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VSU General Education Council Meeting - Core Curriculum and Assessment

This meeting will discuss the responsibilities of the General Education Council in overseeing and maintaining the integrity of VSU's core curriculum, as well as assessing student learning outcomes.

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VSU General Education Council Meeting - Core Curriculum and Assessment

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  1. CORE CURRICULUM MEETINGAugust 10, 20101:30-3:00 p.m.Magnolia Room 2

  2. General Education Council • Byron Brown University Assessment Council Rep. • John Gaston College of the Arts • Brian Gerber College of Education • Sheri Gravett Academic Affairs • Anita Hufft College of Nursing • James LaPlant College of Arts & Sciences • Kent Moore College of Business Administration Ex-Officio: • Kristina Cragg Strategic Research and Analysis • Jane Kinney College of Arts & Sciences

  3. The General Education Council has a number of critical responsibilities, including: • Overseeing and maintaining the integrity of VSU's core curriculum; • Promoting the importance and quality of core curriculum courses in VSU's colleges and departments; • Providing guidelines, assistance, and review to departments proposing new courses in the core curriculum; • Establishing and reviewing policies related to the transfer of core curriculum courses; • Collecting, examining, and reporting on current assessment data on the core curriculum, in particular looking at how well student learning outcomes for the core curriculum are currently being met; and • Developing and implementing an assessment plan specific to the core curriculum.

  4. VSU’s Current Eight General Education Outcomes • Students will demonstrate understanding of the society of the United States and its ideals. • Students will demonstrate cross-cultural perspectives and knowledge of other societies. • Students will use computer and information technology when appropriate.

  5. VSU’s Current Eight General Education Outcomes continued… • Students will express themselves clearly, logically, and precisely in writing and in speaking, and they will demonstrate competence in reading and listening. • Students will demonstrate knowledge of scientific and mathematical principles and proficiency in laboratory practices. 

  6. VSU’S Current Eight General Education Outcomes continued… • Students will demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultural heritages in the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. • Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, to evaluate, and to make inferences from oral, written. and visual materials. • Students will demonstrate knowledge of principles of ethics and their employment in the analysis and resolution of moral problems.

  7. Key Rule Changes from USG Core Curriculum Policy (Approved by the BOR, October 14, 2009) • All institutions are required to develop and assess learning outcomes for each area of the core.

  8. Key Rule Changes continued… • Three new learning goals, US Perspectives (US),Global Perspectives (GL), and Critical Thinking (CT), are added to the core. The US and GL are incorporated as overlay requirements. Each institution would designate some courses in Areas A-E as US courses and some courses in Areas A-E as GL courses. In fulfilling the Area A-E requirements, every student must take at least one US course and at least one GL course. CT is added by requiring each institution to develop a plan to insure that students who complete Areas A-E acquire foundational critical thinking skills.

  9. Key Rule Changes continued… • For each core area, and the US, GL, and CT requirements, the learning outcomes “must be collegiate-level, not skills based, broadly focused, and consistent with the mission of the USG.” Additionally, “each outcome must be measurable.”

  10. Core Revision Steering Committee • Deborah Robson College of the Arts • Dixie Haggard College of Arts & Sciences • Laura Carter College of Nursing • Ellis Heath College of Business • Deb Briihl College of Education • Bob Bauer Department Heads Council • James LaPlant General Education Council • Peggy Moch University Assessment Council

  11. CORE REVISION AREA SUBCOMMITTEES • AREA A1: Jane Kinney, Mark Smith, Susan Barron, and Chere Peguesse • AREA A2: Peggy Moch, Ashok Kumar, Janice Lowe, Vickie Graham, John Wood, and Pat Bezona • AREA B: Bob Bauer, Julie Bowland, Cheri Tillman, Mike Stoltzfus, and James LaPlant. • AREA C: Deborah Robson, Michael Davey, Viki Soady, and Christine James, Bradley Finson, Tod Leavitt • AREA D: Ellis Heath, Laura Carter, Leslie Jones, Andreas Lazari and Paul Vincent • AREA E: Deborah Briihl, Dixie Haggard, Tracy Woodward-Meyers, and Jason Kassel

