Outcome:
Social & Behavioral
Sciences Knowledge
(link to full rubric)
Full coverage:
address any five
elements.
Partial coverage:
address any three
elements.
Rubric Element
My Class:
Specific Course
Outcome
Student work used to assess
achievement of the
outcome (Assessment)
Identifies facts,
Explain the roles of
Multiple choice questions on
vocabulary, definitions, federal, state, and local exam
terms, concepts, people governments in
managing human
activities in US marine
& coastal waters
Recognizes concepts or Provide examples of
Multiple choice questions on
tools relevant for
existing and potential exam
application to a task
management strategies
for addressing marine
& coastal policy issues
in the US
Asks questions or
frames hypotheses
relevant to the task
Collects information
relevant to address the
task – e.g. data;
literature sources
Identifies relevant
information to develop
an argument to address
marine & coastal policy
issues
How will this course provide
content to address student
outcomes? (Student practice)
homework assignment based
on lectures and readings
case studies presented in
lectures and readings;
associated in-class exercises
Writing assignment: position case studies presented in
statement about a proposed lectures and readings;
management action (e.g.,
associated in-class exercises
wind farm in New England
waters)
Analyzes: Applies
concepts to address the
task
Analyzes: Deconstructs
an argument by
indicating claims and/or
evidence and
synthesizes evidence
from multiple sources
Analyzes: Evaluates
Develop a defensible
support for claims and argument for strategies
justifies conclusions
to address marine &
coastal policy issues
Writing assignment: position case studies presented in
statement about a proposed lectures and readings;
management action (e.g.,
associated in-class exercises
wind farm in New England
waters)
Innovates:
Demonstrates
innovative and creative
thinking with regard to
an idea, claim, question,
form, or performance
Assesses different
strategies for
addressing marine &
coastal policy issues
Writing assignment: position case studies presented in
statement about a proposed lectures and readings;
management action (e.g.,
associated in-class exercises
wind farm in New England
waters)