Information Literacy

The student will demonstrate the ability to determine an information need, access successfully and evaluate critically the needed information, and organize and apply the information appropriately to accomplish a given task.

• 1) The student will be able to determine the nature and extent of the information needed.
• 2) The student will be able to access needed information effectively and efficiently.
• 3) The student will be able to evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
• 4) The student, individually or as a member of a group, will be able to use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
• 5) The student will be able to understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically and legally.

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Association of College and Research Libraries.

Oral Communication

The student will be able to:

1. communicate orally his/her ideas on a topic objectively or subjectively in a competent and confident manner.

2. choose and narrow a topic appropriately for the audience, occasion, and purpose.

3. communicate the thesis/specific purpose in a manner appropriate for the audience and occasion.

4. provide supporting material appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

5. use an organizational pattern appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

6. use language appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

7. use vocal variety in rate, pitch, and intensity (volume) to heighten and maintain interest and that is appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

8. use pronunciation, grammar, and articulation appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

9. use physical behaviors that support the verbal message and that are appropriate to the topic, audience, occasion, and purpose.

"The Competent Speaker" Speech Evaluation Form (Speech Communication Association)

Problem Solving

The student will be able to analyze information and solve problems.

The student will be able to:

1. distinguish between probable and improbable causes of a problem.

2. distinguish between plausible and implausible inferences, predictions and interpretations based upon a problem presented.

3. recognize and evaluate assumptions based on information presented in a short passage.

4. recognize restatement of data, valid hypotheses and the reasons for data presented.

5. weigh evidence and decide if generalizations or conclusions based upon the given data are warranted.

6. determine if data from various experiments (sources) support one or another hypothesis based upon a given problem.

7. distinguish between effective and ineffective action based on information presented.

8. predict consequences.

9. use evidence or sound reasoning to justify a position.

10. distinguish between relevant and extraneous facts when presented with a problem.

11. determine the appropriate method of inquiry when presented with a problem.

Technology

The student will be able to use technological resources appropriately and efficiently.

The student will be able to:

1. use online and electronic resources to communicate, collaborate, and retrieve information.
    
2. The student will be able to use input and output devices to successfully access modern technologies.
    
3. The student will be able to use a variety of technology and multimedia resources and applications to remediate skill deficits, facilitate learning throughout the curriculum, and support personal, academic, and professional productivity.
    
4. The student will be able to determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems.
    
5. The student will be able to understand and communicate, using accurate terminology, common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.
    
6. The student will be able to understand and effectively utilize a networked computer system.
    
7. The student will be able to apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems.
    
8. The student will be able to advocate and apply positive social and ethical behaviors when using technology and identify the consequences of misuse.
    
9. The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of, and make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services.

http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/tech/11_12.html

Written Communications

If you assign any type of formal writing in your class, please consider using the Written Communications rubric for spring semester.  The following “Points to Ponder” may help you decide whether or not the rubric would be suitable for your individual writing assignment(s).

The student will be able to communicate in writing his / her ideas:

1. on a topic objectively or subjectively in a competent manner.

2. in an organized manner using an appropriate rhetorical strategy.

3. logically using appropriate language (word choice, voice, and tone), supporting materials, and transitions that meet the needs of the intended audience.

4. using appropriate grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and format, and within a given word count.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking is exhibited by the ability to:

•  respond to material by distinguishing between facts and opinions, judgments and inferences, inductive and deductive arguments, and the objective and subjective;
• generate questions, construct and recognize the structure of arguments, and adequately support arguments;
• define, analyze, and devise solutions for problems and issues;
• collect, organize, classify, correlate, analyze and present materials and data;
• integrate information and identify relationships; and
• evaluate information, materials, and numerical and/or graphical data by drawing inferences, arriving at reasonable and informed conclusions, applying understanding and knowledge to new and different problems, developing rational and reasonable interpretations, suspending beliefs and remaining open to new information, methods, cultural systems, values and beliefs and by assimilating information.

Diversity and Global Awareness

The student will be able to interact effectively and appropriately in a diverse, multi-cultural, and global society.

Student will be able to:

1. Explain the impact of culture on self-concept, thoughts, behaviors, and values.
2. Describe personal preferences, belief systems, and the process of enculturation.
3. Discuss the value of multiple perspectives.
4. Collaborate with individuals who have different worldviews.
5. Compare and contrast diversity, ethnocentrism, and related concepts.
6. Use verbal, nonverbal and written communication effectively and appropriately in a variety of cultural contexts.
7. Describe how culture shapes and is influenced by aspects of society (ie: arts, literature, institutions, or behavior).
8. Explain the relationships between cultures within and/or outside of the United States.