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Understanding Plural Societies

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the Understanding Plural Societies General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

Cultural Competence

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the Cultural Competence General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

Oral Communication

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the Analytic Reasoning General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate competency in planning, preparing, and presenting effective oral presentations.
  • Use effective presentation techniques including presentation graphics.

Professional Writing - Planning

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the Professional Writing General Education Category.

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand the stages required to produce competent, professional writing through planning, drafting, revising, and editing.

Professional Writing - Purpose/Argument

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the Professional Writing - Purpose/ Argument General Education Category.

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Write for the intended readers of a text, and design or adapt texts to audiences who may differ in their familiarity with the subject matter.

Academic Writing – Inquiry

Example-styling

Assessing the team process can be challenging.

This is facilitated by asking students to submit planning documents (eg Project Plan, Status Reports, Team Contract etc) and requiring teams to meet in class or in an online space, where you may observe students working and interacting. Effective team work includes time and opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss the concepts at hand.

Resources for Team Projects

Teaching to Promote Academic Integrity

The University of Maryland is one of a small number of the nation’s leading colleges and universities with an honor code. The University takes academic dishonesty very seriously. If a student is found responsible for violating the Code of Academic Integrity, the penalties are severe.

Faculty Boards

The Faculty Boards will supervise the initiation and semester-by-semester operations of the various elements of the General Education Program. These Boards will be appointed by the Dean for Undergraduate Studies in consultation with the collegiate Deans.

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