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State-Level Goals
SKILL AREAS
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Institutional
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Course(s) and
Credit Hours
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Non-Course Experiences
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Associated Assessment(s)
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Communicating
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To develop students' effective use of the English language and quantitative and other symbolic systems essential to their success in school and in the world. Students should be able to read and listen critically and to write and speak with thoughtfulness, clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness.
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A. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and evaluate their own and others' speaking and writing.
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ENG 101: 3 credits
ENG 102: 3 credits
ENG 151H: 3 credits
ENG 152H: 3 credits
SPT 206: 3 credits
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Juried review of a random sampling of the Exit Essay in ENG 102.
Juried review of a random sampling of videotaped speeches in SPT 206.
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B. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the recursive nature of writing by working through the processes of drafting, revising, and editing.
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C. Students will make formal written and oral presentations employing correct diction, syntax, usage, grammar, and mechanics.
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D. Students will focus on a purpose (e.g., explaining, problem solving, arguments) and varying approaches to writing and speaking based on that purpose.
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E. Students will respond to the needs of different venues and audiences and choose words for appropriateness and effect.
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Higher-Order Thinking
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To develop students’ ability to distinguish among opinions, facts, and inferences; to identify underlying or implicit assumptions; to make informed judgments; and to solve problems by applying evaluative standards.
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A. Students will recognize the flaws in an argument.
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Competencies embedded across the curriculum
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ACT CAAP Critical Thinking Test given after the successful completion of 75 or more credit hours (including transfer credits).
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B. Students will determine what are the most significant aspects of a problem that need to be addressed.
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C. Students will formulate categories, distinctions, or frameworks (e.g., statistics) to organize information in such a manner to aid comprehension and support conclusions.
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D. Students will analyze and synthesize information from a variety of sources and apply the results to resolving complex situations and problems.
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E. Students will defend conclusions using relevant evidence and reasoned argument.
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Managing Information
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To develop students’ abilities to locate, organize, store, retrieve, evaluate, synthesize, and annotate information from print, electronic, and other sources in preparation for solving problems and making informed decisions.
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A. Students will access/or generate information from a variety of sources, including the most contemporary, technological services.
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GE 101: 1 credit
SPT 206: 3 credits
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Library Skills assignment for GE 101
Juried final speech for SPT 206
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B. Students will evaluate information for its currency, usefulness, truthfulness, and accuracy.
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C. Students will organize, store, and retrieve information efficiently.
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D. Students will reorganize information for an intended purpose, such as research projects.
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E. Students will present information clearly and concisely, using traditional and contemporary technologies.
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Valuing
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To develop students’ abilities to understand the moral and ethical values of a diverse society and to understand that many courses of action are guided by value judgments about the way things ought to be. Students should be able to make informed decisions through identifying personal values and the values of others and through understanding how such values develop. They should be able to analyze the ethical implications of choices made on the basis of these values.
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A. Students will have an intellectual awareness of the historical and social causes and effects of institutionalized inequality and prejudicial exclusion on American society.
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CD 200: 3 credits
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Retrospective survey given at the end of CD 200
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B. Students will increase their awareness of how race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion influence the formation of individual values and American cultural values.
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C. Students will be able to think critically about contemporary controversial issues that result from the race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religious differences that pervade American society.
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State-Level Goals
KNOWLEDGE AREAS
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Institutional
Competencies
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Course(s) and
Credit Hours
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Non-Course Experiences
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Associated Assessment(s)
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Social & Behavior Sciences
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To develop students’ understanding of themselves and the world around them through study of content and the processes used by historians and social and behavioral scientists to discover, describe, explain, and predict human behavior and social systems. Students must understand the diversities and complexities of the cultural and social world, past and present, and come to an informed sense of self and others. (Students must fulfill the state statute requirements for the United States and Missouri constitutions.)
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A. Describe and explain the constitutions of the United States and Missouri.
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Any one of the following:
PSC 201: 3 credits or
HIS 205: 3 credits or
HIS 206: 3 credits or
PSC 203: 3 credits
and
PSC 204: 3 credits
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Juried essay from random sampling of students in aforementioned courses.
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B. Develop and communicate hypothetical explanations for individual human behavior within the large-scale historical and social context.
