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Communication Assessment 2016

Action Plans from Previous Rounds COMM 20 and COMM 45 (From ILO assessment): Create a rubric or detailed grading schematic and assignment that will elicit a well organized and purposeful essay. Consider giving an example of a strong essay, annotated with your comments, if possible.

Implementing Action Plans COMM 20 and 45: Instructors already use rubrics and samples in all sections of COMM 20 and COMM 45. New Instructors will be screened and trained for this action.

Assessment plans for future assessment All assessments have been created for future assessment. Instructors will be contacted the week prior to the start of a semester with the assessments ( continuing instructors will be contacted upon staffing ). Instructors will complete the assessment and forward the results to the lead faculty member. Lead faculty member will compile the results and create an action plan with instructors during flex week of the following semester.

Assessment schedule Course Data from Action Notes F 2015 S 2016 F 2016 S 2017 F 2017 S 2018 F 2018 previous Plans from rounds? previous rounds? COMM 3 x Intro to Human Comm COMM 4 Scheduled x Dynamics for of Group reactivation Discussion

Assessment Schedule Cont Course Data from Action Plans Notes F 2015 S 2016 F 2016 S 2017 F 2017 S 2018 F 2018 previous from previous rounds? rounds? COMM 5 Y x Persuasion and Critical Thinking COMM 6 Y x Intercultura l Comm COMM 19 Y x Survey of Mass Media

Assessment Schedule Cont Course Data from Action Notes F 2015 S 2016 F 2016 S 2017 F 2017 S 2018 F 2018 previous Plans from rounds? previous rounds? COMM 20 Y Y ILO x Interpersonal assessment Comm COMM 45 Y Y ILO x Public Speaking assessment

Assessment scoring All assessments will be scored as follows: Total Score: _______ (0-20) ● 15 or above = meeting SLOs ● 10-14 = Meeting SLOs ● 5-9 = Developing the SLOs ● 0-4- deficient in SLO’s All assessments will be analyzed by total score and catagory.

COMM 6 Assessment: Assessing the following SLO’s 1. Evaluate critically the impact of nonverbal and verbal techniques on Intercultural communication 2. Apply effective Intercultural communication strategies in professional environments and diverse communities in the U.S. and globally. 3. Create well organized, well researched, and well delivered speeches and papers.

Criteria Limited/No Some Proficiency Proficiency High Proficiency Score Proficiency (2) (3) (4) (0-1) Organization No apparent Organization is accurate Main ideas clear but Exhibits excellent organization organization. A clear but ideas not well loosely organized and of final report. It is carefully lack of structure. connected; and transitions; connected; title organized and provides Loosely addressed logical sequencing and pertinent to the thesis; convincing evidence to support thesis and main points. development lacking; sequencing logical but points and conclusion. There is formatting inadequate. incomplete; a clear organization (beginning, bibliographical middle, and end) and smooth material and transitions; introduction leads formatting adequate . reader into topic; conclusion effectively summarizes main findings. Cohesive sequencing both between and within paragraphs; quotations properly cited; length, spacing, fonts, margins, numbered pages all carefully adhered to. COMM 006 Assessment

Content/ Application Content is inaccurate or overly Limited knowledge Some knowledge of Knowledgeable; of knowledge general. of the subject; the subject; adequate substantive, thorough Shows little or no knowledge of minimal main range of Good development of the intercultural communication theory. It points. Employs few analysis and thesis, including lacks analysis or synthesis of the theories and applies application of Excellent application material and lacking good examples; it at different intercultural theory. of knowledge to inadequate quantity; not relevant, or intercultural Makes several interpret intercultural not enough to rate. Interpretation is scenario. Some use examples relevant to communication overly predictable. of examples and the topic. Analytical interactions. Poorly structured critical approach to the Demonstrate an interpretation of the different outstanding skill of intercultural intercultural intercultural interactions, interactions and communication by inadequate use of shows an effective cleverly thought out quotations. way to apply exceptional points, intercultural arguments and quotes communication related to the topic of theory. study. COMM 006 Assessment

Knowledge/Verbal Limited knowledge Identifies some verbal Good observations and Demonstrated outstanding awareness on and nonverbal about differences and and nonverbal cultural evaluation about verbal and verbal and nonverbal behaviors across intercultural similarities of verbal characteristics among nonverbal intercultural cultures and recognizes that it varies communication and nonverbal different cultural groups communication among across cultural groups and all forms of communication across different cultural groups such behavior are worthy of respect. cultural groups, and Self -aware about its own Outstanding self -awareness about its owns. own verbal and nonverbal cultural communication. Skills/Cultural Shows a good ability to Demonstrates an outstanding ability to Poor ability to Some ability to sensitivity discriminate and discriminate and identify discriminate and identify discriminate and identify relevant identify relevant relevant cultural relevant cultural differences cultural differences and similarities in cultural differences and differences and and similarities in different different intercultural scenarios. similarities in different similarities in different intercultural scenarios. Excellent self -awareness is evident and intercultural scenarios. intercultural scenarios. There is some self- empathy toward different cultural awareness and empathy. groups and knowledge about owns observations and biases. COMM 006 Assessment continued...

References Report had Report had the Report had Report had outside required research required research exceptional information but with minimal from credible research from didn't cite sources problems citing sources cited more than the or they were not and credible properly. required sources credible. sources and cited accurately. Total Score: _______ (0-20) 15 or above = meeting SLOs 10-14 = Meeting SLOs 5-9 = Developing the SLOs 0-4- deficient in SLO’s COMM 006 Assessment continued...

COMM 45 Assessment: Assessing the following SLO’s 1. Critique a human communication event using a contemporary model of the communication process. 2. Explain the difference between hearing and listening, and use critical listening to analyze spoken messages. 3. Explain concepts of global communication and apply those principles in analyzing communication situations. Plan, develop, and deliver, from the initial stage of outlining through rehearsal, presentation, and review an informative and persuasive speech. Comm 45 Assessment

Score Limited/No Some Proficiency High Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency (3) (4) (0-1) (2) Organization No apparent Presentation has a Speech was Speech was organization. A focus and provides organized and exceptionally organized clear lack of a clear pattern. provides supporting with clear supporting structure. Poor or Apparent intro, information. Clear information with intro, lack of interesting body & conclusion, intro, body, and body and conclusion. attention getter and but fuzzy and not conclusion. Cleverly written Conclusion. thought out. Transitions are transitions and engaging present. content. Speaker was persuasive & engaging. COMM 045 Assessment

Content The content is accurate and Content was cleverly Oral content is inaccurate or The content is generally overly general. Poorly accurate, but incomplete. complete. Well thought-out thought out and written with structured. Makes use of supporting and written. Clear thought exceptional points and material relevant to the and presence of Ethos transitions. Nothing is left audience Pathos Logos. Persuasion out. Logic is sound all Some use of visual aid. was good. claims have evidence and Some supporting material Good supporting material effectively persuasive. but not well elaborated. and use of visual to support Excellent use of visual aid each point. and several supporting material relevant to a diverse audience. Delivery The speaker appears anxious The speaker is generally Practice is evident and Speaker is practiced and and uncomfortable, and relaxed, practiced and seems calm. Sources cited seems relaxed. Speaks reads notes too much rather somewhat comfortable, but and without problems and without reliance on notes than speaks. Does not too often relies on notes. connected well with and cites sources flawlessly. always cite sources. Cites sources but clumsily. audience. Some emotion Emotion was obvious in was present in voice and voice and had a strong tone. connection to the audience. Interacts with audience and applies eye contact COMM 045 Assessment continued… .