Course Description
An intensive focus on foundational tools for reasoning, including constructing sound arguments; evaluating the quality of evidence; and forming judgments about the evidence, arguments, and conclusions of others in Social and Behavioral Sciences disciplines. Prerequisite: Restricted to students in Lloyd International Honors College; Note: May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.
Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Weekly Quizzes | 25% |
Discussion concepts, comments, & summaries | 25% |
Midterm examination | 25% |
Final examination | 25% |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
100 - 93 | A |
92 - 90 | A- |
89 - 87 | B+ |
86 - 83 | B |
82 - 80 | B- |
79 - 77 | C+ |
76 - 73 | C |
72 - 70 | C- |
69 - 67 | D+ |
66 - 63 | D |
62 - 60 | D- |
59 or below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/Engagement, Class Discussions and Activities, etc is required.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors, Nicholas Wade, Penguin, Release Date: April 20, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1594200793 | ISBN-13: 978-1594200793
The Africans: an Ethnological Account, Harold K. Schneider. 1981, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, ISBN-13: 9780130186485, ISBN 0-13-018648-1.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.