including data
quality, data integration, group decision-making, leadership, and
parliamentary procedure
6) final exam: create, analyze, and explain format

“Academic honesty is – defined broadly and simply – the 
performance of all academic work without cheating, lying, 
stealing, or receiving assistance from any other person or 
using any source of information not appropriately authorized or 
attributed” (From the Preamble to “A Culture of Honesty”). The 
University, the Department of Communication Studies, and I 
personally take academic honesty very seriously. Every student 
at the University of Georgia should be familiar with the 
booklet, “A Culture of Honesty: Policies and Procedures on 
Academic Dishonesty.” If you are not, please obtain one of 
these booklets and read it carefully. This document has a 
thorough presentation of four types of academic dishonesty, 
including plagiarism, unauthorized assistance, lying/tampering, 
and theft, as well as the procedures that are in place to 
adjudicate alleged incidents of academic dishonesty. The 
policies and procedures described in “A Culture of Honesty” 
will be strictly followed. University Mandated Statement 
Concerning the University Honor Code & Academic Honesty All 
academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture 
of Honesty.” Students are responsible for informing themselves 
about those standards before performing any academic work. More 
detailed information about academic honesty can be found at
http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm.