Trumbull Satellite Project—Part 4: Progress Report & Experience Evaluation

Trumbull Satellite Logo| Introduction |
| PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 |
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| Rules & Regulations |

(50 Points)
DUE April 3, 2024 (11:59pm, EST)

Progress Report (25 points)

  • Follow the parameters of your proposal (Part 1), as well as any feedback provided by the Content Manager and Staff (including me).
  • If your project is content:
    • Provide a rough draft, a draft skit, sketches (stick drawings are fine), a detailed synopsis, a detailed outline, and/or a storyboard, along with a 100-300 word report. The report should be a professional and completed report that:
      • reviews the project proposal
      • provides the finalized plan for production of work
      • provides updates and status of the production of work (e.g., what does the rough draft represent?)
  • If your project is not content:
    • Provide a 300-600 word report. The report should be a professional and completed report that:
      • reviews the project proposal
      • provides the finalized plan for production of work
      • provides updates and status of the production of work (e.g., what progress have you made since the proposal?)
  • The goal is to demonstrate that you have been working and to provide a clear idea of the final outcome of the project.

Experience Evaluation (25 points)

  • First of all, remember that your evaluation will be read by both the Content Manager and myself.
  • Be honest. Be professional.
  • What have you liked about this experience? What have you not liked about this experience?
    • Have the staff meetings been useful? How so, or how not? Why do you think so?
    • Do you feel that your work community is healthy or toxic?
    • How realistic do you think this “job” is so far?
    • Where is the power in this experience—who has power, who doesn’t? Is this a good situation, in terms of empowerment? Why or why not?
    • What is your assessment of Trumbull Satellite‘s voice within the KSU culture and/or beyond the KSU culture? Is it empowered, or ignored? Why?
    • (Not being paid can be included here, but remember that you are earning course points.)
  • Regardless of what you have liked or not liked, make at least one suggestion for improvement (for the rest of the semester).

How to Submit Your Work to Me & the Content Manager
You have options:

  1. Via KSU Google Document (see “How to Use KSU Google”: share with clrobins@kent.edu &  cblest@kent.edu).
  2. As a well composed email (sent to clrobins@kent.edu & to cblest@kent.edu).
  3. As a document (PDF or a word processor document) attached to an email sent to me and to the Content Manager (to clrobins@kent.edu & to cblest@kent.edu)

How Your Work Will Be Evaluated
Your project will be evaluated in terms of:

    • Progress Report
      • how close it comes to being what was indicated as being intended in your proposal
      • its professional appearance (form) and content
        • no “glitches” or other sloppiness
        • it should demonstrate genuine progress on your work
      • provides evidence of significant work completed thus far
    • Experience Evaluation
      • the depth of thought put into the evaluation
      • its professional appearance (form) and content
        • no “glitches” or other sloppiness
        • it should demonstrate genuine progress on your work
      • how well it demonstrates critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture.

GRADING RUBRIC

PROGRESS REPORT

An A level report is clearly a finished, polished report that demonstrates progress on the project in a clear and professional manner—or else clearly explains what has prevented progress. It fully follows the directions provided.

A B level report is clearly a finished, polished report that demonstrates progress on the project in a mostly clear and/or mostly professional manner—or else somewhat clearly explains what has prevented progress. It fully follows the directions provided.

A C level report is a finished report that demonstrates progress on the project—or else clearly explains what has prevented progress. It is not super clear and not very professional. It fully follows the directions provided.

A D level report is a report that shows hints of progress on the project. It mostly follows the directions provided.

An F level report is clearly a finished, polished report that demonstrates progress on the project in a clear and professional manner—or else clearly explains what has prevented progress. Sentences are more like notes, gobbledygook.

EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

An A level evaluation demonstrates critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture. It has significant depth of thought. It is professionally composed.

A B level report demonstrates some critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture. It has some depth of thought. It is mostly professionally composed.

A C level report demonstrates a hint of critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture. It does not have much depth of thought. It is professionally composed.

A D level report does not demonstrate critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture. It has very little depth of thought. It is professionally composed.

An F level report does not demonstrate critical thinking about the relationships between Trumbull Satellite, power, and culture. It lacks depth of thought. It is not professionally composed—sentences are more like notes, gobbledygook.