Honors College Quantitative Reasoning Seminar: Gender, Race, and Class

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Course-Specific SLOs

• Think analytically by developing a deeper understanding of class, gender, and race, the relationships between them, and their roles in various social systems.

• Synthesize information by working with texts to develop coherent arguments using different authors perspectives and to distill theoretical information into layman's terms.

• Analyze and interpret data by learning to discern the underlying logic of academic arguments presented in text and as data, and engaging in critical discussions with the class and course materials.

MAC (Minerva’s Academic Curriculum) SLOs for Quantitative Reasoning

• Interrelate real-world information with mathematical forms (e.g., with functions, equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words, geometric figures).

• Formulate and justify conclusions based on quantitative arguments.

• Communicate the quantitative evidence of the argument.

Honors College SLO

• Build critical oral communication skills using creative pedagogies and modes of learning that incorporate performance, improvisation, and play as part of developing social and emotional intelligence for greater global competency.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Memos	50 points
Final Paper	10 points
Attendance	25 points
Participation	15 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-94	A
93-91	A-
90-88	B+
87-84	B
83-81	B-
80-78	C+
77-74	C
73-71	C-
70-68	D+
67-64	D
63-61	D-
60 & Below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.