The following outcomes are assessed:
Learn Actively
- explored the concepts of culture, multiculturalism and communication: student demonstrated ability to take information from interviews and relate to class topics
- examined your personal culture and its relation to perceptions: student able to understand how their own perceptions impact the interview and interpretation
- demonstrated a willingness to be open to new and differing attitudes and behaviors: student demonstrated openness to listen to and consider interviewees’ ideas about race, ethnicity, and stereotypes
Communicate with Clarity and Originality
- have worked on developing effective means to communicate in various forums: student successfully completed interviews and created interesting, informative presentation
- be able to articulate the interrelations of culture, multiculturalism, and communication: student clearly demonstrates understanding of the connection between interviewees’ attitudes and their culture
- clearly articulate positions and support ideas with evidence: student uses information from class readings to bolster positions and to illustrate points
- have practiced cross-cultural communication skills: student’s work is either free of or discusses context of ethnocentric attitudes
Think Critically, Creatively, and Reflectively
- evaluate the relationship between culture and communication, power and privilege: student makes connection between attitudes and norms and their relation to positions of power and privilege
- have examined the dynamics of ethnicity, race, class, and gender inequality, in the United States: student develops questions that probe the nuances of the issues
be able to use new tools and knowledge to analyze and interpret culture and communication: student demonstrates ability to use material from class to conduct interview and interpret responses - have demonstrated the ability to relate course material outside of the classroom: student demonstrates ability to apply class concepts to interview process and interpretation
- have reflected on personal attitudes and behaviors and their consequences: student identifies own and respondents attitudes, influences and the potential consequences of these positions
Interact in Diverse and Complex Environments
- practiced cooperative and verbal skills through online classroom discussion, reflections, and projects: student’s question development and interview analysis is thoughtful, well-developed and written, and reflect developing maturity in relation to class topics; responses to other students’ work are also thoughtful and critical
- shared ideas, experiences, and reflections with classmates with openness and respect
- used empathy and thoughtful analysis to improve communication skills with others
For the assessment fair, a sample of the Interview PowerPoints are available for viewing. Please contact Tori if you have any questions or suggestions. To view a presentation, click on the links below [all presentations used with the students' permission]:
aw | hs | vm | mj | er | jc | th
If you need the 2007 viewer to see the presentations, visit Microsoft's web site.
This assignment has been reviewed and approved by the Human Participants Research Review Committee at Cascadia Community College. If your interviewees would like a copy of the assignment instructions please provide them with a copy. If they have questions please provide them with the instructor's email address.
last updated 3/16/08
tori saneda