The Departmental Patriarch Spent His Last Years at the University

question 78

Multiple Choice

The departmental patriarch spent his last years at the university developing and promoting a Student Portfolio Project that required all departmental faculty to create integrated course projects and maintain a database of their students' work.New graduates could refer their prospective employers to the Student Portfolio Project database to mine examples of their work.The patriarch retired,funding and effort dried up,and the project lingered in a few syllabi and on the department's web site for a year or two but now any mention of it elicits either puzzled looks or wry grins from the remaining faculty.The patriarch's Student Portfolio Project has officially been terminated by:

• A)Extinction.
• B)Addition.
• C)Integration.
• D)Starvation.

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Definitions:

Negative Information

Data or facts that have an adverse impact on someone's perception or decision-making.

Gain Acceptance

The process of receiving approval, agreement, or endorsement from others, often in the context of ideas, changes, or membership.

Negative Messages

Communications that convey unfavorable, disappointing, or unwanted information.

Accusing Tone

A manner of communication that implies blame or responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing.