Great Conversations about Democracy

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

UNCG MAC Civic and Community SLOs

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts, or information.

• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

• Evaluate key concepts, principles, arguments, and contexts in founding documents of the American Republic including the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and a representative selection of the Federalist Papers.

• Evaluate key milestones in progress and challenges in the effort to form a more perfect union, including the arguments and contexts surrounding the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Letter from a Birmingham Jail, as well as other texts that reflect the breadth of American experiences.

Communication Studies SLOs

• Practice engaged dialogue, deliberation, and decision-making using well-supported models and methods.

• Demonstrate critical and creative decision-making.

• Practice self-reflexive communicative action.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Group presentations	30%
Perspective papers	40%
Personal reflection	10%
Participation	20%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
≥ 93%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
<60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Students are expected to participate in each class session. Non-attendance or non-participation may result in lower scores, failing the course, or being dropped from the course. Attendance and participation account for 20% of the final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.