NATURAL SCIENCES Institutional (ILO), Program (PLO), and Course (SLO) Alignment Number of Courses: Date Updated: Submitted by: Life Science Program: 17 08.26.2014 M. Priest, ext. 2314 1. Critical Thinking 2. Communication 3. Community and Personal 4. Information Literacy Development Students apply critical, creative Students effectively communicate Students determine an information need and and analytical skills to identify and with and respond to varied use various media and formats to develop a Students are productive and engaged ILOs solve problems, analyze audiences in written, spoken or research strategy and locate, evaluate, members of society, demonstrating information, synthesize and signed, and artistic forms. document, and use information to personal responsibility, and community evaluate ideas, and transform accomplish a specific purpose. Students and social awareness through their existing ideas into new forms. demonstrate an understanding of the legal, engagement in campus programs and social, and ethical aspects related to services. information use. SLO-PLO-ILO ALIGNMENT NOTES: Mark boxes with an ‘X’ if: SLO/PLO is a major focus or an important part of the course/program; direct instruction or some direct instruction is provided; students are evaluated multiple times (and possibly in various ways) throughout the course or are evaluated on the concepts once or twice within the course. DO NOT mark with an ‘X’ if: SLO/PLO is a minor focus of the course/program and some instruction is given in the area but students are not formally evaluated on the concepts; or if the SLO/PLO is minimally or not at all part of the course/program. PLO to ILO Alignment PLOs (Mark with an X) 1 2 3 4 PLO #1 Language The student will understand and apply principles of the scientific method; recognizing an idea based on X X X reproducible evidence. PLO #2 Instruments The student will master the use of appropriate biological tools and evaluate evidence gathered to X explain biological principles. PLO #3 Structures X x Students will be able to use language and apply concepts learned to the life sciences.
NATURAL SCIENCES Institutional (ILO), Program (PLO), and Course (SLO) Alignment Program: Life Science Number of Courses: 17 Date Updated: 08.26.2014 Submitted by: M. Priest, ext. 2314 ILOs 1. Critical Thinking Students apply critical, creative and analytical skills to identify and solve problems, analyze information, synthesize and evaluate ideas, and transform existing ideas into new forms. 2. Communication Students effectively communicate with and respond to varied audiences in written, spoken or signed, and artistic forms. 3. Community and Personal Development Students are productive and engaged members of society, demonstrating personal responsibility, and community and social awareness through their engagement in campus programs and services. 4. Information Literacy Students determine an information need and use various media and formats to develop a research strategy and locate, evaluate, document, and use information to accomplish a specific purpose. Students demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social, and ethical aspects related to information use. SLO-PLO-ILO ALIGNMENT NOTES: Mark boxes with an ‘X’ if: SLO/PLO is a major focus or an important part of the course/program; direct instruction or some direct instruction is provided; students are evaluated multiple times (and possibly in various ways) throughout the course or are evaluated on the concepts once or twice within the course. DO NOT mark with an ‘X’ if: SLO/PLO is a minor focus of the course/program and some instruction is given in the area but students are not formally evaluated on the concepts; or if the SLO/PLO is minimally or not at all part of the course/program. PLOs PLO to ILO Alignment (Mark with an X) 1 2 3 4 PLO #1 Language The student will understand and apply principles of the scientific method; recognizing an idea based on reproducible evidence. X X X PLO #2 Instruments The student will master the use of appropriate biological tools and evaluate evidence gathered to explain biological principles. X PLO #3 Structures Students will be able to use language and apply concepts learned to the life sciences. X x
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