REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF C COURSE: IDIS 330
 
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/22 to 1/1/26
 
We recommend that IDIS 330 Sales Engineering be certified as a Communication (C) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 71% of the final grade is based on writing and speaking quality; (2) the total number of words is 1250; (3) the total minutes of performance is 42; (4) the instructor to student ratio is 1:15; and (5) the assigned writing and speaking are appropriate to the major.
 
IDIS 330 is a 4-credit course. One graduate assistant and one undergraduate student worker support grading in the course.  For the writing assignments, students complete a letter of introduction and a book review on a book from a reading list related to sales. Speaking assignments include three in-class role play scenarios and a presentation (26 minutes), all collaborative and grandfathered, and three lab videos, produced individually (16 minutes). Both writing assignments undergo peer review, and the scripts for the role plays are reviewed with comments by the instructor before they are acted out. Instruction includes written assignments that clarify requirements and expectations for business letters, book reviews, and presentations. The instructor also reviews graded assignments with students who request individual feedback.