Description This assignment requires students to create a trend book (multi-page storyboard) and develop a design collection based on the book. Students scan the environment to discover a current theme that is influencing society. Students gather and evaluate information across multiple and diverse resources to identify, define and defend a current trend and color story.… Read more »
Description This assignment is for an upper level biochemistry course. It uses enzyme kinetics to assess quantitative literacy and the student’s ability to translate mathematical relationships into biochemical processes. The first part can be done in groups (for larger classes) or individually. The second part is an exam question that is used for individual assessment.… Read more »
Description The assignment is a Food Safety Manual that students create to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of concepts taught throughout their course, drawing on current research to ensure their manual is up to date and relevant to their chosen audience. Students can create a manual for food service employees at any type of food… Read more »
Description This Assignment template was developed to assess students’ ability to reason ethically given a problem within their discipline. It can be adapted to any program by pointing the student to the appropriate professional code of ethics and inserting a discipline-specific scenario. It was designed to evaluate student learning at the bachelor’s level, but could… Read more »
Description This assignment, given in the qualitative methods course, was designed to serve as a bridge to the research-centered capstone required of Communication Studies students in their senior year. Its aim is to help them develop a basic plan for their capstone research project in terms of topic, methodological framework, IRB consideration, core theories, and… Read more »
