Core Objective College Course SLO General Learning Assessment SLO Activities Critical CT1: Demonstrate a Throughout the course, Questions Thinking Skills Generate and mastery and students will be introduced embedded communicate knowledge of to the workings of federal within Exams, ideas by essential political government through a quizzes, and a combining, terms, concepts, and wide array of activities, Final Exam changing or ideas. Also including class lecture, will determine reapplying demonstrate video presentations, student's existing knowledge of our research assignments, text competency information federal system and and ancillary readings. and a mastery explain the origin and With information they have of the subject development of been given in class and matter. constitutional from outside sources, democracy in the students will be asked to United States. SLO: analyze, critique, and 1, 2, 3, & 4. interpret that information and provide a formal written conclusion in the form of a paper. Communication CS1: Provide students with Throughout the semester Students will Skills Develop, an understanding of students will be introduced write brief interpret, and the American system. to the various elements of papers over express ideas Enable students to the American political assigned through compare and contrast system. Through assigned topics, take written the American Federal readings, lecture, and video quizzes over System with other presentations, students will assigned on forms of government learn the evolution and readings, and used throughout the development of the take exams world. Analyze American political system, over the issues and policies in and the processes that are assigned text U.S. Politics. SLO: involved in the chapters and 2, 3, & 8. policymaking system. lecture notes. Students will write brief papers, and essays over assigned readings, and exams over the assigned text chapters and lecture notes. Communication CS2: Provide students with Students will demonstrate Students will Skills Develop, a greater their ability to orally receive grades interpret, and understanding of the express ideas and answer based their express ideas unique features, questions, as well as participation through oral organization, history, discuss (in class) current and responses and general principles events and assigned outside to questions on and characteristics of readings a regular basis and in class federal government. throughout the duration of discussions Demonstrate a the semester. from assigned knowledge of the topics and three branches of readings. government, and the
Core Objective College SLO Course SLO General Learning Activities Assessment Critical Thinking Skills CT1: Generate and communicate ideas by combining, changing or reapplying existing information Demonstrate a mastery and knowledge of essential political terms, concepts, and ideas. Also demonstrate knowledge of our federal system and explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States. SLO: 1, 2, 3, & 4. Throughout the course, students will be introduced to the workings of federal government through a wide array of activities, including class lecture, video presentations, research assignments, text and ancillary readings. With information they have been given in class and from outside sources, students will be asked to analyze, critique, and interpret that information and provide a formal written conclusion in the form of a paper. Questions embedded within Exams, quizzes, and a Final Exam will determine student's competency and a mastery of the subject matter. Communication Skills CS1: Develop, interpret, and express ideas through written Provide students with an understanding of the American system. Enable students to compare and contrast the American Federal System with other forms of government used throughout the world. Analyze issues and policies in U.S. Politics. SLO: 2, 3, & 8. Throughout the semester students will be introduced to the various elements of the American political system. Through assigned readings, lecture, and video presentations, students will learn the evolution and development of the American political system, and the processes that are involved in the policymaking system. Students will write brief papers, and essays over assigned readings, and exams over the assigned text chapters and lecture notes. Students will write brief papers over assigned topics, take quizzes over assigned readings, and take exams over the assigned text chapters and lecture notes. Communication Skills CS2: Develop, interpret, and express ideas through oral Provide students with a greater understanding of the unique features, organization, history, and general principles and characteristics of federal government. Demonstrate a knowledge of the three branches of government, and the Students will demonstrate their ability to orally express ideas and answer questions, as well as discuss (in class) current events and assigned outside readings on a regular basis throughout the duration of the semester. Students will receive grades based on their participation and responses to questions and in class discussions from assigned topics and readings.
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