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Counseling Software Evaluations:
Communicate!
reviewed by: M. Denise Menchaca (GWCC); Jeannie Wyatt (SCC); Fred Wieck (PVCC)

evaluation summary
1. Overall, how would you rate this program?

| | Excellent       | | Good       |X| Fair       | | Poor

The content is good, presentation could be boring to some students since software is pure text. Direction not always clear; overkill on a topic. This software had more explanations in it than the other Mac software.
2. Please describe specific strengths, weaknesses, and/or limitations of the program.
Strengths - Introductory purpose statement, explains each part and gives life situation example, summarizes the content, gives overall summary. Weaknessess - Unclear if there is feedback or situation module or analysis module.
3. Would you recommend this program?

|X| Yes       | | No

4. If you indicated "yes" to Question 3 above, in what settings would you use this program?

|X| Courses: Assertive Training, Male/Female Communications.
|X| The Learning Lab: Students would need assistence.
|X| Client Counseling situations:

Quality of Program Components
Defintely
Yes		 Somewhat Defintely
No
5 4 3 2 1 N/A
1. The program directions are clear.
Text is lengthy.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
2. Students can easily use the software independently.
Easy to use - Maintaining their interest is a larger challenge.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
3. The purposes of the program are clearly communicated.
Uses example from work environment and does not incorporate personal situation.		 | | |X| | | | | | | | |
4. The program content is accurate. | | | | |X| | | | | | |
5. The content is appropriately sequenced.
Steps to communicating requests are clear.		 | | |X| | | | | | | | |
6. The program content is up-to-date. | | | | | | | | | | |X|
7. The information provided in the feedback is helpful. | | | | | | | | | | |X|
8. The tone and style of the program are appropriate for community college students.
Mature students - college level reading skills and good attention spans.		 | | |X| | | | | | | | |
9. The program's visual presentation is appropriate for community college students.
Text only. 		| | | | |X| | | | | | |
10. The program represents the diversity of our student population.
Text only.		 | | | | | | | | | | |X|
Ideas For Uses of the Software
Uses in the classroom:
How would you use this program or a particular part of this program in a classroom lesson? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another faculty member could clearly understand how to use this program in the classroom)

Uses in the Client Counseling:
How would you use this program in a client counseling situation? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another counselor could clearly understand how to use this program in a client setting)