COURSEINFORMATIONFORMDISCIPLINE History

DATESUBMITTED / 1/15/02 / CATALOGNO. / History199A,B,C
DATEDICCAPPROVED / 6/25/02 / DATELASTREVIEWED

COURSEINFORMATIONFORMDISCIPLINE History

COURSETITLE History199A,B,CSpecialTopicsinHistory

CR.HR 1-3LECTHR. 1-3LABHR.CLIN/INTERNHR.CLOCKHR.

CATALOGDESCRIPTION

Guidedreadingsanddiscussioninhistory.Topicsandmaterialwillvarybyinstructoreachsemester.Specificreadinglistactivitiesandwritingassignmentstobedeterminedbyinstructor.ThiscourseisintendedtogointodetailandresearchbeyondthematerialcoverdintheUnitedStatesorWesternCivilizationsurveycourses.

PREREQUISITES

English101

EXPECTEDSTUDENTOUTCOMESINTHECOURSE

Uponcompletionofthiscourse,thestudentwillbeableto:

1.Usediversefieldsofhistory–political,diplomatic,constitutional,intellectual,biographical,social,cultural,oreconomic–tounderstandspecifictopic,issuesandeventsinUnitedStatesorworldhistory.

2.Explainsocialinstitutions,structures,processesandculturalethicalperspectivesacrossarangeofhistoricalperiodsandcultures.

3.Drawonhistorytoevaluatecontemporaryproblems.

4.Explainanddemonstratethehistoricalmodeofinquirythroughresearchandwritings.

5.Criticallyanalyzeandapplyavarietyofhistoricalmaterials,i.e.primarydocuments,artifacts,artwork,electronicresourcesandmajorinterpretivestudiestounderstandhistory.

CLASS-LEVELASSESSMENTMEASURES

Studentaccomplishmentofexpectedstudentoutcomeswillbeassessedusingthefollowingmeasures. (Identifywhichmeasuresareusedtoassesswhichoutcomes.)

1.Writingessays,reading/literaturereviewsandotherwritingassignments,bothkeyedtospecificworksandgeneralissues.[Meets#1,2,3]

2.Conductaformalresearchprocessandfinisharesearchpaper.[Meets#1,4,5]

3.Intensiveandindepthexaminationofprimaryandsecondaryhistoricalmaterials.[Meets#15]

PROGRAM-LEVELOUTCOMESADDRESSED

1.Compareandcontrasthistoricalandculturalethicalperspectivesandbeliefsystems.

2.Explainsocialinstitutions,structures,andprocessesacrossarangeofhistoricalperiodsandcultures.

3.Drawonhistoryandthesocialsciencestoevaluatecontemporaryproblems.

4.DescribeandexplaintheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatesandMissouri.

GeneralEducationOutcomes

Specifywhichgeneraleducationoutcomes,ifany,aresubstantiallyaddressedbythecoursebycompletingthe

“Course/ProgramAssessmentMatrix”toshowtherelationshipbetweencourseandprogramoutcomesandassessmentmeasures.

1.Higherorderthinking.

2.Valuing.

3.ManagingInformation.

OccupationalProgramOutcomes

Specifywhichoccupationalprogramoutcomes,ifany,aresubstantiallyaddressedbythecoursebycompletingthe

“Course/ProgramAssessmentMatrix”toshowtherelationshipbetweencourseandprogramoutcomestoassessmentmeasures.

N/A

COURSEOUTLINEFORM

DISCIPLINE History

CATALOGNO.History199A,B,C

COURSETITLE History199A,B,CSpecialTopicsinHistory

Individualinstructorsmayorderthisoutlineasfitstheneedsoftheirindividualcourses. Inaddition,theymayplacemoreemphasisonsomeareasthanonothers. Whatisassuredisthatthisparticularlistiscoveredinthecourse. Othertopicsmaybeaddedtoacourseastheinstructorseesfit,andastimeandinterestallow. An*asteriskcanbeusedtomarkanitemasoptional.

I.Thisvariable1-3creditcoursewill,byitsverydesignandnature,differbyinstructor,campusandsemester.Sinceitcallsforanintensivestudyofmaterialsbeyondthesurveycourselevel,thetopics,contentandassessmentmethodswillbedeterminedbyinstructorstobestmeettheneedsofthestudentsinvolved