New Chairs SLOs Examples

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Student LearningOutcomesArlene Carney

Faculty and Academic Affairs


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Student Learning Outcomes

Developed by the Council forEnhancing Student Learning in 2003.

Approved by the Faculty Senate in2007.


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At the time of receiving a bachelordegree, students:

can identify, define, and solveproblems


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can locate and critically evaluateinformation


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have mastered a body of knowledgeand a mode of inquiry


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understand diverse philosophies andcultures within and across societies


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can communicate effectively


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understand the role of creativity,innovation, discovery, and expression

across disciplines


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have acquired skills for effectivecitizenship and life-long learning


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Student Learning

Outcomes

Liberal

Education

Major Minor

can identify, define, and solveproblems

can locate and criticallyevaluate information

have mastered of a body ofknowledge and a mode of

inquiry

understand diversephilosophies and cultureswithin and across societies

can communicate effectively

understand the role ofcreativity, innovation,

discovery, and expressionacross disciplines

have acquired skills foreffective citizenship & life-long learning


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Can identify, define, and solve problems

Non-discipline specific:

You will use information to answer questions and/or solve problems.You will use information technologies to solve problems.You will organize information to present a sound, central idea supportedby relevant material in a logical order

From a sample rubric, Suskie 2004


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Arts Disciplines:

You will select and use a variety of construction materials with differentcharacteristics (e.g. strength, durability, cost, etc.) to design publicsculptures.

You will develop vocal control and movement techniques as a basis forcreating characters in at least five different scenes.


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Natural/Physical Sciences Disciplines:

You will gain experience doing a variety of scientific protocols, usingmodern research equipment and strategies. You will be learning how tomake observations, develop hypotheses, design experiments, andinterpret data.

You will gain additional experience using mathematical concepts andtools to analyze, evaluate, and present data.

Robin Wright, University of Minnesota, Biology 2002, Fall 2008


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Can locate and critically evaluate information

You will learn how to find information and data, evaluate it,and synthesize it to solve problems or make decisions.*

You will be able to read, interpret, and analyze a map (bothin terms of what is visible and hidden).**

You will be able to use at least three search engines (Medline,PsychInfo, and ERIC) to locate materials for class presentations.

*Wright, 2008 (Biology); **Kessler, Frostberg College, 2008 (Geography)


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Have mastered a body of knowledge and a mode of inquiry.

History:You will be able to use original sources to discuss philosophicalissues related to the nature of history.

Finance:

You will be able to understand the theory and apply, in realworld situations, the techniques that have been developedin corporate finance.

*UNC Fayetteville, 2008; **Damodaran, NYU, 2008


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Have mastered a body of knowledge and a mode of inquiry.

Political Psychology:You will be familiar with the modes of thinking, theorizing, andinquiry that are characteristic of political psychology.*

Chemical Engineering:

You will learn the fundamental characteristics of materialsincluding mechanical and electronic properties, as well asmagnetic or optical or superconducting properties. **

*Steenbergen, UNC & Transue, Duke, 2006; Chem Eng UM, 2007


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Understand diverse philosophies and cultures within and acrosssocieties.

Chicano Studies:You will learn how to evaluate and interpret moving images,visual symbols, and the narrative of cinema as an art form,but also as a means of (re)constructing and maintaining anethnic identity. (Mendoza, 2007)

Psychology:You will learn the constituent properties of happiness, in termsof both basic mechanisms and individual differences.(MacDonald, 2008)


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Can communicate effectively.

Creative Writing:You will have an opportunity to produce written work in twogenres for review by your peers.*

Public Speaking:

You should be able to identify and critique established positionsin public debates, develop solid arguments in response to thesepositions, and effectively voice these arguments to appropriateaudiences.

*Manis, Penn State, 2008; **Damodaran, NYU, 2008 (Finance)


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Can communicate effectively.

Nursing:You will develop skills for listening to patients, writing notes andreports, and communicating orally to provide effective patientcare.

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences:You will create a journal in which you describe and analyze thecommunication strategies used in your service learning site.


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Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expressionacross the disciplines.

Psychology:You will be able to describe major classes of psychologicaldisorder and their symptoms and will become awareof accuracies versus myths regarding how such disorders areportrayed in the popular media. (Luciana, 2007)

Cultural Studies:You will analyze ways in which suburbia has figured in high,low, and popular culture, and its role in shaping politics,economy, work, family, and domesticity. (Archer, 2007)


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Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expressionacross the disciplines.

CFANS Intro Course on Biotechnology:Students will learn:How to clone a gene.How to genetically modify microbes, plants, and animals.What is possible, and what is not possible, using the tools ofbiotechnology.How biotechnology is likely to impact your life.How biotechnology is likely to impact the environment.How different people view biotechnology.How biotechnology influences -- and is influenced by -- ethical,legal, economic and social issues.


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Have acquired skills for effective citizenship and life-long learning

Communication Studies:You will understand how rhetoric shapes the meaning of eventsand public life.*

Applied Economics:You will gain an ethical perspective on public policy issuesrelated to food and the food industry.**

*Wilson, UM, 2008 (UM); **Kinsey & Senauer, 2007 (UM)


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Final key to success is assessment ofeach of these outcomes.

How do we know that students havelearned?

How do we change our courses to

enhance learning?

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New Chairs SLOs Examples