GENERAL EDUCATION. Communication: Students will effectively exchange ideas and information using multiple methods of communication.

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1 Prcedure 3.12 (f) GENERAL EDUCATION General educatin unites cllege students frm diverse areas by adding breadth and depth t their prgrams f study. General educatin cncepts, framewrks, and/r patterns f thinking transcend disciplines r career fields and allw students t think mre bradly and deeply abut tpics and issues. Mnre Cunty Cmmunity Cllege (MCCC) believes that the cllegeeducated persn pssesses a bdy f general knwledge, skills, and abilities that enables the individual t thrive in an increasingly glbal cmmunity. Additinally, an educated persn appreciates and enjys cntinuus learning. T this end, MCCC ffers general educatin within degrees and integrates general educatin cmpetencies acrss the curriculum. General Educatin Gals Student learning is a fundamental cmpnent f the Cllege s missin, visin, cre values, and educatinal bjectives. Therefre, the assessment f student learning is an essential cmpnent f institutinal effectiveness. MCCC is cmmitted t assessing students higher-rder learning skills and affective develpment, as well as the skills required fr prfessinal and persnal success in an era f glbal cmpetitiveness. T this end, MCCC has defined three General Educatin Gals: Critical Thinking: Students will think critically using a purpseful, reasned, bjective, and gal-directed prcess in a variety f cntexts. Cmmunicatin: Students will effectively exchange ideas and infrmatin using multiple methds f cmmunicatin. Scial and Cultural Awareness: Students will understand the brad diversity f the human experience. General Educatin Cmpetencies Cmpetencies are the knwledge, skills, abilities, and behavirs critical t student achievement. They are directly tied t the General Educatin Gals. Critical Thinking: Students will think critically using a purpseful, reasned, bjective, and gal-directed prcess in a variety f cntexts. Students will: Understand and apply the elements f scientific inquiry and scientific principles in a natural science cllege labratry curse setting Use mathematics t effectively mdel and evaluate quantitative relatinships Cmmunicatin: Students will effectively exchange ideas and infrmatin using multiple methds f cmmunicatin. Students will: Write effectively Understand and apply current and apprpriate technlgy tls and resurces Scial and Cultural Awareness: Students will understand the brad diversity f the human experience. Students will: Recgnize expressins f the human experience

2 General Educatin Prcedure 3.12(f), Page 2 Understand the prcesses that influence human values, thughts, scial systems, and behavir General Educatin Learning Outcmes Learning Outcmes are cmpetencies stated in an bservable r measurable way. These are designed t facilitate the assessment f student learning. The utcmes are assessed inside and utside the classrm and guide learning, decisin-making, and actins by all members f the Cllege cmmunity. Critical Thinking: Students will think critically using a purpseful, reasned, bjective, and gal-directed prcess in a variety f cntexts. Students will: Understand and apply the elements f scientific inquiry and scientific principles in a natural science cllege labratry curse setting Students will use the scientific methd t define a prblem, utilize apprpriate methds t slve the prblem, and prpse and evaluate a slutin t the prblem. Use mathematics t effectively mdel and evaluate quantitative relatinships Students will apply mathematical cncepts and methds t understand, analyze, and cmmunicate in quantitative terms. Cmmunicatin: Students will effectively exchange ideas and infrmatin using multiple methds f cmmunicatin. Students will: Write effectively Students will write Standard American English in a clear, crrect, and rganized manner fr a variety f purpses and audiences. Understand and apply current and apprpriate technlgy tls and resurces Students will use cmputer technlgy t retrieve and cmmunicate infrmatin. Scial and Cultural Awareness: Students will understand the brad diversity f the human experience. Students will: Recgnize expressins f the human experience Students will explre, share, and recnstruct expressins f the human experience within the cntext f the past and present. Understand the prcesses that influence human values, thughts, scial systems, and behavir Students will examine the impact f scial factrs n persnal beliefs, while cnsidering alternatives t the dminate culture s viewpint.