  12. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA A1: Students will communicate effectively in writing by using appropriate conventions of correctness, style, tone, and organization and by adapting writing to audience and context. Students will find, evaluate, and make inferences from oral, written, and/or visual sources and incorporate this information accurately, correctly, and effectively into their written work. Courses in Area A1: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1101H, ENGL 1102*,ENGL 1102H* *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  13. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA A2: Students will demonstrate mathematical proficiency by analyzing a variety of functions and solving various equations. Courses in Area A2: MATH 1101*,MATH 1111*, MATH 1113, MATH 1113H, MATH 2261, MATH 2261H, MATH 2262 *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  14. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA B: Students will demonstrate knowledge of cultural, global, or regional perspectives in the arts, humanities, sciences, or social sciences. Courses in Area B: All PERS (PERS 2160*, 2730*) *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  15. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA C: Students will analyze, evaluate, and interpret diverse forms of human communication. Courses in Area C: ENGL 2110*, ENGL 2110H*, ENGL 2120*, ENGL 2120H*, ENGL 2130*, ENGL 2130H*, ART 1100*, ART 1100H*, COMM 1100*, COMM 1110, DANC 1500, MUSC 1100*, MUSC 1110, MUSC 1120, MUSC 1130, MDIA 2000, THEA 1100*, PHIL 2010*, PHIL 2010H*, PHIL 2020, PHIL 2020H, REL 2020*, WGST 2010, FREN 1001, FREN 1002, FREN 1111, FREN 2001, FREN 2002, GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002, GRMN 1111, GRMN 2001, GRMN 2002, JAPN 1001, JAPN 1002, JAPN 1111, JAPN 2001, JAPN 2002, LATN 1001, LATN 1002, LATN 1111, LATN 2001, LATN 2002, RUSS 1001, RUSS 1002, RUSS 1111, RUSS 2001, RUSS 2002, SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002*, SPAN 1111, SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, SPAN 2002H *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  16. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA D: Students will demonstrate understanding of the physical universe and the nature of science, and they will use scientific methods and/or mathematical concepts and reasoning to solve problems. Courses in Area D1: ASTR 1010K*, ASTR 1020K*, BIOL 1010*/1020L*, BIOL 1030*/1040L*, BIOL 1951H, BIOL 1952H, CHEM 1010, CHEM 1151K, CHEM 1152K, CHEM 1211/1211L*, CHEM 1212/1212L*, GEOG 1112K, GEOG 1113K, GEOL 1121K*, GEOL 1122K, PHYS 1111K, PHYS 1112K, PHYS 2211K, PHYS 2212K; ASTR 1000, BIOL 1050, BIOL 1060, BIOL 1070, BIOL 1080, BIOL 1090, ENGR 1010, GEOG 1110, GEOL 1110,MATH 1112, MATH 1261, MATH 2620, MATH 2261, PHSC 1100. *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  17. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES Courses in Area D2: PHYS 1111K and PHYS 1112K, PHYS 2211K and PHYS 2212K, CHEM 1151K and CHEM 1152K, CHEM 1211/1211L*and CHEM 1212/1212L*, BIOL 1107, BIOL 1010*/1020L* and BIOL 1030*/1040L*; ASTR 1000, ASTR 1010K, ASTR 1020K, BIOL 1050, BIOL 1060, BIOL 1070, BIOL 1080, BIOL 1090, CHEM 1010, GEOG 1110, GEOG 1112K, GEOG 1113K ,GEOL 1110, GEOL 1121K*, GEOL 1122K, PHYS 2211K, PHYS 2212K, ENGR 1010, MATH 1112, MATH 2620, MATH 2261, MATH 2262, PHSC 1100 *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  18. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES AREA E: Students will demonstrate knowledge of diversity in individual and social behavior, the structure and processes of the United States government, and the importance of historical changes over time. Courses in Area E: POLS 1101*, POLS 1101H*, HIST 2111, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112*, HIST 2112H*, AFAM 2020/WGST 2020, ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1102H, ECON 1500*, ECON 1900H, GEOG 1100, GEOG 1101, GEOG 1102, GEOG 1103, HIST 1011, HIST 1011H, HIST 1012, HIST 1012H, HIST 1013, HIST 1013H, POLS 2101, POLS 2401, POLS 2401H, POLS 2501, PSYC 2500*, PSYC 2500H*, SOCI 1101, SOCI 1101H, SOCI 1160 *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  19. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING GOAL 1: US PERSPECTIVES Students will demonstrate an understanding of the United States and its cultural, economic, political, and social development. Courses to Meet Goal: HIST 2111, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112*,HIST 2112H* *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  20. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING GOAL 2: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Students will demonstrate an understanding of the cultural, religious, or social dimensions of societies around the world. Courses to Meet Goal: ENGL 2110*, ENGL 2110H*, ENGL 2120*, ENGL 2120H*, ENGL 2130*, ENGL 2130H* *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  21. PROPOSED LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING GOAL 3: CRITICAL THINKING Students will identify, evaluate, select, and apply appropriate models, concepts, or principles to issues and produce viable solutions or make relevant inferences. Courses to Meet Goal: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1101H, ENGL 1102*, ENGL 1102H*, MATH 1101*, MATH 1111*, MATH 1113, MATH 1113H, MATH 2261, MATH 2261H, MATH 2262 (AREA A1 and A2) *Part of General Education Assessment Pilot Project

  22. Proposed Timeline for 2010-2011 • Approval of learning outcomes • September 13, Academic Committee; September 16 Faculty Senate; • October 4, Academic Committee; October 21 Faculty Senate • Refocus current core curriculum assessments • Develop assessments for US, GL, CT, and Regents’ Test exemption • Develop General Education Portal • Establish Core Area Assessment Committees

  23. Questions?

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