GE Area: C: _____________________
Department: _____________________
Term/Year: _____________________________
GEO Area Outcomes
_____________________ Course Level SLOs
GEO 1:
GEO 2:
GEO 3:
GEO 4:
EXAMPLE:
(NOTE: There are a large number of course outcomes associated with each GE outcome in this example. That’s likely not going to be true for most courses. Also note that the
mapping might not be great and will facilitate discussion and updates at both the GE and course outcome levels.)
GE Area: C: Natural Sciences
Department: Earth Sciences
Term/Year: Fall 2012
GEO Area C Outcomes
GEO 1: communicate scientific
ideas and theories effectively
GEO 2: demonstrate an
understanding of the
GEO 3: apply models to explain the behavior of commonly occurring
phenomena
scientific method
Geology 10 Course Level SLOs
Diagram and explain features
and processes associated with
each type of plate boundary.
Compare and contrast minerals
and the three main rock types
and their relationship to the rock
cycle and natural geologic
processes.
Identify, classify, and interpret
the formation history of common
rock-forming minerals, and
igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks.
Compare and contrast the
various types of volcanoes ~
their geologic settings, eruptive
style, and associated landforms
and hazards.
Experience and be able to
demonstrate the magnitude of
geologic time.
Synthesize various data
points and natural
phenomena to understand
the origin of the Earth.
Diagram and evaluate the
structure of the Earth's
interior, including physical
and chemical layers, heat,
magnetic fields, and
gravity and the data that
support this
understanding.
Synthesize various data points and natural phenomena to understand the
origin of the Earth.
Evaluate and interpret the model of Plate Tectonics based on global
geologic phenomena and features.
GEO 4: evaluate how
measurement errors impact
the application of scientific
models
Use the principles of relative
and radiometric dating to
interpret the geologic history
of a sequence of rocks and
structures.
Diagram, define, and analyze the environments that produce stress and the
resulting deformation (elastic rebound, folds, and faults).
Compare and contrast the origins, hazards, and consequences of
earthquakes that occur in different geologic settings globally.
Diagram and evaluate the structure of the Earth's interior, including physical
and chemical layers, heat, magnetic fields, and gravity and the data that
support this understanding.
Diagram and evaluate the formation of continents through accretion of
terranes and use this understanding to interpret the variations in continental
materials worldwide.
Relate rock weathering, mass wasting, streams, glaciers, and waves to the
development of major geologic features and phenomena.
Evaluate the effects of how humans interact with and try to control a variety
of
geologic processes such as rivers flooding and sand movement on
beaches.
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