Critical Thinking, Communication, & Value Clarification
SLO: Justify values, determine how they develop, and decide how they affect you. Develop small group
collaboration skills. Develop critical thinking skills. Illustrate effective communication skills.
This assignment is an opportunity to practice critical thinking skills, apply reflective listening, develop
emotional intelligence, and improve value clarification. Utilize many of the skills/concepts you have
learned throughout the course like using “I” statements, exhibiting empathy, interpreting body
language, and watching for defense mechanisms.
1. You are to think about a concern/issue that you have in one of the following areas: social, moral,
political, family, work, cultural, or current news stories. Think about what aspects of the issue or
concern that you believe need to be changed.
2. Research background information about your concern, find the history behind it, and what
events led up to this point.
3. Find arguments that both support and oppose your view. (CQ Researcher from the online library
databases would be a great source.)
4. Try to find 3 people who have a different perspective from you on your issue. Ask their views
about your concern and use reflective listening and empathy to understand their stances.
• This is about having a mature conversation. Always show respect even when you may
not agree with someone’s words. Do your best to put yourself in their shoes and
understand the world from their viewpoint.
5. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of the research you accumulate. Make sure to cite your
sources throughout the presentation using APA formatting and provide a slide with your list of
references in alphabetical order at the end of the presentation.
In the presentation:
• Provide a title page with your name and presentation topic.
• Explain your topic, define terms that may be unfamiliar to others, provide background
about the issue.
• Provide slides with researched information with a minimum of three points that
supports your stance and slides with information with a minimum of 3 points that
opposes your viewpoint.
• Explain your personal perspective on the topic
• On 3 separate slides, generally describe each individual you interviewed (approximate
age, gender, status, etc.) and summarize their key points.
• Provide a conclusion summarizing what you gained from this project.
• Don’t forget that reference page.
6. Submit your presentation in the appropriate location provided
© Jennifer Hess and Indian Hills Community College
PSY 112: Psychology of Human Relations Assignment
COURSE ASSESSMENT/ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
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Identify key issue, define terms, provide background information.
Clearly and accurately, identifies key issue and provides comprehensive background
Identifies key issue, uses proper definitions, provides background information but may lack detail.
Vague description of key issue, brief, missing, or inaccurate definitions, inadequate amount of background information
Brief or unclear responses.
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Research & Support
Provided 4 or more well-researched strong points supporting stance. Valid sources.
Provided 3 or more accurate points supporting stance. Reliable sources
Minimal information, fewer than three points, or weak support for the stance. Unreliable sources
One or two points, unclear arguments, and/or inaccurate information. Unreliable or lacking sources
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Research & Opposition
Provided 4 or more well-researched strong points opposing stance
Provided 3 or more accurate points opposing stance.
Minimal information, fewer than three or weak points not fully recognizing opposing views.
One or two points, unclear arguments, and/or inaccurate information
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Personal Perspective/Values
Personal perspective is clearly explained
Personal perspective is clearly explained with insightful
Personal perspective is explained but lacks depth or clarity.
Unclear explanation of how student perceives issue.
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with insightful reflection on the topic. Opposing research and differing perspectives acknowledged while expressing personal values towards topic
reflection on the topic.
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Interviews Each interviewee is described with approximate age, gender, status, and their key points are summarized accurately and comprehensively on three separate slides.
Each interviewee is described with approximate age, gender, status, and their key points are summarized accurately on three separate slides.
Descriptions of interviewees are incomplete or key points are summarized minimally.
Interviewee descriptions and key points are missing or inadequate.
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Conclusion Conclusion provides a comprehensive summary of what was gained from the project, reflecting on the process and findings.
Conclusion summarizes what was gained from the project, reflecting on the process and findings
Conclusion provides a minimal summary of what was gained from the project, lacking reflection.
Conclusion is unclear or missing.
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References Reference page is complete, formatted correctly, and includes all sources used.
Reference page is complete and includes all sources used but may have minor formatting errors.
Reference page is incomplete or has significant formatting errors.
Reference page is missing or lacks necessary information.
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Spelling/Grammar Free from spelling and grammatical errors
1-3 spelling/grammatical errors (typos, misspelling, etc..)
4 or more spelling/grammatical errors
Significant number of spelling/grammatical errors making assignment difficult to read
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Organization/ Presentation Quality
Visually appealing slides that are easy to read. Appropriate use of images, graphs, and bullet points.
Adequate slides, easy to read, appropriate images.
Appropriate content but difficult to comprehend due to small font, color choices, and/or disorganized placement.
Disorganized slides – out of order of presentation instructions or bizarre formatting. Difficult to follow or read due to small font size, placement, or color choices.
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Total Points for IHCC Assessment: 16
Total Points for HR Assignment: 36
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