METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER
REQUEST FOR GENERAL STUDIES DESIGNATION (2012-13)
NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Please review the Course Selection Criteria for this category for assistance in completing this
form, particularly as it relates to the percentages associated with each Student Learning
Outcome.
If this course is also being submitted for the Global Diversity Category, check here , and
complete and attach the separate Global Diversity General Studies Designation request.
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A. Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the specific ways in which this course addresses each of these Student Learning
Outcomes, providing students opportunities to develop the skills and/or acquire the knowledge.
Include reference to readings, discussions, lectures, and other pedagogical tools which will be
used. See the Criteria Table for examples.
1. Demonstrate effective use of technologies appropriate to the task and discipline. (10%)
2. Demonstrate the ability to locate sources when information is needed, and to evaluate the
authenticity, validity, and reliability of resources applied to a specific purpose. (10%)
10. Describe how the methods of science are used to generate new knowledge. (30%)
11. Use graphical, symbolic and statistical methods to organize, analyze and interpret data in
a manner appropriate to the discipline. (25%)
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19. Describe the foundational knowledge and impacts of a field of science using analytical
tools appropriate to the field. (60%)
20. Use knowledge and observations to formulate hypotheses, identify relevant variables and
design experiments to test hypotheses. (10%)
21. Develop concepts of accuracy, precision, and the role of repeatability in the acquisition of
scientific data. (10%)
B. Assessment of Student Learning
Identify and describe at least one specific form of assessing student achievement of each Student
Learning Outcome which will be a regular part of the course. Include attachments as applicable.
A single piece of student work may be used to assess student achievement of more than one
Student Learning Outcome. See the Criteria Table for potential data for use in assessment.
1. Demonstrate effective use of technologies appropriate to the task and discipline.
2. Demonstrate the ability to locate sources when information is needed, and to evaluate the
authenticity, validity, and reliability of resources applied to a specific purpose.
10. Describe how the methods of science are used to generate new knowledge.
11. Use graphical, symbolic and statistical methods to organize, analyze and interpret data in
a manner appropriate to the discipline.
19. Describe the foundational knowledge and impacts of a field of science using analytical
tools appropriate to the field.
20. Use knowledge and observations to formulate hypotheses, identify relevant variables and
design experiments to test hypotheses.
21. Develop concepts of accuracy, precision, and the role of repeatability in the acquisition of
scientific data.
C. Conformance with Course Selection Guidelines
Briefly describe how the course meets the course section guidelines
 The course must meet the full requirements of the Student Learning Outcomes, or must be
paired with a corequisite lab course that, as a pair complete the outcomes.
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Approvals:
Department Curriculum Committee / Date
Department Chair or Program Director / Date
School Curriculum Committee / Date
Dean or Associate Dean / Date
Chair, General Studies Committee / Date
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs / Date