Communicator: Students will communicate the action thesis in a manner that is clear and commands professional attention.  This means that:

• Action thesis is free of distracting errors
• Action thesis is organized clearly
• Form of action thesis is appropriate to the topic and audience
• Conventions of using the work of others are employed correctly and ethically
• Action thesis shows polish and attention to detail

Criteria and standards for evaluation:
 
 

	Technical Competence	Clarity	Appropriateness
Exemplary	Free of distracting errors of any sort; the mechanics of producing and communicating the thesis support its content and do not draw attention to themselves; systematically follows a professional convention of writing.	Organized and produced in such a way that an audience can easily follow and find one's way around the work.	Structure, form, media, organization, etc. fit the topic or focus, and contribute to clarity and impact of communicating it.
Satisfactory	Minimal errors; the mechanics of producing and communicating the thesis support its content and do not draw attention to themselves; follows a professional convention of writing.	Organized and produced in such a way that an audience can follow and find one's way around the work, although may have to work somewhat to do so.	Structure, form, media, organization, etc. fit the topic or focus reasonably well.
Has not yet met the Outcome	Errors in spelling, grammar, reference and citation conventions, and so forth distract from the action thesis.	Confusing or difficult for an audience to follow.	Structure, form, media, organization, etc. distract from communicating the action thesis clearly.

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