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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEARS 2005 - 2006
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No Previous Plan on file.
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II.
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FUTURE ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR YEARS 2006 - 2007
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Mission Statement
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The mission of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and
Education Division is to support the general education requirements for
the baccalaureate program. In accordance with the USC Sumter Mission
Statement, the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division offers
social science and historical perspectives which contribute to a
"varied curriculum rooted in liberal arts" and to the promotion
of "global responsibilities" including the "development of
men and women who continue learning throughout life." Students
should be able to take the required lower division coursework in both
their intended majors and in areas cognate to their intended majors.
Students should be able to complete their undergraduate work with only
two further years of full study.
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Goal 1.
Social Sciences: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the
processes of human behavior, social and cultural interaction, and the use
of social and behavior science perspectives to interpret them.
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Curriculum
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General Education Courses in Anthropology, Psychology, and
Sociology
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Learning Outcome 1.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to understand theories
in the social/behavioral sciences.
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Criteria
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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Learning Outcome 2.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to understand
cultural, social, and political structures and processes and their
effects on individual, group, and societal behaviors.
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Criteria
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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Learning Outcome 3.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to understand and
critically evaluate, interpret and draw inferences from social &
behavioral data.
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Criteria
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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Goal 2.
History: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historical
development of culture over time and its relation to the present.
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Curriculum
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General Education Course in U.S. History, World History,
and Western Civilization
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Learning Outcome 1.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to understand the
construction of history and how it is written.
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Criteria
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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Learning Outcome 2.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to understand broad
outlines of history and make accurate connections between developments
separated in time and place.
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Criteria
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he Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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Learning Outcome 3.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to recognize the
contribution of historical antecedents to the understanding of current,
social, and political situations and developments.
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Criteria
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Division
faculty will meet at the beginning and at the end of each semester to
determine the general adequacy of division students relative to a
presumed knowledge level. An acceptable demonstration of the division's
learning outcomes would be the determination of 'adequate' or higher
relative to student knowledge acquisition at the completion of each
semester. This assumes that the specific goals and learning outcomes of
each course cohere with the faculty- wide goals and learning outcomes
as articulated by the social science and history faculty and that
appropriate instruments have been devised to evaluate degrees of
adequacy.
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Methods
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The division chair and administrative assistant will
assemble faculty syllabi and final examinations for each semester of a
given academic year. The division chair will then assess whether the
above instruments broadly reflect the discipline-wide objectives and
learning outcomes. Once this is assured it can be assumed that
successful completion of course work will demonstrate attainment of
either social science learning outcomes and goals or history's learning
outcomes and goals.
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