3 General Educatin Prcedure 3.12(f), Page 3 General Educatin Learning Objectives Learning Objectives are specific, bservable, and measurable activities that a student perfrms t shw cmpetence f a Learning Outcme. Critical Thinking: Students will think critically using a purpseful, reasned, bjective, and gal-directed prcess in a variety f cntexts. Students will: Understand and apply the elements f scientific inquiry and scientific principles in a natural science cllege labratry curse setting Students will use the scientific methd t define a prblem, utilize apprpriate methds t slve the prblem, and prpse and evaluate a slutin t the prblem. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme, the student will be able t Observe and describe natural phenmena and frmulate hyptheses. 2. Plan and implement scientific experiments t test hyptheses. 3. Utilize scientific labratry skills fr data cllectin within a cllege labratry setting. 4. Evaluate experimental data and prpse slutins based n this data. 5. Evaluate the prpsed implicatins f a slutin. Use mathematics t effectively mdel and evaluate quantitative relatinships Students will apply mathematical cncepts and methds t understand, analyze, and cmmunicate in quantitative terms. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme, the student will be able t Use arithmetic and gemetric cncepts and representatins t slve, estimate, calculate, and check answers t prblems t determine the reasnableness f results. 2. Utilize linear, expnential and ther nnlinear mdels t evaluate the nature f relatinships in real wrld prblems. 3. Organize, analyze, and interpret varius representatins f data, including functins, graphs and tables. 4. Utilize a variety f prblem slving strategies t slve prblems and cmmunicate findings using apprpriate mathematical language and symblism. Cmmunicatin: Students will effectively exchange ideas and infrmatin using multiple methds f cmmunicatin. Students will: Write effectively Students will write Standard American English in a clear, crrect, and rganized manner fr a variety f purpses and audiences. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme,

4 General Educatin Prcedure 3.12(f), Page 4 the student will be able t Write clear and cncise sentences using Standard American English with apprpriate syntax and mechanics. 2. Write paragraphs that demnstrate unity and cherence with apprpriate details and examples that supprt the tpic and thesis. 3. Develp written cmpsitins using rganizatinal patterns r rhetrical mdes apprpriate fr the desired audience and purpse. 4. Cmbine the cmpsitin skills f prewriting, revising, and editing t cmplete a final, cllege-level draft. Understand and apply current and apprpriate technlgy tls and resurces Students will use cmputer technlgy t retrieve and cmmunicate infrmatin. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme, the student will be able t Demnstrate an understanding f the functinality and terminlgy assciated with current infrmatin technlgy tls and resurces. 2. Demnstrate the ability t cnduct nline research t lcate and retrieve relevant infrmatin frm credible surces. 3. Demnstrate the ability t use dcument prcessing sftware. 4. Demnstrate the ability t use presentatin sftware t cmmunicate infrmatin and ideas. 5. Demnstrate the ability t apprpriately and respnsibly utilize current cmmunicatin technlgy methds. Scial and Cultural Awareness: Students will understand the brad diversity f the human experience. Students will: Recgnize expressins f the human experience Students will explre, share, and recnstruct expressins f the human experience within the cntext f the past and present. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme, the student will be able t Analyze key events (including histrical, scial, ecnmic, and/r persnal) that influenced a particular frm f creative human expressin. 2. Analyze key events (including histrical, scial, ecnmic, and/r persnal) that demnstrate hw a particular frm f creative human expressin influenced ther wrks. 3. Evaluate a particular frm f creative human expressin in the cntext f the apprpriate academic discipline. 4. Create r recnstruct an expressin f the human experience and share with thers (if the class is perfrmance based).

5 General Educatin Prcedure 3.12(f), Page 5 Understand the prcesses that influence human values, thughts, scial systems, and behavir Students will examine the impact f scial factrs n persnal beliefs, while cnsidering alternatives t the dminate culture s viewpint. Learning Objectives: In rder t achieve the learning utcme, the student will be able t Recgnize the prcesses by which individuals acquire scial knwledge attitudes and beliefs. 2. Recgnize majr influences n scial behavir and scial systems. 3. Demnstrate knwledge f human diversity including characteristics f a culture utside the student's wn. 4. Demnstrate knwledge f at least ne systematic methd fr btaining knwledge abut scial influences accrding t a recgnized scial science discipline. Degree Requirements and General Educatin At Mnre Cunty Cmmunity Cllege, general educatin gals and cmpetencies are the fundatin f each assciate degree (60 r mre credit hurs). Students are expsed t pprtunities t achieve general educatin gals, cmpetencies, and learning utcmes thrugh instructin in a range f disciplines and fields f study within cursewrk and/r c-curricular activities. ( ; Revised effective Fall 2015; )