General Education Assessment

COCC’s General Education outcomes were drafted during the 2005-06 academic year by the Faculty Assessment Team (FAT) at the bequest of Academic Affairs. The next step was to map the outcomes onto the curriculum to determine whether the outcomes are addressed in our courses. In Fall 2006, after FAT had introduced and mapped the General Education outcomes, Academic Affairs approved them. The outcomes are:

COCC’s GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES

1. Aesthetic Engagement: Students will engage in informed discussion of the meaning and value of aesthetic expression.

2. Communication: Students will speak, read, write, and listen effectively.

3. Critical Thinking: Students will analyze, interpret, and synthesize ideas and information.

4. Cultural Awareness: Students will explain how cultural context shapes human perceptions and values.

5. Health Choices: Students will identify responsible health and safety procedures.

6. Quantitative Reasoning: Students will apply appropriate mathematics to analyze and solve problems.

7. Scientific Reasoning: Students will apply scientific inquiry to arrive at informed conclusions.

8. Technology and Information Literacy: Students will use computer technology to gather, process, and communicate information.

9. Values and Ethics: Students will evaluate the ethical dimensions of arguments and the consequences of decisions.

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