Writing and Oral Communication Assessment

Assessment at UAS is an effort by faculty to insure that all students have opportunities to hone their skills in the six competencies identified by faculty as being crucial to professional success. What are these competencies? They include oral and written communication skills, critical thinking skills, computer skills, information literacy, professional behavior, and quantitative analysis skills. Each department is currently working on assessment plans that best suit the needs of students working toward degrees in various departments. You should check with your advisor early in your program to learn what assessment plans are in place for your degree program. If you are planning to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English or a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree, then read on!

The BLA Art, Lanugage Arts and Communications, and Human Communications degree students are required to complete the senior-level Humanities Capstone Course. BA English degree seekers may choose the Humanities Capstone Course or the BLA Thesis.

For BLA degree seekers in the emphasis areas of art, language arts and communications, general studies, and math, English 311 is required. This course ends with a portfolio assessment of student writing produced in the course.  To earn a "C" in the course and meet the prerequisite for upper-division humanities course study, students' portfolios must receive a "Pass".  

Writing Assessment
(If you have questions or need assistance, contact Rod Landis, Director of Composition and Assessment, at 228-4547, rod.landis@uas.alaska.edu.)

English 110 Portfolio
BA/BLA Upper-Division Writing Assessment
Composition Faculty Handbook
Writing Assessment Guidelines for Faculty

Oral Communication Assessment
(If you have questions or need assistance, contact Jenifer Vernon, Assistant Professor of Communications, at 796-6422 or jenifer.vernon@uas.alaska.edu.)

Guidelines for Designating Speaking and Writing Intensive Courses at UAS
Oral Communication Assessment at UAS: A Faculty Guide, 2008-2009

Other
Humanities Capstone Course, contact Jenifer Vernon, Assistant Professor of Communication, at (907) 796-6422 or jenifer.vernon@uas.alaska.edu.