Course Certification Specific for Fine Arts & Humanities: Historical Understanding This document should only be used as a working document to prepare the course certification information for submission. Upload the information online at: Course Department, Course #, Name, CRN: A separate document is required for each section/CRN unless the course is coordinated and has a common syllabus and assessments across all sections. If available, sample assignments (3-5, planned or completed [student work]) should also be submitted. Syllabi will be pulled from institutional files and DO NOT need to be submitted. Courses can qualify in more than one category/subcategory. Fine Arts & Humanities: OVERALL CATEGORY OUTCOMES Students will: Describe the forms and limits of knowledge in the arts and the humanities. Identify the relationships among ideas, text, and artistic works and their cultural and historical contexts. Recognize and evaluate competing interpretations of texts broadly defined. Compare the differences and commonalities among the various disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities. Apply the techniques of interpretation and analysis characteristic of disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities to explore significant issues, texts, and artistic works. Communicate the results of their inquiries and analyses in writing, Fine Arts & Humanities: HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING Subcategory What assignments, activities, etc., Describe how this course meets will be used to assess student each outcome. learning of these outcomes? Students will: Explain concepts such as cause and effect, change over time, context, and contingency. Explain the varieties of historical evidence and assess their strengths and limitations. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary source material, distinguish between them, and place them in context. Evaluate multiple perspectives that emerge from differing narratives and sources. Follow and construct logical and coherent historical arguments. Articulate the relationship between the past and the present. If the course has been offered before, include 3-5 student samples of the completed assessments, if available. By typing my name in the field below, I indicate agreement that this course meets institutional standards for general education and this proposal has my support for the course for use in the general education curricula. Dept. Head/Director Name: Date Approved: Dean Name: Date Approved:
Course Certification Specific for Fine Arts & Humanities: Historical Understanding This document should only be used as a working document to prepare the course certification information for submission. Upload the information online at: Course Department, Course #, Name, CRN: A separate document is required for each section/CRN unless the course is coordinated and has a common syllabus and assessments across all sections. If available, sample assignments (3-5, planned or completed [student work]) should also be submitted. Syllabi will be pulled from institutional files and DO NOT need to be submitted. Courses can qualify in more than one category/subcategory. Fine Arts & Humanities: OVERALL CATEGORY OUTCOMES Students will: Describe the forms and limits of knowledge in the arts and the humanities. Identify the relationships among ideas, text, and artistic works and their cultural and historical contexts. Recognize and evaluate competing interpretations of texts broadly defined. Compare the differences and commonalities among the various disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities. Apply the techniques of interpretation and analysis characteristic of disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities to explore significant issues, texts, and artistic works. Communicate the results of their inquiries and analyses in writing, Fine Arts & Humanities: HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING Subcategory Describe how this course meets each outcome. What assignments, activities, etc., will be used to assess student learning of these outcomes? Students will: Explain concepts such as cause and effect, change over time, context, and contingency. Explain the varieties of historical evidence and assess their strengths and limitations. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary source material, distinguish between them, and place them in context. Evaluate multiple perspectives that emerge from differing narratives and sources. Follow and construct logical and coherent historical arguments. Articulate the relationship between the past and the present. If the course has been offered before, include 3-5 student samples of the completed assessments, if available. By typing my name in the field below, I indicate agreement that this course meets institutional standards for general education and this proposal has my support for the course for use in the general education curricula. Dept. Head/Director Name: Date Approved: Dean Name: Date Approved:
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