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Resources for First Year Seminar

1.FYS Syllabus

2.FYS Calendar

3. FYS Journal

4. FYS Discussions

5. Plagiarism

6. Speech Preparation Checklist

7. Visual aid strategy discussion

8. Visual aid demonstration and pointers

9. Commonly Misused Words

10. Discussion of Trust

11. Ethical Considerations

12. Conflict Resolution Discussion

13. Rules for Fair Argument

14. List of Common Emotions

15. Roadblocks to Effective Communication

16. Discussion of Self Concept

17. Power and Interpersonal Communication

18. The Ethicality of of Emotional Appeals.

19. Argument as Influence

20 Rèsumè construction strategies

21. Smples of career planning documents

22. Leadership Traits

23. Definition of Leadership

24. Group/Organization Roles

25. Defense mechanisms

26. Social Values

27. Conversation Repair

28.FYS Journal Assignment

" Brazilian Tucan""Eagle"

"Great White Shark""Coyote"

"Fairy Bluebird"

"Black Bear"

"Panda"

"Leopard"

"Eastern Coral Snake", use with permission, Prof. F. Wayne King, Florida Museum of Natural History

"Bengal Tiger" "Puma"

"Baby Camel""Gharial"
 
"Swan""Red Lace Wing"

"Mountain Goat"
 

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