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MSBA Goal 6

 

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Degree Program:  MSBA

Goal 6:  The student will be an effective communicator.

 

Fair

Did Not Meet Expectations
Limited Accomplishment



1  2  3

Good

Met Expectations
Some Problems
Needs Improvement

4  5  6

Exemplary

Met Expectations
Considerable Expertise Shown
With Project

7  8  9

Measures

Direct or indirect measurements and/or measurement links

 

Score

Assessment assigned to learning objective

State purpose:  early, clearly, creatively, skillfully

Vague or inconsistent statement of purpose

Expresses a clear, coherent thesis statement

Creative, insightful and/or skillfully designed thesis statement

Thesis (RED)  or term paper/ report in               FIR 7320 or 7350;                   MIS 7160 or 7605

       

Sense audience:  demographic,   level, preparation,  goals, interest, humor

Inconsistent sense of audience; Uses language inappropriate to target audience

Conveys an accurate sense of audience with appropriate use of disciplinary language

Strong sense of audience demonstrated through form and language

Thesis (RED) or term paper/report in FIR 7320 or 7350;   MIS 7160 or 7605

       

Organize and develop:  structure,  connect, separate, flow

Some organization evident, but inconsistent

Connects ideas within document and to other sources and ideas; Points are logically developed and flow logically from one idea to the next

Effective organization contributes to full development of written presentation.

Thesis (RED) or term paper/ report in FIR 7320 or 7350;  MIS 7160 or 7605

 

       

Support  ideas:  detail, research,  references, documentation, expertise

Includes some, but not adequate support for arguments

Advances argument with sound evidence and references

Expertly advances argument with well-researched evidence and documentation

Thesis (RED) or term paper/ report in FIR 7320 or 7350;  MIS 7160 or 7605

       

Understand topic:  depth;  connections to past, present, future disciplinary knowledge

Demonstrates some understanding of topic;Does not make connections among ideas

Moves beyond surface understanding; Demonstrates facility with topical and disciplinary knowledge

Demonstrates disciplinary understanding and interconnections; makes links that suggest discovery of new information or new ways of relaying information

Thesis (RED) or term paper/ report in FIR 7320 or 7350;  MIS 7160 or 7605

 

       

Correctly use grammar:  sentence structure,  spelling,    word usage,  tense,  case,  number, gender,  punctuation,  syntax variety

Occasional errors in grammar, sentence structure or spelling

Uses correct grammar, sentence structure and spelling throughout document

Readability enhanced by facility in language use, range of diction and syntactic variety

Thesis (RED) or term paper/ report in FIR 7320 or 7350;  MIS 7160 or 7605

 


 

Assessment - Fogelman College of Business and Economics - The University of Memphis