Communication

COMMUNICATION: EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT, INTERPRETATION AND EXPRESSION OF IDEAS THROUGH WRITTEN, ORAL AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Effective communication skills are highly valued by employers and are essential to a person’s ability to engage in civil society. Communication skills are used in interpersonal, small group and organizational settings. At UTA, we measure Communication as part of our Core Curriculum Objective assessment process using evaluative rubrics designed by faculty members with many years of communication experience. In assessing Communication, we consider context and purpose, structure and organization, content development, sources and evidence, and control of syntax and mechanics. The rubrics used to evaluate Communication appear below, along with results reports from Core Curriculum Objective assessment activities Communication at UTA.

Rubrics

• Oral Communication VALUE Rubric
• UTA Written Communication Rubric (adapted from the Written Communication VALUE Rubric)
• UTA Written Communication Rubric with Visual Communication
• 2015 Communication Core Objective Rubric Quick Notes
• 2015 Communication Core Objective Assessment Scoring Day Calibration PowerPoint

Results Reports: Communication

• Measuring Written Communication - Core Assessment Report, June 2019
• Measuring Written Communication May 2018 Report
• Measuring Oral Communication, Spring 2018
• Measuring Written Communication (Creative Arts, Social & Behavioral), Spring 2018
• Innovating the Assessment of Oral Communication, Fall 2017
• Communication Report from the Psychology Department, Fall 2016
• 2015 Oral Communication Assessment Report
• 2014 Assessment of the Communication Core Objective Report
• 2013 Pilot Assessment of the Communication Core Objective Report