Signature Assignment Activity
Table 1. BUS 1040-Ethics at Work
Students develop judgment about workplace ethics through critical reading, thinking, writing,
research and analysis; consider issues from multiple disciplines/opposing views; choose
research/Service Learning related projects and write reports.
Table 2. COMM 2110-Interpersonal Communication
Development of listening skills, situational analysis and participation in various interpersonal
contexts through focus on the elements and processes that contribute to the formation,
maintenance, and termination of relationships.
Table 3. MKTG 1050-Consumerism
This course explores marketing from the consumers’ perspective. Students will learn to critically
evaluate messages communicated through marketing media and determine the impact on
individual behavior and society as a whole.
Table 4. FHS 2450 Intro to Human Sexuality
Integration of biological, behavioral, and socio-cultural factors in human sexuality and
relationships. Personal and social-sexual issues as they relate to decision-making concerning sexual
behavior and sexual health are explored.
Randomly Assigned Factors
Learning Outcomes
How Students Demonstrate Learning
(Make students be active and creative!)
Roll your die twice. The numbers on the Roll your die once. The number on the
two rolls correspond to the two
roll corresponds to the modality of the
learning outcomes your assignment
assignment. If you roll a 6, roll again.
must address.
1. Effective Communication
2. Quantitative Literacy
3. Critical Thinking
4. Civic/Community Engagement
5. Information Literacy
6. Computer Literacy
1. Group/Collaborative Assignment
2. In-Class Presentation (Group or
Individual)
3. Public (i.e., outside of class)
Demonstration of Learning
4. High Tech/Multimedia
5. Kinesthetic (Involving Movement)
Your Task: You have 30 minutes as a group to brainstorm a signature assignment addressing the
content knowledge of your course and the two learning outcomes, and focusing on a specific
method of demonstrating learning. Be as specific as possible with respect to the following:
1) What will students do? (Break it down into chunks)
2) What audience will be addressed?
3) What role(s) will students play?
4) How might this assignment be used to assess General Education learning outcomes? What rubric
might you use? What should reviewers be looking for to distinguish levels of student performance?
5) What are the criteria for grading the assignment?