Synthesis puts ideas together to create something new. Evaluation is used to make value judgments based on certain considerations such as usefulness, effectiveness, and so on. Students individuality complete a portfolio that contains a minimum of the three fundamental competencies identified by the instructor and as many additional competencies as each decides are appropriate for them. Grading is based on a rubric that takes into account the quality of the work as well as the quantity of work. Students contract for their grade at the beginning of the course.
Students completing only the minimum three competencies can make no higher than a C in the class.
Students completing five competencies are in the B category and students completing seven competencies are in the A range, all subject to the portfolio evaluation rubric. The final exercise is the compilation of resources and methodologies necessary to measure, improve, and authenticate performance with selected competencies in a team environment. This can be accomplished with case studies, such as the videos Apollo 13 and Hoosiers . The application exercise accounts for twenty per cent of the course grade. Students use their portfolios when completing the application exercise to demonstrate mastery of the selected team competencies.