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.
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