Assessment Activities Discipline-Specific Knowledge Examinations and reports are a standard part of many courses. Results are assessed by faculty. A GRE-style examination is administered in BIOL403 which is required of all seniors. The faculty selected questions they thought seniors in biology should know the answers to. The results of this examination are assessed by faculty.
Communication Skills Written work including report writing is assessed by faculty.
Verbal presentations are made in seminar courses, and are also assessed by faculty. In addition, students discuss the presentation and provide feedback. The capstone course involves a major paper and a verbal defense, which is assessed by the instructors in charge of the course. The capstone course in this discipline is a major problem-solving exercise. Students are given a major management problem in Fish and wildlife Management, and are expected to consider all aspects of the problem.