Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning Goal: Students will begin to understand the ways at least two academic disciplines may be logically related or connected.

Objective:

Write a paper, do an oral presentation, complete an examination, or produce a work of art that demonstrates their attainment of these goals.

Learning Goal: Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and creatively.

Objectives:

1. Clearly and accurately summarize and evaluate the facts, presumptions, viewpoints, values, and arguments presented in a text or creative work.
2. Construct well-reasoned solutions or conclusions; test and defend conclusions against relevant criteria and standards.
3. Critically analyze one's own thinking by identifying one's presumptions, values, and viewpoints as well as problems, inconsistencies, and unanswered questions.

Learning Goal: Students will demonstrate information literacy.

Objectives:

1. Conduct research using the variety of information sources available to them.
2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the relevance and utility of different sources.
3. Integrate sources effectively and ethically through proper citation.

Learning Goal:  Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and creatively.

Objectives:

1. Clearly and accurately summarize and evaluate the facts, presumptions, viewpoints, values, and arguments presented in a text or creative work.
2. Construct well-reasoned solutions or conclusions; test and defend conclusions against relevant criteria and standards.
3. Critically analyze one's own thinking by identifying one's presumptions, values, and viewpoints as well as problems, inconsistencies, and unanswered questions.

Learning Goal: Students will examine the research methodology in an area of academic study.

Objectives:     

1. Identify the goals of an area of academic study.
2. Evaluate the importance of these goals.
3. Understand the specific tools of inquiry that may be used to reach these goals.
4. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these tools.
5. Write a paper, do an oral presentation, complete an examination, or produce a work of art that demonstrates their attainment of these goals.

Learning Goal:  Students will demonstrate proficiency in written communication.

Objectives:

1. Compose grammatical sentences.
2. Use various sentence forms to effectively modulate style and tone.
3. Compose a sequence of paragraphs that develop a point.
4. Summarize, quote, and respond to reliable texts to support and develop claims; apply relevant standards for citation.
5. Write an effective argumentative essay.
6. Respond to writing assignments using appropriate style, structure, and voice.
7. Apply editing, proofreading, and revising strategies.