GS Learning Outcomes Draft 1
Metro State College of Denver
General Studies Task Force
10.30.09
DRAFT
Goal 1: Develop intellectual and practical skills (with accompanying Student Learning Outcomes)
Students will
- Recognize when information is needed, demonstrate the ability to locate sources, and evaluate the authenticity, validity, and reliability of resources applied to a specific purpose
- Create persuasive and well-reasoned arguments that are appropriate to topic and purpose
- Communicate in speech and writing, with an awareness of audience, by using language conventions appropriate to the occasion and task
- Analyze texts, sources, and argumentation and recognize fallacies of argument
- Use and document sources and evidence in an ethical manner
- Apply mathematical techniques, including statistics and probability, to the analysis of complex quantitative problems
- Communicate the mathematical process and results in text, graphics, and symbols
- Describe the elements of the scientific method
- Demonstrate effective use of technologies appropriate to the task and discipline
Goal 2: Explore essential knowledge, perspectives, and methods in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences
Goal 3: Understand the relatedness of diverse individuals, communities, and societies
Goal 4: Integrate knowledge and skills
