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Second Year When? What? How? Assessment Rubric: Follow-up: Paperwork: Oral Communication Skills Before the end of the first year Formal presentation of creative work Provide student with the rubric to help them prepare for the presentation MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx (3-point scale) After the presentation, faculty provides the student with feedback about their presentation to improve performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Written Communication Skills Before the end of the first year A minimum 5-page paper about the student’s creative work, or a topic of the committee’s/ professor’s choosing Provide student with the rubric to help them write the paper. Students must provide at least one draft to provide feedback. Faculty uses the rubric to provide preliminary feedback; additional comments or a meeting with the student are recommended, but not required. MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx scale) After the paper is evaluated, faculty provides the student with feedback about their writing to improve their performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Thesis When? What? How? Assessment Rubric: Follow-up: Paperwork: Oral Communication Skills Once thesis exhibition is mounted Formal defense and presentation of the thesis exhibition Provide student with the rubric to help them prepare for the presentation MFA Oral Communication Rubric.docx (3-point scale) After the defense, faculty provides the student with feedback about their presentation to improve performance Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Written Communication Skills Upon completion of the MFA thesis document Thesis document Provide student with the rubric to help them the thesis. MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx scale) After the thesis is evaluated, faculty provides the Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the
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