Outcomes

Course Outcomes (F21)

In this course students will...

from "In and of the Syrian Community" (a DHS student project)

(1) Explore representations of human culture in digital, geographic space;

(2) Gain important data literacy skills, such as creating and manipulating data as well as data management strategies;

(3) Learn to create, and critique, different kinds of map-based visualization;

(4) Compare community-based, open data initiatives with commercial, proprietary ones, reflecting on ethics, access and global data gaps;

(5) Acquire strategies for integrating data and mapping into their own writing and research;

(6) Participate collaboratively in project-based research;

(7) Practice effective communication skills in a written research blog, in multi-modal spatial storytelling, in team-based communication channels as well as in pre-recorded, web-based video tutorial format;

(8) Explore the ways that location-based technologies are rapidly evolving around them and both the creative and ethical concerns they raise.

Mapping of Course Outcomes to NYUAD Core Program Learning Outcomes

(1) Critically examine historical and contemporary topics of global significance, which  includes formulating clear, precise questions and arriving at well-reasoned conclusions using a)  qualitative, b) quantitative, c) contextual, and d) creative modes of reasoning; (CLO 1, 2, 3, 7)

(2) Communicate effectively for various audiences and purposes, including participation in  public settings;  (CLO 2, 3, 5, 7)

(3) Demonstrate self-understanding and intercultural competency;  (CLO 4, 6)

(4) Identify and reflect critically on conceptual and ethical complexity. (CLO 4, 8)

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