Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
Course number, title (credit hours): Econ 22061, Principles of Macroeconomics
Department/School: Economics
Proposed Kent Core Category:
A sample syllabus must accompany the plan.
I. Kent Core learning
objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
Acquire critical thinking and
problem solving skills
Evaluate arguments in a
logical fashion; competence in
analysis and logical argument
Students will be able to use
the concepts of aggregate
demand and aggregate supply
to analyze changes in output,
unemployment and the price
level
One multiple choice quiz will
be administered in the last two
weeks of the semester.
One third of the questions on
the quiz will assess this
outcome. Every semester, the
questions will be randomly
selected from a test bank
created and maintained by the
Department.
The students will submit their
answers using a common
Blackboard Learn page
(Principles of Economics –
Common Space) that every
student at every campus and
every section of the course
has access to.
Apply principles of effective
written and oral
communication
Broaden their imagination and
develop their creativity
Cultivate their natural curiosity
and begin a lifelong pursuit of
knowledge
Communicate effectively
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
We will:
1. report the distribution
of answers to each
question,
2. emphasize the
percentage of
students answering
each question
correctly,
3. provide a summary
comparison to results
obtained in previous
years of the five-year
cycle,
4. provide an analysis of
the results, including
corrective measures if
it appears the
objective is not met.
I. Kent Core learning
objectives
Develop competencies and
values vital to responsible
uses of information and
technology
Engage in independent
thinking, develop their own
voice and vision, and become
informed, responsible citizens
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
Engage in our democratic
society; be active and
informed citizens; develop a
disposition to participate in
and contribute to our
democracy
Students will be able to
determine the effects of
monetary and fiscal policies
on output, unemployment and
the price level
One multiple choice quiz will
be administered in the last two
weeks of the semester.
We will:
One third of the questions on
the quiz will assess this
outcome. Every semester, the
questions will be randomly
selected from a test bank
created and maintained by the
Department.
The students will submit their
answers using a common
Blackboard Learn page
(Principles of Economics –
Common Space) that every
student at every campus and
every section of the course
has access to.
Improve their understanding
of issues and behaviors
concerning inclusion,
community and tolerance
Increase their awareness of
ethical implications of their
own and others’ actions
Integrate their major studies
into the broader context of a
liberal education
1. report the distribution
of answers to each
question,
2. emphasize the
percentage of
students answering
each question
correctly,
3. provide a summary
comparison to results
obtained in previous
years of the five-year
cycle,
4. provide an analysis of
the results, including
corrective measures if
it appears the
objective is not met.
Acquire an understanding of
our global and diverse culture
and society
Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
24 April 2010 (approved by the University Requirements Curriculum Committee)
17 May 2010 (approved by the Educational Policies Council)
13 September 2010 (approved by the Faculty Senate)
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I. Kent Core learning
objectives
Strengthen quantitative
reasoning skills
Understand basic concepts of
the academic discipline
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
Employ the methods of inquiry
characteristic of natural
sciences, social sciences and
the arts and humanities
Students will understand
concepts such as nominal and
real gross domestic product,
nominal and real interest
rates, the unemployment rate,
and the inflation rate
One multiple choice quiz will
be administered in the last two
weeks of the semester.
We will:
One third of the questions on
the quiz will assess this
outcome. Every semester, the
questions will be randomly
selected from a test bank
created and maintained by the
Department.
The students will submit their
answers using a common
Blackboard Learn page
(Principles of Economics –
Common Space) that every
student at every campus and
every section of the course
has access to.
1. report the distribution
of answers to each
question,
2. emphasize the
percentage of
students answering
each question
correctly,
3. provide a summary
comparison to results
obtained in previous
years of the five-year
cycle,
4. provide an analysis of
the results, including
corrective measures if
it appears the
objective is not met.
ASSURANCES:
By submitting this proposal, we assure that:
1. The faculty members who teach this course have agreed to the learning outcomes and assessment methods.
2. Assessment results will be reviewed annually by the faculty and submitted to the University Requirements Curriculum Committee.
Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
24 April 2010 (approved by the University Requirements Curriculum Committee)
17 May 2010 (approved by the Educational Policies Council)
13 September 2010 (approved by the Faculty Senate)
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3. Modifications to the course and/or assessment plan will be based on the annual review.
Department Chair/School Director (or designee) Signature __________________________________________ Date ______________________
Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
24 April 2010 (approved by the University Requirements Curriculum Committee)
17 May 2010 (approved by the Educational Policies Council)
13 September 2010 (approved by the Faculty Senate)
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