CI-BAdged courses

The list of badged courses

WHAT ARE CI-BADGED COURSES?

CI-badged courses are courses that consist of a syllabus with components that explicitly develop students’ communication-related:

knowledge

understanding of communication as it relates to human interaction

skills

skills in communicating effectively with others, using language and/or other means

attributes

the attributes of effective communicators

WHAT ARE the formal requirements for CI-BAdging?

CI-badged courses are subject to the following formal requirements:

1

The course documentation of CI-badged courses must clearly specify communication-related course learning outcomes (in terms of communication related knowledge, skills and attributes).

2

CI-badged course learning outcomes must include learning outcomes that relate specifically to at least two of the following four communication ‘literacies’:

ORAL LITERACY

The ability to communicate through spoken texts that are constructed with the appropriate content, structure and language features, fit for their intended academic or professional purpose and audience.

WRITTEN LITERACY

The ability to communicate through written texts that are constructed with the appropriate content, structure and language features, fit for their intended academic or professional purpose and audience.

VISUAL LITERACY

The ability to communicate in speech and writing through appropriate visual modes (e.g., diagrams, graphs, charts) and/or visual media (e.g., posters, 3-D printed objects, stage performances).

DIGITAL LITERACY

The ability to use appropriate information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information in speech and writing (e.g., wikis, websites, virtual reality projects).

In all cases, students will develop not only the productive skills of creation in relation to the above literacies, but also the receptive skills to understand, interpret and critique texts.

3

At least 40% of the course grade of a CI-badged course must be assigned to communication-rich assessment tasks relating specifically to communication-related knowledge, skills and attributes, as specified in the course learning outcomes. Assessment rubrics must be provided that describe expected student performance in these communication-rich assessment tasks.

CI-BAdged courses and pedagogical approach

The University’s expectation in relation to the teaching and learning approach adopted on CI-badged courses is that it be active and dialogic, that assessment be both formative and summative, and that feedback be frequent, timely and relevant.