BGP Learning Outcomes

BG PERSPECTIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR EACH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DOMAIN

ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND ORAL COMMUNICATION

Upon the successful completion of English composition and oral communication courses, students will:

1. Formulate effective, ethical written and/or oral arguments which are based upon appropriate, credible research
2. Construct materials which respond effectively to the needs of a variety of audiences, with an emphasis upon academic audiences
3. Analyze how the principles of rhetoric work together to promote effective communication
4. Communicate effectively when participating in small groups and/or making formal presentations
5. Utilize strategies that are well-suited to the rhetorical situation, including appropriate voice, tone, and levels of formality
6. Demonstrate critical thinking, reading, and writing strategies when crafting arguments that synthesize multiple points of view

QUANTITATIVE LITERACY

Upon the successful completion of quantitative literacy courses, students will:

1. Interpret mathematical and/or statistical models such as formulas, graphs, tables, and schematics, and draw inferences from them
2. Represent mathematical and/or statistical information symbolically, visually, numerically, and/or verbally
3. Use arithmetical, algebraic, geometric and/or statistical methods to solve problems
4. Estimate and check answers to mathematical problems in order to determine reasonableness, identify alternatives, and select optimal results
5. Recognize that mathematical and/or statistical methods are based on assumptions and have limits

HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS

Upon the successful completion of humanities and the arts domain courses, students will:

1. Apply humanistic modes of inquiry and interpretation in the illustration of the discipline’s connection to human values
2. Demonstrate a fundamental critical understanding of the role of art, language, and/or media in culture and society
3. Examine how the social and cultural contexts of creative endeavors arise over a variety of historical periods
4. Illustrate the development of verbal and/or non-verbal communication in the humanities and/or the arts

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Upon the successful completion of social and behavioral sciences domain courses, students will:

1. Describe significant social and/or behavioral issues or questions using appropriate theories and evidence
2. Articulate how the values of the social and/or behavioral sciences impact decision-making in contemporary society
3. Deconstruct social and/or behavioral arguments critically, refuting logical and reasoning flaws inherent in them
4. Compose written or oral arguments related to issues or questions in the social and/or behavioral sciences
5. Evaluate evidence supporting arguments and conclusions on each side of major social and/or behavioral issues

NATURAL SCIENCES

Upon successful completion of BG Perspective natural science domain courses, students will:

1. Describe how natural sciences can be used to explain and/or predict natural phenomena
2. Identify misconceptions associated with the specific scientific discipline
3. Explain simple quantitative data and its limits relative to the study of science
4. Demonstrate the application of simple quantitative and/or qualitative data in the scientific process.
5. Solve problems using one or more of the logical approaches of science
6. Reflect on the relevance of science to one’s everyday life

CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES

Upon the successful completion of cultural diversity in the United States courses, students will:

1. Recognize the ways in which diverse cultures have shaped and continue to shape American life
2. Explain ways in which diverse cultures have shaped and continue to shape American life
3. Examine issues and challenges in cultural diversity in light of the perspectives of diverse cultures
4. Compare values of their own culture(s) with those of others

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Upon the successful completion of international perspective courses, students will:

1. Explain how international cultures affect world views or ways of thinking
2. Explain how world issues and/or international connections impact people’s lives and/or ways of life
3. Analyze problems and possibilities inherent in global economic, geographic, ecological, political, social, and/or technological systems
4. Demonstrate competency in speaking, reading, and/or writing a foreign language