Syllabus

Summative Assessments - Grading

Methods of Graduate Learner Assessment:

• Presentation: Faculty Training Workshop in Assessment of Clinical Competence (30%)
• Professional E-Portfolio - "serves as a tool to Illustrate learning and self-reflection and as an instrument, it provides a structure for collecting, analyzing, and demonstrating competence across the spectrum of education, research, leadership and dental hygiene care" incorporating minimal components of:
  • E-Portfolio Format Initiation/Maintenance/Faculty Access (10%)
  • Curriculum Vitae and Bio-Sketch Refined/Updated (10%)
  • Academic Position Cover Letter (10%)
  • Teaching Philosophy Statement (10%)
  • Academic Position - Diversity Question (10%)*
  • MS in DH Program Reflections (10%)
  • SMART Goals Revisited (10%) 

* Question: "Please describe your experiences that reflect your ability to motivate, instruct, and supervise community college students of diverse  ethnic/socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, preparation, learning styles and/or disabilities."

All course assessments must be completed with 75% or better to be considered as passing. At least a 75% score on each component of the course assessment is required to pass the course. If this is not achieved, only one remediation assessment will be provided. Failure on the remediation assessment will require repeat of the entire course.

Course grades are calculated as passing at 75% or higher, and will be reported as a letter grade. Point range for grade assignment:

• 93-100 = A
• 85 - 92 = B
• 75 - 84 = C

Professionalism Criteria

A passing grade in the area of professionalism is required in order to pass the course. The following criteria will be used to evaluate professionalism:

• Maintains honesty in actions and relationships involving colleagues and members of faculty and university staff.
• Demonstrates attitude of concern, respect and cooperativeness toward classmates and university faculty and staff.
• Manages time well: each graduate student is expected to be present, as well as, prompt for class, prepared for discussion and submit completed assignments by specified due dates.

*Professionalism component of course grade is pass/fail.