As part of our Assessment System, the Faculty have agreed to use various sets of common rubrics as they evaluate student accomplishment in selected courses.  There are two sets:  one for General Education Courses and another for Senior Projects.

• Each term departments are asked to Designate Courses and Select Rubrics for General Education Assessment

• Each year departments are asked to Select Rubrics for Senior Capstone Project Assessment

General Education Rubrics

General Education Rubrics are used in courses designated by individual departments.  Assessment ratings (which are separate from grades given by individual faculty members) are pooled to allow discussion of shared challenges and priorities.

The ratings for each of the individual criteria within the various sets of rubrics go from 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest).

The rubrics consist of multiple criteria for each overall category.  The categories (presented as tables) and criteria (the individual rows within the tables) are by design somewhat general, and will need to be interpreted according to the best fit seen as appropriate by individual instructors and departments.  The categories, in brief:

1. Critical Analysis and Synthesis

2. Oral Communication

3. Quantitative Reasoning

4. Scientific Method

5. Written Communication

6. Non-English Language 

7. Artistic Craft and Vision

8. Information Literacy

9. Technological Competency

10. Ethics, Personal Responsibility, Professional Conduct

Senior Capstone Project Rubrics

Senior Project Rubrics are also shared across departments, which will select between four and six of the following headings (as they deem appropriate for their disciplinary interests):

Gathering

• • G1 Assemble Primary Sources

  • G2 Evaluate  Secondary Literature

  • G3 Collect and Manage Data 

Formulating

• • F1 Articulate Research Question

  • F2 Design Research Plan or Experiment

  • F3 Implement Solution

  • F4 Collaborate in Lab or Seminar

Interpreting

• • I1 Situate Work in Context of Theory, Method, or Discipline

  • I2 Analyze and Interpret Data 

  • I3 Interpret Texts 

  • I4 Revise and Review

Demonstrating

• • D1 Craft Written Argument

  • D2 Deliver Oral Presentation

  • D3 Complete Oral Defense or Examination

  • D4 Perform or Compose Musical Works

  • D5 Explain Graphical Presentation

  • D6 Exhibit Artworks

  • D7 Demonstrate Ethical Conduct, Personal Responsibility, Professional Standards