Program Review

The Communication Studies mission statement emphasizes two broad goals, that students are able to:

Specific program learning outcomes that derive from the mission and the two broad goals are:

Students articulate disciplinary knowledge appropriately
Students can apply biblical and ethical principles appropriately to complex communication situations
Students communicate effectively in oral form
Students communicate effectively in written form

Scheduled Assessment Activities (Revised according to Istitutional ILO Alignments

Outcomes	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	Facilitator
Written Communication	X				Ochieng
Disciplinary Knowledge				X	Dunn
Oral Communication		X			Stern
Biblical & Ethical Principles			X		Spencer

Curriculum Map


Program Goals	Human Symbolic Activity	Human Symbolic Activity	Eloquent Communication	Eloquent Communication
Learning Outcomes	Disciplinary knowledge	Biblical and ethical principles	Oral communication skills	Written communication skills
Where are Learning Outcomes Met?	I 006, 098, 129, 133, OCP D 101,102, 103, 110, 125, 130, 135, 140,145 M	I 006, 015, 098, 101,102 D 110, 125, 129, 133, 135, 140,145, OCP M 140	I006 D 015, 110, 130 M	I006 D 098, 101,102, 133, 140 M 103, 125
How are they assessed? Rubrics, Portfolios, Capstone, External Jury, Exit Interviews, Surveys, etc.	Exit Exam, Alumni Survey, Rubric	Exit Exam, Alumni Survey, Exit Interviews	Rubric, External Jury, Alumni Survey	Rubric, External Jury, Alumni Survey
Benchmark	Average or better on rubric and exam	Average or better on exit exam	Average or better on rubric	Average or better on rubric
Link to ILOs	Critical Thinking, Intellectual Engagement, Diversity & Global Awareness	Christian Understanding / Practices / Affections	Competence in Written/Oral Communication	Competence in Written/Oral Communication