Rubric for Course Application to the Core
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Acceptable
Requires Revision
12. Explain why this course fits into this foundational component area
Explanation is course
specific
Explanation links course
content to application of
empirical and scientific
methods that contribute to
the understanding of what
makes us human
Explanation links course
content to the exploration of
behavior and interactions
among individuals, groups,
institutions, and events,
examining their impact on
the individual, society, and
culture
13. Core Objectives
Critical Thinking
Description indicates how
students will be instructed in
Critical Thinking skills: to
include creative thinking,
innovation, inquiry, and
analysis, evaluation and
synthesis of information
Description indicates how
students will applydemonstrate-practice Critical
Thinking skills: to include
creative thinking,
innovation, inquiry, and
analysis, evaluation and
synthesis of information
Communication Skills
Description indicates how
students will be instructed in
Communication Skills: to
include effective
development, interpretation
and expression of ideas
through written, oral and
visual communication
Description indicates how
students will applydemonstrate-practice
Communication Skills: to
include effective
development, interpretation
and expression of ideas
through written, oral and
visual communication
Unacceptable
Empirical and Quantitative Skills
Description indicates how
students will be instructed in
Empirical and Quantitative
Skills: to include the
manipulation and analysis of
numerical data observable
facts resulting in informed
conclusions
Description indicates how
students will applydemonstrate-practice
Empirical and Quantitative
Skills: to include the
manipulation and analysis of
numerical data observable
facts resulting in informed
conclusions
Social Responsibility
Description indicates how
students will be instructed in
Social Responsibility: to
include intercultural
competence, knowledge of
civic responsibility, and the
ability to engage effectively
in regional, national, and
global communities
Description indicates how
students will applydemonstrate-practice Social
Responsibility: to include
intercultural competence,
knowledge of civic
responsibility, and the ability
to engage effectively in
regional, national, and global
communities