Core Objective College SLO Course SLO General Learning Assessment Activities Critical CT1: Generate Demonstrate a Throughout the course, Questions Thinking Skills and mastery and students will be embedded communicate knowledge of introduced to the within by essential political workings of Texas state quizzes, and a combining, terms, concepts, and local government Final Exam will changing or and ideas. Also through a wide array determine reapplying demonstrate an of activities, including student's existing understanding of class lecture, video competency information state and local presentations, research and a mastery political systems assignments, text and of the subject and their ancillary readings to matter. relationship with help students learn the federal and identify different government. Also methods of studying Demonstrate an the varying understanding of components of political state and local science. With political systems information they have and their been given in class and relationship with from outside sources, the federal students will be asked government. to analyze, critique, Explain the origin and interpret that and development information and of the Texas provide a formal constitution. SLO: written conclusion in 1,2, & 3. an assignment (paper). Communication CS1: Develop, Demonstrate Throughout the Students will Skills interpret, and knowledge of the semester students will brief express ideas legislative, be introduced to the papers over through written executive, and various elements of the assigned topics, communication judicial branches Texas political system. take short of Texas Students will learn the answer quizzes government. evolution and over assigned Demonstrate development of the readings, and knowledge of the Texas state political exams over the legislative, system and the assigned text executive, and processes that are chapters and judicial branches involved in the lecture notes. of Texas policymaking system. government. Students will write Analyze the state brief papers, and and local election essays and also take process. SLO: 4, 5, short answer quizzes & 6. over assigned readings, and exams. Communication CS2: Develop, Describe Students will Students will Skills interpret, and separation of demonstrate their receive grades express ideas powers and checks ability to orally express on their through oral and balances in ideas and answer participation communication both theory and questions, as well as and responses practice in Texas. discuss (in class) to questions Demonstrate current events and and in class knowledge of the assigned outside discussions
Core Objective College SLO Course SLO General Learning Activities Assessment Critical Thinking Skills CT1: Generate and communicate by combining, changing or reapplying existing information Demonstrate a mastery and knowledge of essential political terms, concepts, and ideas. Also demonstrate an understanding of state and local political systems and their relationship with the federal government. Also Demonstrate an understanding of state and local political systems and their relationship with the federal government. Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution. SLO: 1,2, & 3. Throughout the course, students will be introduced to the workings of Texas state and local government through a wide array of activities, including class lecture, video presentations, research assignments, text and ancillary readings to help students learn and identify different methods of studying the varying components of political science. 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 an assignment (paper). Questions embedded within 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 communication Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Texas government. Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Texas government. Analyze the state and local election process. SLO: 4, 5, & 6. Throughout the semester students will be introduced to the various elements of the Texas political system. Students will learn the evolution and development of the Texas state political system and the processes that are involved in the policymaking system. Students will write brief papers, and essays and also take short answer quizzes over assigned readings, and exams. Students will brief papers over assigned topics, take short answer quizzes over assigned readings, and exams over the assigned text chapters and lecture notes. Communication Skills CS2: Develop, interpret, and express ideas through oral communication Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice in Texas. Demonstrate knowledge of the Students will demonstrate their ability to orally express ideas and answer questions, as well as discuss (in class) current events and assigned outside Students will receive grades on their participation and responses to questions and in class discussions
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