Appendix C5

Middle States Outcomes Assessment 1999

Department or Program: Communication

Goals

1. Acquire practical and theoretical knowledge of the field

2. Recognize the importance of historical and socio-cultural phenomena to the field

3. Understand and apply ethical principles to the practice of communication

4. Think critically

G.C.P. Correlation

1. Writing: language and its uses are fundamental in the discipline

2. Reading: models of written communication are fundamental to the discipline; reading is a necessary central concern of the discipline

3. Socioethical Understanding: inherent in basic issues of communication

Means of Assessment

1. Standardized essay examination on basic principles administered red to first year students and seniors

Outcomes

1. With reference to a standardized checklist, the criteria for success is that 75% of the seniors should do significantly better than they had as first-year students

Uses

1. Analyze course offerings to correct weaknesses