Management of Technological Change

Class Facilitation (15% of grade)

Everyone will be the facilitator of a class discussion at least once during this course. A series of questions to be addressed during each of the weekly sessions has been posted to the course Blackboard site. It is strongly recommended that all questions be reviewed and facilitators prepare their sessions well in advance.

The role of the facilitator is as follows:

Start the weekly discussion by reviewing the assigned materials and where appropriate presenting outside sources that support the topic. Examples of how this can be accomplished will be discussed the first night of class.
Engage the class in a collaborative discussion by posing questions and acting as cheerleader and encourager to entice your classmates into participating in the discussion.
As people answer, chime in, see other ideas, and generally keep the conversation moving. This is like being the convener of a meeting at work, where you have an agenda, and you need to get input from everyone.
At the end of your session, summarize and close the discussion. Once the job is done, you have earned your points.

Facilitation dates will be selected the first night of class.

Class Discussion (15% of grade)

Interaction is a very important part of learning, and it is especially integral to this course. Notice that 30% of your grade is determined by discussion participation and facilitation. I'll be looking for you to make significant contributions to the discussion every week. Participation that contributes to positive grade results in this area does the following:

Ties personal experiences to the concepts we are studying, giving an orderly, brief version of the experience, with a point that is stated clearly.
Avoids repeating in a different form, points made by others.
Shows evidence of having completed, understood and applied the readings.
Incorporates ideas shared by others and the instructor to create a “fuller picture” of the concept under review.
Poses real-life questions or challenges that spring from the discussion material and attempts to shape an “informed” conclusion.

Based on the following rubric you will maintain a log that ranks your discussion participation. There should be an entry for each week of the course in the log as well as evidence (example of contributions) of said ranking noted.

The log will be collected at mid-term and then again at the end of the course. The logs will be utilized to assist in determining your class discussion grade.

Discussion Rubric
Contribution Level	Ideas	Evidence of Critical Thinking
4	Well-developed and introduces new ideas: Ties personal experiences to the concepts being studied, providing an orderly, brief version of the experience, with a point stated clearly Avoids repeating in a different form points made by others Shows evidence of having completed and understood and applied the readings	Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation): Poses real-life questions or challenges that spring from the discussion material and attempts to shape an “informed” conclusion
3	Well- developed Ties personal experiences to the concepts being studied, providing a somewhat rambling version of the experience, with points stated Clarifies points made by others Show evidence of having completed and understood the readings	Some critical thinking evident Poses real-life questions or challenges that are loosely related to the discussion materials and attempts to shape an informed conclusion
2	Developed ideas Avoids repeating in a different form points made by others Shows evidence of having completed the readings	Beginnings of critical thinking Poses real-life questions or challenges unrelated to the discussion materials and attempts to shape a conclusion
1	Poorly developed: does not add to the discussion Rephrases ideas presented by others Shows some evidence of having completed the readings	Poorly developed critical thinking Repeats questions or challenges posed in the discussion materials and repeats the conclusions presented by the authors
0	Did not enter the discussion	No evidence of critical thinking
Last updated: January 2003

Midterm Portfolio Presentation (10% of grade)

Each individual and/or team will discuss their portfolio with the class during Week 7 of the course. Please come to this section prepared to discuss the following points:

Area of concentration for the portfolio project
Data collection strategies
Target audience/ purpose of the project
Tools that will be utilized for development of the project

Final Portfolio Presentation (15% of grade)

Each individual and/or team will present their portfolio project to the class, explaining their design and development approach. Each project will be allotted 20 minutes of class time for presentation. Please be prepared to address the following items during this session:

Demographics of the target audience
Resources utilized to develop the product
Tools used to develop the project
Lessons learned (what went right and what went wrong when designing the product)
If you had it to do all over again, let us know what would have done differently

Projects will be presented Week 13 and 14.

Electronic Trends & Issues Portfolio (45% of grade)

This assignment requires you to gather and organize comprehensive collection of materials/information relevant to a specific topical area. The final product will consist of a web-ready electronic portfolio and a 2-4 page reflective statement. Detailed instructions for completing this assignment can be found in the Trends & Issues section of the online course materials.

The project should be started early in the course so that you may write away for sources as well as gather them from the web, library and local agencies and organizations. The portfolio must be submitted on a CD or zip disk. All pages and links must be fully functional. Product is due on or before Week 14.

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