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Critical Thinking
Definition
Critical
thinking - particularly as applied to one’s own work- includes the
skills of 1) articulating the meaning of a statement, 2) judging the
truth of a statement, keeping in mind possible biases, 3) determining
whether a conclusion is warranted by the evidence provided
Student
Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:
1. Convey, to an intended audience, the meaning of a
statement.
2. Assess the validity of a claim, taking into account
different conceptual
schemes, contextual
factors, and evidence.
3. Evaluate an argument’s structure by determining
whether the conclusion
would be probable if the
premises were true.
Effective Writing
Definition
Effective
writing conveys information or argues a point of view using
organizational structures, supporting materials, and language
appropriate for the topic, purpose, and audience.
Student
Learning Outcomes
Students
should be able to:
1. Tailor writing to a specific audience
2. Focus writing on a specific purpose
3. Produce logical, coherent, and well-structured
writing
4. Apply appropriate writing standards
Effective Oral
Communication
Definition
Effective
oral communication influences, informs, and/or connects with others by
using organizational structures, supporting materials and delivery
skills suitable to the topic, occasion and audience.
Student
Learning Outcomes
Students
should be able to:
1. Discover, organize and deliver content that is
adapted to the audience,
purpose, and context
2. Use appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication
delivery techniques
(e.g., loudness, gestures,
posture, eye contact, language)
3. Listen actively and respond thoroughly and
thoughtfully to questions
4. Create and use appropriate supporting materials and
presentation aids
Quantitative Reasoning
Definition
Quantitative reasoning is the application of numerical, visual or
symbolic reasoning for the purposes of drawing inferences, understanding
phenomena or making predictions.
Student
Learning Outcomes
Students
should be able to:
1. Assess descriptions of both raw and derived
quantitative data
2. Select and apply the appropriate mathematical,
statistical, or graphical
model
3. Perform data manipulations, and then organize data
graphically,
numerically, or functionally
(e.g., linearly)
4. Interpret the results of models, including margins
of error from statistical
data
5. Use graphs to solve problems such as scheduling,
organizing information
or finding optimal strategies
6. Describe and explain the processes and results
applying quantitative
literacy skills
Scientific Reasoning
Definition
Scientific
reasoning includes the skills of: 1) formulating hypotheses on the basis
of observations, 2) obtaining and analyzing data to test (i.e., refute
or confirm) hypotheses, and 3) explaining phenomena by means of accepted
principles, theories or laws.
Student
Learning Outcomes
Students
should be able to:
1. Formulate hypotheses on the basis of observations
appropriate for the
discipline
2. Formulate and carry out tests of hypotheses
employing techniques
appropriate for that discipline
3. Employ appropriate tools for collecting, analyzing,
and evaluating data to
test hypotheses
4. Communicate results of scientific investigation
5. Use a scientific theory to explain features of the
world within the scope of
that theory
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