The General Education Program prepares students for informed citizenship, leading to responsible participation in local, national, and global, communities.
EDF 115 Intro to Education
Foundations - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Knowledge Student Learning Outcomes
- Explain how knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences is created and applied.
- Explain major approaches, methods, theories, and substantive findings of the field.
- Evaluate and apply concepts and theories from the social and behavioral sciences to real-life examples.
Essential Skills Student Learning Outcomes
- Critical Thinking: Comprehensively evaluate issues, ideas, artifacts, or events before forming a conclusion.
- States issues, ideas, artifacts, or events clearly and describes them comprehensively.
- Develops a position or interpretation, based on evidence, that thoroughly takes into account the complexities of an issue, idea, artifact, or event, the limits of the position or interpretation, and other points of view.
- Develops conclusions, implications, and consequences that are logical and reflect an informed evaluation based on strength of evidence.
- Oral Communication: Effectively prepare and deliver a formal oral presentation.
- Organizes the presentation in a clear, consistent, and cohesive manner, while also stating a thesis that is compelling, precisely stated, appropriately repeated, and strongly linked to the supporting material.
- Uses language and delivery techniques that make the presentation compelling and the speaker appears polished and confident.
- Uses a variety of supporting materials that significantly enhances the presentation.