OTEC/ENGL095 – BUSINESS ENGLISH
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
SLO #1
Students will demonstrate the ability to recognize and correct basic sentence faults and
grammatical errors.
SLO #1 aligns with Course Objective #2 (Recognize and correct basic sentence faults such as
comma splices, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments) and #5 (Differentiate between
nominative and objective case pronouns).
SLO #1 aligns with Department Learning Outcome #1 (Students will communicate effectively
through appropriate modes of communication (listening, speaking, reading, writing) as they
pertain to the business environment with emphasis on the use of computer technology).
SLO #2
Students will demonstrate the ability to edit all forms of business documents, correcting
errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and number usage.
SLO #2 aligns with Course Objective #3 (Apply appropriate punctuation to all types of sentences
and expressions) and #8 (Apply appropriate capitalization and number expression rules) and #9
(Apply basic spelling rules and use mnemonic devices) and #10 (Assess all types of business
documents for needed editing).
SLO #2 aligns with Department Learning Outcome #1 (Students will communicate effectively
through appropriate modes of communication (listening, speaking, reading, writing) as they
pertain to the business environment with emphasis on the use of computer technology).
SLO #3
Students will demonstrate the ability to compose grammatically correct short informal
business messages.
SLO #3 aligns with Course Objective #7 (Compose coherent business paragraphs).
SLO #3 aligns with Department Learning Outcome #1 (Students will communicate effectively
through appropriate modes of communication (listening, speaking, reading, writing) as they
pertain to the business environment with emphasis on the use of computer technology) and #2
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(Students will analyze data to determine relevant information needed to produce reports, visual
presentations and other business documents).
ASSESSMENT
Student learning outcomes #1 and #2 will be assessed with an exam item that asks them to
correctly rewrite a two-paragraph business message that contains sentence faults and other errors
in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and number usage. Student learning outcome #3 will be
assessed with an assignment that requires them to compose a short informational business memo
or e-mail with given factual data.
RUBRIC
Student performance will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
SLO #1, 2
Sentence
fault
corrections
Spelling
corrections
Does Not Approaches 1-2
Meets 3-4
Meet 0
Rewrite identifies at
Rewrite identifies and
No
least
one
sentence
fault
corrects two or more
evidence
sentence faults
Rewrite identifies at
Rewrite identifies and
No
least
one
spelling
error
corrects two or more
evidence
Punctuation
corrections
No
evidence
Number
usage
corrections
General
grammar
corrections
No
evidence
Rewrite identifies at
least one punctuation
error
Rewrite identifies at
least one number usage
error
spelling errors
Rewrite identifies and
corrects two or more
punctuation errors
Rewrite identifies and
corrects two or more
number usage errors
Rewrite identifies at
No
evidence least two grammar
Rewrite identifies and
corrects at least 70% of
errors such as pronoun grammar errors such as
case, subject-verb
pronoun case, subjectagreement, pronounverb agreement,
antecedent agreement, pronoun-antecedent
capitalization, and verb agreement,
tense errors.
capitalization, and verb
tense errors.
Exceeds 5
Score
Rewrite identifies and
corrects all sentence
faults.
Rewrite identifies and
corrects all spelling
errors
Rewrite identifies and
corrects all punctuation
errors
Rewrite identifies and
corrects all number
usage errors
Rewrite identifies and
corrects all grammar
errors such as pronoun
case, subject-verb
agreement, pronounantecedent agreement,
capitalization, and verb
tense errors.
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SLO #3
Contents
Does Not Approaches 1-2
Meets 3-4
Meet 0
Message demonstrates Message demonstrates
No
adequate level
evidence rudimentary level



Message clarity
 Message clarity
Accuracy of data
 Accuracy of data
Organization of
 Organization of
data
data
Message demonstrates Message demonstrates
rudimentary level
adequate level
 Grammar
 Grammar
 Spelling
 Spelling
 Number usage
 Number usage
 Punctuation
 Punctuation
 Sentence and
 Sentence and
paragraph
paragraph
construction
construction
Mechanics
No
evidence
Format
Message demonstrates Message demonstrates
No
adequate level
evidence rudimentary level




Inclusion of
format parts
Placement of
format parts
Proper spacing


Exceeds 5
Score
Message demonstrates
advanced level
 Message clarity
 Accuracy of data
 Organization of
data
Message demonstrates
advanced level
 Grammar
 Spelling
 Number usage
 Punctuation
 Sentence and
paragraph
construction
Message demonstrates
advanced level
Inclusion of format  Inclusion of
parts
format parts
Placement of
 Placement of
format parts
format parts
Proper spacing
 Proper spacing
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