| General
Education Assessment Resource Center |
GENERAL EDUCATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES GOALS & OBJECTIVES
(approved at Faculty Council, May 26, 2004) |
| Preamble |
| General education is a central component
of the educational experience of all BMCC students whether they pursue
a Liberal Arts or a career education. Part of BMCC's mission is "to
provide for all students a general education which fosters personal
development, intellectual curiosity, and critical thinking to enhance
informed and effective participation in society." Accordingly,
BMCC's General Education Learning
Outcomes Goals & Objectives has been developed
as a unifying framework for our students' general education. General
education is systematized into nine thematic areas that define the
specific contents and skills all students must evince by the time
they graduate from BMCC. |
| 1. Communication Skills |
| Outcome Goal:
Students will write, read, listen and speak effectively. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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read and listen analytically, with recognition
and understanding of content and openness to other points of view. |
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write and speak clearly, accurately and fluently with
logical progression of ideas, using the conventions of edited American
English. |
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organize, analyze, and evaluate material to develop
and support a main idea, and use language and data to inform, persuade,
and move an audience. |
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recognize and critically evaluate assumptions in written,
oral, and other media. |
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project confidence and authority as speakers and writers. |
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incorporate ideas of others with appropriate attribution. |
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| 2. Quantitative Skills
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| Outcome Goal:
Students will use quantitative skills and the concepts and methods
of mathematics to solve problems across disciplines. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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understand and apply methods of arithmetic, algebra,
geometry and statistics for computational problems in a variety of
theoretical and real world situations. |
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interpret, make appropriate judgments, and draw logical
conclusions based on quantitative information. |
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critically evaluate quantitative material, identifying
deceptive or erroneous reasoning. |
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translate problem situations into their symbolic representations
and use those representations to solve problems. |
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analyze data and use probability and statistical methods
to make inferences about real world situations. |
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| 3. Critical Thinking
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| Outcome Goal:
Students will use analytical reasoning skills as conceptual tools
and apply logical strategies in the solution of problems across the
disciplines. |
| Outcome
Objectives: Students will |
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identify the problem or question; identify
potential solutions or answers; evaluate validity of proposed solutions
or answers. |
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identify implicit and explicit assumptions
made concerning the problem; identify facts as well as possible conclusions;
judge validity of conclusions, and identify extraneous or irrelevant
material. |
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form original questions as the basis for
inquiry and investigations into relevant issues. |
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transfer learned skills, modes of inquiry,
and information to new areas or problems. |
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examine various strategies that might be
used to solve a problem, select and apply a strategy appropriate to
the problem and evaluate the resulting solution, including its consequences.
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apply logic to real world situations. |
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| 4. Values |
| Outcome Goal:
Students will make informed decisions about issues based on diverse
value systems. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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demonstrate awareness about the values underlying their
opinions and decisions. |
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understand and exhibit tolerance for the relativity
and plurality of human values and beliefs. |
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evaluate issues based on value systems; describe major
principles, theories and traditions; apply major value systems to
selected contemporary issues; explain and compare consequences; utilize
knowledge of value systems to support arguments. |
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assess the ethical implications inherent in the practice
of academic disciplines or professions and the consequences resulting
from the applications of such values. |
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| 5. Socio-historical
and Multicultural Awareness |
| Outcome Goal:
Students will understand and apply the concepts and methodologies
of the social sciences in the examination of human behavior, historical
processes, social institutions and cultural diversity. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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acquire a basic knowledge of historical processes and
apply historical information to the analysis of current ideas and
problems. |
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demonstrate a general knowledge of the development
of world civilizations and their similarities and differences. |
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demonstrate an understanding of various ethnic, racial,
religious, gender, class and other group perspectives in the United
States as well as their similarities and differences. |
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demonstrate an understanding of social issues, their
various causes, implications, and possible resolutions. |
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understand developmental theories to analyze the characteristics
of human behavior, mental health, and interpersonal relationships.
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demonstrate an understanding of the unique perspective
of one or more social or behavioral science disciplines in furthering
their understanding of a broad range of human behavior. |
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identify the principal ideas and values of various
cultures and traditions as expressed in their literatures, philosophies
or religions. |
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| 6. Scientific Reasoning
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| Outcome Goal:
Students will understand and apply concepts and methods of the natural
sciences. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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understand the scientific method used to conduct basic
experiments and collect, analyze, and evaluate data in a lab setting. |
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explain the fundamental concepts, principles and theories
of at least one science, and describe the products or effects of the
fundamental processes in that science. |
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recognize significant relationships among natural phenomena
in the sciences in terms of such underlying concepts as matter, energy,
chemical reactions, and environmental and living systems. |
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recognize the mathematics required to understand scientific
observations or experimental results. |
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interpret the results of scientific information and
experimentation in verbal, graphic, tabular and symbolic mathematical
form. |
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draw conclusions and inferences from scientific observations
or experimental results. |
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| 7. Arts and Humanities
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| Outcome Goal:
Students will develop knowledge and understanding of languages, arts
and cultures. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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be able to communicate in a non-English language within
the degree of fluency possible at the student's acquisition level
and gain familiarity with the relevant culture. |
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demonstrate a general understanding of the aesthetic,
cultural, conceptual and didactic aspects of a work of art relative
to its form and genre. |
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participate effectively in an aesthetic experience
as creator, performer, or informed observer. |
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develop skills and perspectives to express and communicate
imagination and creativity. |
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| 8. Information
and Technology Literacy |
| Outcome Goal:
Students will collect, evaluate, and interpret information and effectively
use information technologies. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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determine the information requirements for a research
question, problem or issue. |
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formulate a search strategy that will use appropriate
sources in a variety of formats. |
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evaluate and utilize information effectively and credibly.
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apply technology, such as library databases, word processing
software, calculators, and spreadsheets, for practical purposes, especially
the acquisition of knowledge through research and the processing of
information. |
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| 9. Collaborative
Skills |
| Outcome Goal:
Students will use collaborative skills to define goals and to establish
constructive relationships with others. |
| Outcome Objectives:
Students will |
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actively collaborate and successfully execute assigned
team projects. |
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work in groups to accomplish learning tasks and reach
common goals. |
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assume personal responsibility for one or more tasks
in the group and produce task outcomes to be evaluated and integrated
into the total project results. |
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engage in group discussions, taking a leadership role
when appropriate. |
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demonstrate tolerance and respect in working with others
whose ideas, beliefs, and backgrounds differ from their own. |
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receive and use criticism constructively and give constructive
criticism to others. |
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