DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
Communication Self-Assessment

ND communication survival skills: (Evidence of organizational skills, the ability to pay attention to detail, and general competence can come from this category).

Do you know how to manage your email so that you read all the important emails?

Yes, I get all of my emails to my cellphone so I am always able to check my emails and get the information I need.

Do you know how to use InsideND to look up your schedule, etc.?

Yes I do.

Do you know how to communicate with advisors, professors, rectors?

Yes I do.

Do you know how to find phone numbers and office numbers online? 

Yes I do.

Do you know how to use the ND library research web page?

Yes I do.

Do you know how to write a formal letter to request a recommendation?

Yes I do.


Verbal skills: (Evidence for leadership skills can come from this category)

Are you reasonably comfortable talking with your professors?

Yes I am.

Are you reasonably comfortable giving in-class presentations?

Yes I am.

Are you reasonably comfortable leading or organizing groups?

Yes I am.

Have you ever been asked to give a speech, to tutor, or to teach?

Yes I have. 

Are you good at communicating one-to-one with others?

Yes I am.

Do you feel reasonably comfortable talking with people who aren't from the same ethnic group, religious background, social-economic group, etc?

Absolutely. I actually prefer it.

Do people generally find you verbally persuasive?

Yes, I can be.


Writing skills(Evidence for logical thinking, weighing of evidence, etc. can come from this category)

Do you feel pretty comfortable with your grammar when you are writing a formal essay?

Yes.

Are you comfortable with your essay writing skills in general?

I am very good with coming up with topics, I just struggle getting all of my thoughts on paper.

Have you written an essay you might use as evidence?

Yes.

Do you have any presentations that might show these skills?

Yes. 


Research skills

Do you know how to look up books and articles in the ND libraries and  reliable web sources?

Yes.

Do you know how to paraphrase and quote from paper and web-based sources?

Yes.

Have you written a paper you might use as evidence for this skill?

Yes.


Languages:

Do you read or speak another language? 

No.

 

Computer skills:

What are your computer skills?  Can you use Excel, Google Apps, Photoshop, PowerPoint, etc.?

I love computers and I am very good with Microsoft products, Google Apps and Photoshop. 

Can you put together a good power-point or multi-media presentation?

Yes.

Do you have any web presentations that might demonstrate this?

Yes.
DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.