Appendix A Student Learning Competencies: State and EKU Comparison Oral and Written Communication STATEWIDE EKU EKU Competencies Competencies Assessment Rubric Written Communication Written Communication Listen and speak competently 1. Demonstrating rhetorical knowledge by: Audience/Tone in a variety of communication Organization Focusing on a specific purpose for contexts, which may include a defined audience. Integration public, interpersonal, and/or Cohesion Defining a specific topic through a small-group settings. clearly stated thesis. Control of Written Write clear and effective prose Constructing an effective Language in several forms, using discourse organization. Sentence conventions appropriate to audience (including academic Providing adequate and relevant Structure/Syntax supporting evidence, appropriate audiences), purpose, and Word genre. documentation, and clear and Choice/Vocabulary Find, analyze, evaluate, and cite valid assumptions and Surface Features pertinent primary and conclusions. Information Literacy secondary sources, including 2. Applying critical thinking, reading, and academic databases, to prepare writing by: speeches and written texts. Understanding a writing Identify, analyze, and evaluate assignment as a series of tasks, statements, assumptions, and including research, understood as conclusions representing finding, evaluating, analyzing, diverse points of view, and summarizing, and synthesizing construct informed, sustained, appropriate outside sources. and ethical arguments in Integrating their own ideas with response. those of others. Plan, organize, revise, practice, Using various forms of technology edit, and proofread to improve the development and clarity of to support research and to enhance written compositions. ideas. 3. Demonstrating control of written language by: Controlling sentence structures appropriate to academic writing. Controlling grammatical conventions of written Standard English, including word forms, punctuation, and spelling. Oral communication Oral communication 1. Applying critical thinking by: Structure Content Utilizing various forms of technology to effectively research, organize, and Context integrate information required for Audience awareness message production and delivery. Oral Delivery
Oral and Written Communication STATEWIDE Competencies EKU Competencies EKU Assessment Rubric Listen and speak competently in a variety of communication contexts, which may include public, interpersonal, and/or small-group settings. Write clear and effective prose in several forms, using conventions appropriate to audience (including academic audiences), purpose, and genre. Find, analyze, evaluate, and cite pertinent primary and secondary sources, including academic databases, to prepare speeches and written texts. Identify, analyze, and evaluate statements, assumptions, and conclusions representing diverse points of view, and construct informed, sustained, and ethical arguments in response. Plan, organize, revise, practice, edit, and proofread to improve the development and clarity of ideas. Written Communication 1. Demonstrating rhetorical knowledge by: Focusing on a specific purpose for a defined audience. Defining a specific topic through a clearly stated thesis. Constructing an effective discourse organization. Providing adequate and relevant supporting evidence, appropriate documentation, and clear and valid assumptions and conclusions. 2. Applying critical thinking, reading, and writing by: Understanding a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including research, understood as finding, evaluating, analyzing, summarizing, and synthesizing appropriate outside sources. Integrating their own ideas with those of others. Using various forms of technology to support research and to enhance written compositions. 3. Demonstrating control of written language by: Controlling sentence structures appropriate to academic writing. Controlling grammatical conventions of written Standard English, including word forms, punctuation, and spelling. Written Communication Audience/Tone Organization Integration Cohesion Control of Written Language Sentence Structure/Syntax Word Choice/Vocabulary Surface Features Information Literacy Appendix A Student Learning Competencies: State and EKU Comparison Oral communication 1. Applying critical thinking by: Utilizing various forms of technology to effectively research, organize, and integrate information required for message production and delivery. Oral communication Structure Content Context Audience awareness Oral Delivery
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