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10-1-13: Request that department clarify the following 2 points:
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Clarify when readings are due. P. 2 of syllabus: “Students are expected to complete reading assignments on a topic before the class session covering that topic.” The passage “before the class session” should be replaced by “before the week” (since at this point the schedule ties readings to weeks, not class sessions). Alternatively, make schedule of readings more specific (tie readings with specific class sessions).
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GE assessment plan is not GE-specific. The explanations are more about the broad course goals than the GE. For example, “ethics” (mentioned several times in the plan) is not a concept that appears as such in the two expected learning outcomes of GE Cultures and Ideas. It does, however, appear in the course title (ethical theory is the topic of the course) and in the second stated course goal (bottom of syllabus p. 1). The GE assessment plan should specifically be about the GE aspect of the course--which is not the same as course assessment. Clearly link GE expected learning outcome # 1 to direct and/or indirect assessment methods. Then do the same for expected learning outcome #2.
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October 03, 2013 |