SCH 101 Goals and Objectives

Dr. Earl and I got together to plot for SCH 101.  We decided to turn the Jail over to the inmates in the Fall.  So, new students you will need to know some things about the course:

This first-year course develops students’ critical inquiry and communication skills as they take responsibility for their education and actions within the context of becoming Wartburg liberally educated persons.  Must be completed during the first year.

Goals and Outcomes of SCH 101

The intended  goals (numbers) and outcomes (bullets under goals) for this course follow.

1.      Students will understand the primary characteristics of a liberally educated person.

·         Students will articulate and describe the primary characteristics of a liberally educated person.

2.      Students will become critical inquirers.

·         Students will be able to identify and explain

the thesis of a text.

the author’s position.

the assumptions, strengths, and limitations in a text.

·         Students will develop information literacy  by

designing and performing search strategies.

gathering and using appropriate information and materials for projects and assignments.

effectively evaluating the quality of information sources.

·         Students will assess their tolerance for ambiguity and reflect on the implications for their   engagement in critical inquiry.

3.      Students will become more effective communicators.

·         Students will demonstrate effective communication through

civil discourse.

small group interactions.

various kinds of writing/composition.

4.      Students will become responsible for their education and actions.

·         Students will be able to demonstrate the attitudes and behaviors of active learners.

·         Students will develop an appreciation for and a commitment to continued engagement with the world beyond the classroom.

·         Students will develop and utilize strategies for making successful adjustments to college life.

·         Students will explore connections among their interest, aptitudes, and educational goals.

           

Course Criteria

1.      Individual/team-generated content connects to the common goals and outcomes.

2.      Course content draws from a variety of disciplines, preferably across all three knowledge domains.

3.      Course material includes primary sources.

4.      The course is writing intensive.

Additionally, since the course is writing intensive, you will want to know the requirements for that type of course:

Goals of all writing intensive courses:

1.      Students will write clearly, confidently, and persuasively.

2.      Students will use writing as a means of enhancing their learning.

3.      Students will learn the writing conventions and genres appropriate to their major.

 Outcomes

·         Students will produce written work that is varied in kind and length (e.g., drafts, informal writing, essay test, in-class papers, journals, collaborative writing, polished papers, etc.).

·         Students will produce written work to meet a variety of purposes (e.g., as a learning/discovery took, to stimulate reflection and/or discussion, to demonstrate their mastery of course content, to present information in a form and style appropriate to a specific discipline, etc.).

·         Students will produce finished written work that responds to constructive feedback during the writing process.

 Course Criteria

1.      Course requires at least 20 pages or 5,000 words of written work

2.      At least 40 percent of the course grade is based on evaluation of writing work.

3.      The instructor must intervene in the writing process to draw attention to ideas or problems as they are developed through writing and/or to emphasize the importance of writing and style for a specific discipline.