Area E1 CourseS	COMMUNICATION outcome COMPONENTS
	Knowledge Base	Awareness of Recipient	Organization	Mechanics/Delivery	Style
POLS 1101	Description:  All students are required  to complete a series of three essay formatted assignments on Lyceum guest lecturers which convey accurate information that is appropriate to the subject of the course.  The source of the information for these essays is the guest lectures. Evidence:  Factual content of the essays.	Description: Students are expected to write essays at the college freshman level, and are compared to other students who have the same knowledge base from attending the lectures in question.  Evidence:  Factual content of the essays.	Description: All essays are submitted using a common organizing essay format. Failure to follow the format results in score reduction. Evidence: Structure of the essays submitted.	Description: Grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are corrected.  Evidence:  Scores on the essays submitted.	Description: The essay format is specified. It is a style similar to that found in editorials and political commentaries. Inappropriate personal tone, points of view or attitudes are noted, but included in the score for the essay. Evidence: Essay  format assignment instructions.
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	Description: History is both a reading and writing discipline. Reading builds the knowledge base, writing constitutes the essence of “doing” history.  In answering historical questions, either on exams, in online discussion forums, or when writing research papers, students are required to interpret historical data and to present their findings in a clear, analytical, and organized manner. Evidence: Factual content of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers.	Description: Students are expected to write at the college level. Evidence: Factual content of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers.	Description: All written work submitted will be organized according to standards made explicit in the assignment. Evidence: Structure of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers submitted.	Description: Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are corrected.  Research papers will demonstrate appropriate professional documentation methods. Evidence: Scores on all written work submitted for a grade.	Description: Most historical writing customarily occurs in the past tense. When answering historical questions, students are encouraged to write from a detached point of view, using an objective tone, while at the same time adopting a personal perspective on the subject. Therefore, history as it is written properly is both objective and personal, formal and detached. Evidence: Scores on all written work submitted for a grade.
AREA E2 COURSES
SOCI 1101	Description: All workbook exercises, exams, and essay questions require students to provide evidence of sociological theories and research.  Evidence: Grades for workbook exercises, exams, and essays	Description: Student must demonstrate  sociological thinking to conforms to the guidelines presented at the beginning of the semester and adhered to by the instructor. Evidence: Grades for computer workbook exercises and essays	Description: Students must present logically constructed arguments to support conclusions. Evidence: Grades for computer workbook exercises and essays	Description: Students must follow CSU writing criteria in all essays. Evidence: Grades for computer workbook essay questions and all textbook essays.	Description: Student must follow CSU writing criteria and follow stylistic guidelines for presenting social research Evidence: Grades for computer workbook essay questions and all textbook essays
PSYC 1101	Description: This course does not assess communication outcomes because of the numbers of students enrolled in PSYC 1101 sections.
AREA E3 COURSES
SOSC 2501	Description: A study of issues that utilize the methods, theories, and content of the various social sciences. Evidence: The factual content of essays and research projects.	Description: Students must be able to utilize appropriately the terminology of the various social science disciplines. Evidence: A passing grade on written work submitted.	Description: Students are required to write essays and research projects which are logically organized. Evidence: Structure of the written work submitted.	Description: Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are corrected. Papers will demonstrate appropriate documentation methods. Evidence: Scores on written work submitted for a grade.	Description: Students are expected to write a narrative which is objective and expresses a point of view concerning the topic. Evidence: Scores on written work submitted for a grade.
HIST 1111 or HIST 1112	Description: History is both a reading and writing discipline. Reading builds the knowledge base, while writing constitutes the essence of “doing” history. In answering historical questions, either on exams, in online discussion forums, or when writing research papers, students are required to interpret historical data and to present their findings in a clear, analytical, and organized manner. Evidence: Factual content of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers.	Description: Students are expected to write at the college level. Evidence: Factual content of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers.	Description: All written work submitted will be organized according to standards made explicit in the assignment. Evidence: Structure of the essays, online discussions, or historical research papers submitted.	Description: Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are corrected.  Research papers will demonstrate appropriate professional documentation methods. Evidence: Scores on all written work submitted for a grade.	Description: Most historical writing customarily occurs in the past tense. When answering historical questions, students are encouraged to write from a detached point of view, using an objective tone, while at the same time adopting a personal perspective on the subject. Therefore, history as it is written properly is both objective and personal, formal and detached. Evidence: Scores on all written work submitted for a grade.