Assessment Outcomes and Measurement
Strategies
- Outcome 1: Be able to develop and defend a thesis that relates
to the analysis and critical discussion of a specific topic in the humanities. (Assesses all tracks and concentrations)
- Final paper or project in Encountering the Humanities, reviewed for the quality and development
of the thesis. 100% of the humanities majors and minors will achieve at least a B on their thesis development (this
is not the paper grade, but the grade on this specific aspect of the paper). Thesis development includes the ability
to state a clear thesis with an achievable goal, and to achieve the goal that was set.
- Final paper in Encountering the Humanites, reviewed for the quality of the argument.
Students must be able to produce a reasonable, sound argument to support a position. 100% of the humanities majors
and minors will achieve at least a B on their thesis development (this is not the paper grade, but the grade on
this specific aspect of the paper).
- Outcome 2: Be able to recognize and generate appropriate (i.e.,
useful, interesting, researchable) questions in the humanities, and distinguish them from the questions central
to other disciplines and professions. (Assesses all tracks and concentrations)
- Graded prospectus for the final
paper in Encountering the
Humanities. 100% of the
humanities majors and minors will achieve at least a B on their ability to identify and generate good questions
in the humanities, on the prospectus. This is not the paper grade, but the grade on this specific aspect of the
paper.
- Outcome 3: Be able to use resources from sources in print, file,
and electronic forms, properly and effectively. (Assesses all tracks and concentrations)
- Graded library assignment in Encountering the Humanities. 100% of the humanities majors and minors
will achieve at least a B on their ability to identify appropriate research venues to gain critical scholarly information
about specific research topics, on the prospectus. This is not the paper grade, but the grade on this specific
aspect of the paper.
- Outcome 4: Be able to identify appropriate research
venues to gain critical scholarly information about specific research topics in the humanities. Determines the
appropriateness of research for a particular purpose. (Assesses
all tracks and concentrations)
- Graded library assignment in Encountering the Humanities. 100% of the humanities majors and minors
will achieve at least a B on their ability to identify appropriate research venues to gain critical scholarly information
about specific research topics, on the prospectus. This is not the paper grade, but the grade on this specific
aspect of the paper.
- Outcome 5: Be able to evaluate the quality of electronic
resources. (Assesses all tracks and concentrations)
- Graded library assignment in Encountering the Humanities. 100% of the humanities majors and minors
will achieve at least a B on their ability to identify appropriate research venues to gain critical scholarly information
about specific research topics, on the prospectus. This is not the paper grade, but the grade on this specific
aspect of the paper.
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