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Melodee L. Sova

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Communication Studies

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Denver, 2021
    Major: Communication Studies
    Dissertation: "It's Like a Phantom Limb. It FeelsLike It's There. It's Supposed to Be There, But It's Not.": Birthmothers' Metaphors of Ambiguous Loss

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

COMM 3320.002Communication and Conflict ManagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 1010.571Introduction to CommunicationSpring SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 1010.575Introduction to CommunicationSpring SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3820.001Social Media PerspectivesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 4420.001Communication and Relational DevelopmentFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3120.001Nonverbal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3320.002Communication and Conflict ManagementSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2022 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2022 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2022 Syllabus
COMM 3720.501Small Group CommunicationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2020.205Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2020.206Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2017
COMM 2040.001Public SpeakingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3320.001Communication and Conflict ManagementFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3320.002Communication and Conflict ManagementFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3010.001Communication PerspectivesFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3010.001Communication PerspectivesSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3120.001Nonverbal CommunicationSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3720.001Small Group CommunicationSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3720.201Small Group CommunicationSpring 2016
COMM 3720.202Small Group CommunicationSpring 2016
COMM 3320.001Communication and Conflict ManagementFall 2015 SPOT
COMM 3420.001Communication and New TechnologyFall 2015 SPOT
COMM 3010.001Communication PerspectivesFall 2015 SPOT
COMM 3920.001Organizational CommunicationFall 2015 SPOT
COMM 3920.201Organizational CommunicationFall 2015
COMM 3920.202Organizational CommunicationFall 2015
COMM 4420.001Communication and Relational DevelopmentSummer 5W1 2012
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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