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PSY 101: 3 credits
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Juried essay from random sampling of students in PSY 101.
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C. Draw on history and the social sciences to evaluate contemporary problems.
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S/A 151H
or any economics, sociology, or anthropology courses numbered at the 200 or 300 level (none of these courses have prerequisites): 3 credits
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Juried essay from random sampling of students in the classes listed.
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D. Explain social institutions, structures, and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
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HIS 101: 3 credits or
HIS 102: 3 credits
or
HIS 151H: 3 credits
or
HIS 152H: 3 credits
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Locally developed, course-embedded objective examination given to students in HIS 101 and HIS 102.
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E. Describe and analytically compare social, cultural, and historical settings and processes other than one's own.
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F. Articulate the interconnectedness of people and places around the globe.
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Humanities & Fine Arts
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To develop students’ understanding of the ways in which humans have addressed their condition through imaginative work in the humanities and fine arts; to deepen their understanding of how that imaginative process is informed and limited by social, cultural, linguistic, and historical circumstances; and to appreciate the world of the creative imagination as a form of knowledge.
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A. Students will demonstrate the ability to describe the scope and variety of works in the humanities and the fine arts (e.g., fine and performing arts, literature, speculative thought).
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HUM 200: 4 credits and one of the following:
ART 100
ART 330
ART 331
MUS 200
MUS 205
SPT 209
or any literature or philosophy course numbered below 400.
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Juried final exam for HUM 200
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B. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historical, cultural, and social contexts of the humanities and fine arts.
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C. Students will be able to recognize the aesthetic standards used to make critical judgments in various artistic fields.
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D. Students will be able to articulate a response based upon aesthetic standards to observance of works in the humanities and fine arts.
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Mathematics
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To develop students’ understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts and their applications. Students should develop a level of quantitative literacy that would enable them to make decisions and solve problems and which could serve as a basis for continued learning. (The mathematics requirement for general education should have the same prerequisite(s) and level of rigor as college algebra.)
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A. The student will recognize and use connections between mathematics and other disciplines.
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One of the following:
Mat 112: 3 credits
Mat 113: 3 credits
Mat 114: 3 credits
Mat 115: 3 credits
Mat 117: 3 credits
Mat 118: 3 credits
Mat 119: 3 credits
Mat 121: 5 credits
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Exit exam (common portion of final examination) results from a random sample of students in the listed courses.
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B. The student will read, interpret, analyze, and synthesize quantitative data and make reasoned estimates.
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C. The student will formulate and use generalizations based upon pattern recognition.
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D. The student will apply and use mathematical models to solve problems.
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Life & Physical Sciences
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To develop students’ understanding of the principles and laboratory procedures of life and physical sciences and to cultivate their abilities to apply the empirical methods of scientific inquiry. Students should understand how scientific discovery changes theoretical views of the world, informs our imaginations, and shapes human history. Students should also understand that science is shaped by historical and social contexts.
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A. The student will learn the scientific method and how to test for and draw sound conclusions.
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One of the following:
PHY 101: 4 credits
PHY 103: 3 credit
PHY 105: 3 credits
CHM 101: 4 credits
CHM 103: 3 credits
BIO 101: 4 credits
BIO 102: 4 credits
BIO 103: 3 credits
PSY 308: 3 credits
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Locally developed exam
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B. The student will demonstrate the ability to evaluate scientific evidence by gathering data, analyzing data and formulating a factual statement based on data.
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One of the following:
CHM 101: 4 credits
CHM 104: 1 credit
BIO 101: 4 credits
BIO 102: 4 credits
BIO 104: 1 credit
PHY 101: 4 credits
PHY 104: 1 credit
PHY 106: 1 credit
PSY 308: 3 credits
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C. The student will be able to present the basic principles that govern the physical world in which they live. *
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One of the following:
PHY 101: 4 credits
PHY 103: 3 credit
PHY 105: 3 credits
CHM 101: 4 credits
CHM 103: 3 credits
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D. The student will master the concepts that prove that she/he understands the way natural systems are organized and how these living systems evolved. *
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One of the following:
BIO 101: 4 credits
BIO 102: 4 credits
BIO 103: 3 credits
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E. The student will demonstrate awareness of the way in which choices affect the earth and/or living systems.
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Any of the above listed courses.
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