English Department Course Outcomes for ENGL 101 and ENGL ...

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English Department Course Outcomes for ENGL 101

and ENGL 102¡ªImplemented FL 15

ENGL 101 Learning Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Identify & describe multiple modes of

information

Articulate the role of conventions in

shaping & designing rhetorical situations

Articulate how genres shape reading &

writing

Identify & define rhetorical concepts

Contribute, through writing, their own

ideas & opinions about a topic to an

ongoing conversation in ways that are

appropriate to the academic discipline or

other context

Practice efficient research methods by

locating & organizing research materials

Read critically through comprehension,

analysis & critique of a variety of texts

Write about texts for multiple purposes

including (but not limited to)

interpretation, synthesis, response,

summary, critique & analysis

Recognize and navigate the ethical

responsibilities required by complex

environments

Recognize the importance of

collaboration in textual production

Control the appropriate surface features

of a text, including (but not limited to)

syntax, grammar, punctuation, spelling,

& documentation

Essential

Program

Competencies Outcome

PO1

CT 1

PO1

PO2

PO2

CT 2

PO3

PO4

PO4

CO 3

PO4

CO 5

PO5

CO 4

DI 1

PO6

PO7

Range of Assessment Methods

Projects such as an essay, blog

post, feature article, persuasive

editorial, etc.

Process Assignments, which

may include but are not limited

to, invention exercises (e.g.,

listing, concept mapping, claim

structure outlining, etc.), topic

proposals, annotated

bibliographies, drafting, peer

review, documentation

practice, revision, editing, inclass assignments (individual

and collaborative), class

discussion of writing or

readings, attendance, and

quizzes.

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ENGL 101 Essential Competencies:

DI 1 (Diversity Outcome 1): Domain Level¡ªValuing; ¡°Students reflect upon the formation of

their own perspectives, beliefs, opinions, attitudes, ideals, and values.¡±

CO 3 (Communications Outcome 3):¡±Students listen in order to comprehend information,

critique and evaluate a message, show empathy for the feelings expressed by others, and/or

appreciate a performance.¡±

CO 4(Communications Outcome 4): ¡°Students are self-reflective of the communications

process.¡±

CO 5 (Communications Outcome 5): ¡°Students communicate ethically through monitoring

their behavior and interactions with others.¡±

CT 1(Critical Thinking Outcome 1): ¡°Students gather knowledge, apply it to a new situation,

and draw reasonable conclusions in ways that demonstrate comprehension.¡±

CT 2 (Critical Thinking Outcome 2): ¡°Students determine value of multiple sources or

strategies and select those most appropriate in a given context.¡±

ENGL 101 Program Outcomes:

1. Teach students to recognize and critique the constructed nature of information

2. Teach students how to employ appropriate multi-modal strategies

3. Identify and demonstrate to students how to transfer learning and understanding between

genres via metacognition

4. Model and foster intellectual curiosity by exploring and building upon new ideas, questions,

and topics

5. Teach students to locate and synthesize a wide range of ideas and perspectives

6. Introduce and engage in collaboration

7. Teach students appropriate writing features and processes

ENGL 101 Course Description: In English 101, students will improve their writing by learning

about the integrated relationship between critical reading and writing skills. Students will explore

how genres of communication shape the acts of reading and writing, and in the process, will

learn how to become responsible and ethical readers, writers, and designers of various kinds of

texts. Students gain exposure to a wide range of tools and skills available and necessary to 21st

century readers and writers, including collaboration techniques, visual design principles, and

how to effectively control surface features of their writing.

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ENGL 102 Learning Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Analyze & utilize multiple modes of

information simultaneously

Effectively navigate rhetorical situations

via production of texts that employ

genre-appropriate formats & structures

Design & share texts for external

communities to meet a variety of

audience needs & rhetorical purposes

Demonstrate an awareness of how

audiences are likely to read and/or ¡°take

up¡± information in a given genre

Incorporate evidence & ideas from

different kinds of texts to support ideas

or positions, to illustrate alternative

perspectives, & to provide additional

contexts

Critically read and effectively synthesize

a variety of texts.

Employ multiple strategies for

generating, revising, editing,

proofreading & sharing texts

Develop fluency with a variety of tools

of technology, including the ability to use

communication tools in ethical ways

Demonstrate effective collaboration skill

throughout the composing process

Control the appropriate surface features

of a text, including (but not limited to)

syntax, grammar, punctuation, spelling,

& documentation

Essential

Program Range of Assessment Methods

Competencies Outcomes

PO1

Projects such as an essay, blog

post, feature article, persuasive

editorial, etc.

PO1

CO6

PO2

CT 2

PO3

CT 3

PO4

PO4

CO 3

PO4

CO 5

PO5

CO 4

DI 2

PO6

PO7

Process Assignments, which

may include but are not limited

to, invention exercises (e.g.,

listing, concept mapping, claim

structure outlining, etc.), topic

proposals, annotated

bibliographies, drafting, peer

review, documentation

practice, revision, editing, inclass assignments (individual

and collaborative), class

discussion of writing or

readings, attendance, and

quizzes.

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ENGL 102 Essential Competencies:

DI 2 (Diversity Outcome 2): ¡°Students consider the views of others in light of those persons¡¯

experiences and particular understandings.¡±

CO 3 (Communications Outcome 3):¡±Students listen in order to comprehend information,

critique and evaluate a message, show empathy for the feelings expressed by others, and/or

appreciate a performance.¡±

CO 4(Communications Outcome 4): ¡°Students are self-reflective of the communications

process.¡±

CO 5 (Communications Outcome 5): ¡°Students communicate ethically through monitoring their

behavior and interactions with others.¡±

CO 6 (Communications Outcome 6): ¡°Students can recognize and negotiate differences.¡±

CT 2 (Critical Thinking Outcome 2): ¡°Students determine value of multiple sources or strategies

and select those most appropriate in a given context.¡±

CT 3(Critical Thinking Outcome 3): ¡°Students generate an answer, approach, or solution

through an effective synthesis of diverse sources and arguments and provide a rationale.¡±

ENGL 102 Program Outcomes:

1. Teach students to recognize and critique the constructed nature of information

2. Teach students how to employ appropriate multi-modal strategies

3. Identify and demonstrate to students how to transfer learning and understanding between

genres via metacognition

4. Model and foster intellectual curiosity by exploring and building upon new ideas, questions,

and topics

5. Teach students to locate and synthesize a wide range of ideas and perspectives

6. Introduce and engage in collaboration

7. Teach students appropriate writing features and processes

ENGL 102 Course Description: In English 102, students will put rhetorical principles into

useful cultural practice via researching, designing, creating, and sharing multimodal composition

projects that contribute to real academic or career purposes and audiences. Conceptual

knowledge of genre, textual control, document design, writer responsibility, and collaboration

will be applied as students research academic or career interests. Students will learn and apply

both primary and secondary research skills, and will compose projects that successfully employ

genre-appropriate reasoning, formats, and structures.

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