Assessments:
In order to meet the course objectives of being aware of laws and regulations, academic standards, available resources, and of getting to know each other and participating, all assessments are considered major and worth the same amount in terms of “grade”. However, this is meant, again, to model a similar grading pattern of a course in the U.S., so students begin to understand expectations. Therefore, the assessments are pass/fail. Phase I orientation is meant to welcome, encourage and prepare, not pressure or intimidate. The instructor will be looking for students to complete the assignment, and demonstrating the ability to understand the process involved. Quality of work and accuracy of English is not a factor. Again, motivation is extremely high at this early stage, so completion of assessments is expected to be 100%.
Self assessment takes place in the form of two profiles built in social media sites, in which students tell others about themselves. Peer assessment involves connecting with one other student from a country other than their own, and learning about that student, their country, the history, etc. such that they will be able to introduce that person to the rest of the cohort upon arrival in the U.S., in face-to-face orientation.
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