WCM620 Meaning Connections Discussion
Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Assignments Students are required to post one initial post (1) and to follow up with at least two (2) response posts for each discussion assignment. For your initial post (1) you must:
- Compose a post of one to two paragraphs
- In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
- In Modules Two through Ten, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
- Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussions from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate
For your response posts (2) you must:
- Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread
- In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
- In Modules Two through Ten, complete the response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
- Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt.
Rubric
- Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
- Comprehension Develops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detail
- Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea using adequate organization and detail
- Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detail
- Does not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea
10
- Engagement Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail
- Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail
- Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail
- Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail
30
- Writing (Mechanics) Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations
- Writes posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citations
- Writes posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citations
- Writes posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable