Learning Objectives

 

Discipline/Skill
Learning Objective
Activity
Evaluation*
Cognitive level
Natural Science
Students will develop an understanding of and be able to use scientific methodology.
Laboratory experiments, lecture case studies.
Lab exams, lecture exams.
application
Information Literacy/objective 1
Students will locate needed information.
Web data base project.
Written report.
knowledge
Natural Science
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cell chemistry and structure, enzymes, energetics, cell division, Mendelian and molecular genetics.
Lecture, case studies, laboratory activities.
Lab and lecture exams.
application
Natural Science
Students will generate understanding of the basic concepts of this course by comparing examples.
Case studies, lecture.
Lecture exams.
analysis
Natural Science
Students will discriminate methods used to classify the basic concepts of this course.
Lecture, case studies.
Lecture exams.
analysis
Natural Science/Reasoning and Problem solving/objective 1
Students will generate their own intellectual property by appraising and reordering the basic knowledge of this course.
Text readings, case studies.
Written reports.
synthesis
evaluation
Leadership and Teamwork/objective 1
Students will work collaboratively with a diverse group of students.
Case studies and homework assignments using their text book and web data bases.
Written reports, problems assigned in lecture and recitation working in groups of 2 or more. Group composition will be changed frequently.
Technology/Objective 1

Students will use computers for word processing, data analyses, protein data bases, alignment dendrogram programs.
Case studies, homework assignments and classroom problems.
Classroom exam questions, written reports.
application

* Generally, students must demonstrate these learning outcomes at the 60 % level for passing and at the 70% level to proceed to BS 131 Introductory Biology.