Course Goals

American Studies Learning Outcomes:

  • Integrate knowledge from several disciplinary perspectives.
  • Read and assess primary and secondary sources from a variety of genres and mediums.
  • Communicate evidence and analysis orally.

Writing Intensive Outcomes:

  • Understand and be able to explain the conventions and expectations of oral communication as practiced within the discipline of the course taken.
  • Apply theories and strategies for crafting messages (verbal, nonverbal, and visual) for audiences and purposes.
  • Craft oral messages after a conscious process in which various options are reviewed and will be able to explain and support their choices.
  • Plan, research, organize, support, and deliver ideas and arguments in a public speaking setting.

Digitally Intensive Outcomes:

  • Successfully locate and critically evaluate information using the Internet, library databases, and/or other digital tools.
  • Use digital tools to safely, ethically, and effectively produce and exchange information and ideas.
  • Creatively adapt to emerging and evolving technology.

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