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Counseling Software Evaluations:
Synchronicity
reviewed by: Queta Chavez (PVCC); Janice Reilly-Comer (MCC)

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

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

2. Please describe specific strengths, weaknesses, and/or limitations of the program.
Very limited use.
3. Would you recommend this program?

| | Yes       |X| No

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

| | Courses:
| | The Learning Lab:
| | 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.
Needed more information to guide us through.		 | | | | | | |X| | | | |
2. Students can easily use the software independently.
 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
3. The purposes of the program are clearly communicated.
 | | | | | | |X| | | | |
4. The program content is accurate.
Tries to interpret feelings and cannot assist students in clarity.		 | | | | | | |X| | | | |
5. The content is appropriately sequenced.
 | | | | | | |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.
Pretty mechanical and could be potentially dangerous to students.		 | | | | | | |X| |X| | |
9. The program's visual presentation is appropriate for community college students.
 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
10. The program represents the diversity of our student population.
Seems to have a gender bias; males sell while females buy.		 | | | | | | | | | | |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)

Doesn't work for a classroom setting. Limitd use with supervisors.

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)