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Assignment Description for LMS

Title: Concept Check: Chapter 4 – Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Purpose:
This assignment is designed to help you solidify your understanding of key concepts from Chapter 4 by explaining them in your own words. Speaking aloud helps reinforce retention and gives your instructor insight into how well you understand the material.

Instructions:

• Click the link below to launch the Rhetorix Lab assessment.
• You will first complete a quick technology-check to ensure your camera and microphone are working.
• When the Rhetorix Lab assessment begins, you must click "Reveal Question". You will then have 30 seconds to prepare before recording begins.
• This assessment contains 1 question related to Chapter 4. You will have up to 2 minutes to respond.
• Only one recording is allowed.

Criteria for Success

• Relevance and Insight: Your answer directly addresses the prompt and shows thoughtful engagement with the topic.
• Clarity of Communication: You speak clearly and confidently, using language appropriate to an academic or professional setting.
• Use of Example: You provide a real-world example or practical use case to support your perspective.
• Authenticity: Your response reflects your own thinking and is delivered in your own words, without relying on scripts or outside tools.
• Organization: Your ideas are presented in a logical sequence with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Assessment Setting When Configuring Rhetorix Lab

Assignment Description for LMS

Title: Week 3 Oral Discussion – Ethical Implications of Generative AI

Purpose:
This assignment encourages you to engage critically with the topic of generative AI and reflect on its implications in your field. Using Rhetorix Lab, you'll explain your position to the following prompt:

In recent months, the use of generative AI tools (like ChatGPT) has raised both excitement and concern in academic and professional settings. What role do you believe generative AI should play in your field or discipline? Support your opinion with a real-world example or potential use case.

Instructions:

• Click the link below to launch the Rhetorix Lab assessment.
• You will first complete a quick technology-check to ensure your camera and microphone are working.
• When the Rhetorix Lab assessment begins, click "Record" when you're ready.
• You will have up to 3 minutes to respond.
• Only one recording is allowed.

Criteria for Success

• Relevance and Insight: Your answer directly addresses the prompt and shows thoughtful engagement with the topic of generative AI.
• Clarity of Communication: You speak clearly and confidently, using language appropriate to an academic or professional setting.
• Use of Example: You provide a real-world example or practical use case to support your perspective.
• Authenticity: Your response reflects your own thinking and is delivered in your own words, without relying on scripts or outside tools.
• Organization: Your ideas are presented in a logical sequence with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Assessment Setting When Configuring Rhetorix Lab

Assignment Description for LMS

Title: Impromptu Speaking & Self-Reflection

Purpose:
This assignment is designed to help you strengthen your impromptu speaking skills, an essential communication ability in interviews, meetings, and leadership roles. You will respond to one randomly selected prompt without advance preparation, then review your video and reflect on your delivery.

Instructions:

• Click the link below to launch the Rhetorix Lab assessment.
• You will first complete a quick technology-check to ensure your camera and microphone are working.
• When the Rhetorix Lab assessment begins, you must click "Reveal Question". You will then have 15 seconds to review the question before recording begins.
• Use the communication skills discussed in class to effectively address the question. You will have up to 2 minutes to respond.
• After recording, watch your video and complete the self-evaluation worksheet provided.

Criteria for Success

• Responsiveness: You clearly address the prompt and stay on topic.
• Clarity and Delivery: Your ideas are expressed in a clear, confident voice with appropriate pacing.
• Organization: Your response includes a beginning, middle, and end—even in an unrehearsed format.
• Authenticity: Your delivery feels natural and unscripted.
• Self-awareness: Your reflection shows thoughtful evaluation of your speaking performance.

Assessment Setting When Configuring Rhetorix Lab