Student Learning Outcomes for Rhetoric Courses
- Students demonstrate the ability to read, process and employ theory appropriately (as measured by rhetorical analysis rubric)
- Students can identify and critique the role of symbols in communication (as measured by rhetorical analysis rubric)
- Students demonstrate the ability to analyze the influence of mediation on rhetoric (as measured by final paper analysis rubric in CCM 220W: Analysis of Public Discourse)
- Students demonstrate the ability to consider ethical issues within disciplinary concerns (as measured by comprehensive exams in ethics)
- Students demonstrate the ability to make appropriate critical analysis choices based on the form of communication (as measured by rhetorical analysis rubric)
- Students present clear arguments in writing and speaking, including the ability to use sound mechanics in writing