Learning Outcomes
What's a student learning outcome?
Student learning outcomes state what students are expected to know or be able to do upon completion of a course or program. Learning outcomes are statements that describe the knowledge or skills students should acquire by the end of a particular assignment, class, course, or program.
Math 120 Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Use reasoning techniques and problem solving strategies to categorize and solve a wide range of problems covered in a survey of mathematical topics.
Analyze patterns, and apply visualization and organizational techniques to a range of topics that can be applied to liberal arts courses and life experiences.
Additional Learning Outcomes (for Tammi's class):
These come from Gholdy Muhammad's book Cultivating Genius.
Identity Formation: Students will examine their personal identities as well as those who differ from them in order to situate themselves in scholarly conversations and leverage their cultural, historical, and ancestral capital as well as lived experiences.
Skills: Students will develop writing, research, synthesis, critical thinking, technology, and presentation skills.
Intellect: Students will gain new knowledge outside of the math discipline by examining the history and interdisciplinary applications of their social issues.
Criticality: Students will engage in the course this term in order to challenge systems of oppression and create social change.