Student Learning Outcomes Courses Form Ay06

OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES COURSES FORM AY06

Course Number and Title: College Survival/DS107 Date form completed: 10/11/05 Lead Dean: Jim Daniels Workgroup contact person: Sue Hassan

See the SLO Course Form instruction sheet for details about form completion. In all cases, three competency/outcome boxes must be completed. (For more than three, additional boxes may be added by copying and pasting a blank box.) Return the form electronically to the Outcomes Assessment mailbox at ([email protected]), with copies to the Lead Dean. Note: Competency Areas and competencies are listed on page 2 of this form.

Check the appropriate box:  Gen Ed Competency Competency Area: ______Competency: ______

X Course Specific Outcome Student Learning Outcome Students will demonstrate knowledge of campus support services, their function, when to use them, and their location.

Supporting Student Activities Campus tours, scavenger hunts, speakers, open houses, "Where do you go" assignment.

Indicator(s) On a quiz, students will identify at least two campus resources including their function, location, and uses.

Implementation Process What: quiz How: Four sections of DS107 across the three campuses (one from TP, one from G, and two from R) will participate in a pilot in the spring 2006 semester. Who grades: The instructors will grade after agreeing on the criteria for acceptable responses.

Implementation Timeline When: By midterm

Check the appropriate box:  Gen Ed Competency Competency Area: ______Competency: ______

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X Course Specific Outcome

Student Learning Outcome Students will learn basic time management skills including how to balance school, family, work, and personal responsibilities.

Supporting Student Activities Surveys and questionnaires, videos, lecture Indicator(s) On a quiz, students will identify 3 time management techniques and how they would apply each strategy to improve their management of time. Implementation Process What: quiz How: Four sections of DS107 across the three campuses (one from TP, one from G, and two from R) will participate in a pilot in the spring 2006 semester. Who grades: Instructors will meet to discuss criteria to be used in evaluating the time grid and analysis.

Implementation Timeline When: by the end of the course

Check the appropriate box:  Gen Ed Competency Competency Area: ______Competency: ______X Course Specific Outcome

Student Learning Outcome Students will develop an initial written educational plan. Supporting Student Activities Planning sheets, group activities, surveys Indicator(s) A written educational plan that specifies courses that will be taken in the following semester.

Implementation Process What: Educational plan worksheet How: Four sections of DS107 across the three campuses (one from TP, one from G, and two from R) will pilot in the spring 2006 semester. Who grades: Instructors will grade after meeting to discuss the criteria that will be used in evaluating the educational plan.

Implementation Timeline When: by the end of the course

General Education Competency Areas and Competencies

Competency Area: Written and Oral Communication O1: Students will be able to communicate effectively in verbal language O2: Students will be able to communicate effectively in written language O3: Students will be able to use a variety of modern information resources and supporting technologies O4: Students will be able to differentiate content from style of presentation O5: Students will be able to adapt content and style to the purpose of communication Competency Area: Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning O6: Students will be able to locate, collect, and organize data O7: Students will be able to analyze and interpret data O8: Students will be able to use mathematics to make decisions O9: Students will be able to use the scientific method of inquiry to make decisions Competency Area: Critical Analysis and Reasoning O10: Students will be able to use inference, analysis, and interpretation to arrive at reasoned and supportable conclusions. Competency Area: Technological Competency O11: Students will be able to use computer technology and software to produce documentation for various academic and professional settings. O12: Students will be able to use quantitative data and functional graphical presentations for various academic and professional setting Competency Area: Information Literacy O13: Students will be able to identify, locate, and make effective use of information from various electronic and print sources