Course Descriptions

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

(1) Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

Write clear, detailed, well organized and well developed academic essays (cause and effect and persuasive)

Read or hear different points of view on the same subject and critically respond

Summarize and synthesize opposing points of view and respond appropriately

Employ the elements of the writing process, peer review/peer editing

Write a 1000 word essay with clear purpose, concrete sentences, basic use of transitions and an understanding of cohesiveness

Demonstrate an understanding of all the elements of a strong essay, understanding the necessity of a ‘hook”, supporting information, a clear thesis and a strong closing statement.

Demonstrate an awareness of both audience and author’s purpose

Midterm and Final exams: In class academic essay (750-1000 words) - compare/contrast and causal (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

(2) Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

Vocabulary building based on the 2000-word list.

Summarize academic texts of 750 -1000 words in a timed setting (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

(3) Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

Use of all verb tenses and more complex grammatical structures.

Incorporation of gerunds, infinitives, and participle phrases, and passive voice

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

(1) Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

Write clear, detailed, well organized and well developed academic essays (cause and effect and persuasive)

Read or hear different points of view on the same subject and critically respond

Summarize and synthesize opposing points of view and respond appropriately

Employ the elements of the writing process, peer review/peer editing

Write a 1000 word essay with clear purpose, concrete sentences, basic use of transitions and an understanding of cohesiveness

Demonstrate an understanding of all the elements of a strong essay, understanding the necessity of a ‘hook”, supporting information, a clear thesis and a strong closing statement.

Demonstrate an awareness of both audience and author’s purpose

Midterm and Final exams: In class academic essay (750-1000 words) - compare/contrast and causal (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

(2) Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

Vocabulary building based on the 2000-word list.

Summarize academic texts of 750 -1000 words in a timed setting (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

(3) Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

Use of all verb tenses and more complex grammatical structures.

Incorporation of gerunds, infinitives, and participle phrases, and passive voice

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to complex academic lectures, presentations, and conversations

(1) Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to complex academic lectures, presentations, and conversations

Academic listening- interviews and lectures

Pre, active and post-listening skills for listening passages at this level.

•          Making predictions

•          Listening for main ideas

•          Forming WH- questions

•          Note-taking- use telegraphic language, symbols, abbreviations to take quality notes

•          Understanding and using word stress, reductions, intonation

•          Strategies for dealing with unknown words

Midterm and final exams (SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

1. Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary from the academic word list.

(2) Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary from the academic word list.

Use sophisticated vocabulary and academic tones

Vocabulary quizzes (SLO 2)

1. Identify appropriate services on campus for various needs

(3) Identify appropriate services on campus for various needs

Lectures and talks by campus representatives

Campus tour

4. Demonstrate the use of appropriate register with professors and classmates

(4) Demonstrate the use of appropriate register with professors and classmates

Role play and simulation exercises

Oral exams (SLO 4)

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in speaking.

(1) Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in speaking.

Predict content, compare information from different sources, share cultural perspective, examine graphics, apply general concepts to specific data, analyze and present data

Summarize data, use telegraphic language, paraphrase, use symbols/abbreviations, use space to show organizational structure, create charts

Prepare and deliver academic presentations

Academic Speaking- collecting and interpreting data for presentation in general and specific terms

Use of complex grammar structures while speaking

Use a PowerPoint effectively in presentation-making

Correct pronunciation/natural accent

Unit quizzes (SLO 1, 2, 3)

Oral presentations 4-6 minutes using notes (SLO 1, 2)

1. Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to lectures, presentations, and conversations.

(2) Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to lectures, presentations, and conversations.

Listen for specific information, tone of voice, draw inferences, anticipate answers, and summarize what was heard using notes. Academic listening- interviews and lectures

Understanding stories, directions, requests, opinions.

Pre, active and post-listening skills for listening passages at this level.

•  Making predictions

•  Listening for main ideas

•  Forming WH- questions

•  Note-taking- use telegraphic language, symbols, abbreviations to take quality notes

•  Understanding and using word stress, reductions, intonation

•  Strategies for dealing with unknown words

Interviews/oral exams (SLO 1, 2, 3)

Listening quizzes (SLO 2)

1. Demonstrate appropriate vocabulary usage in oral communication.

(3) Demonstrate appropriate vocabulary usage in oral communication.

Build background knowledge on a topic, guess vocabulary through context, and demonstrate understanding and ability to use academic vocabulary

Use sophisticated vocabulary and academic tones

Interview and listening to new lecture + questions

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in speaking.

(1) Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in speaking.

Predict content, compare information from different sources, share cultural perspective, examine graphics, apply general concepts to specific data, analyze and present data

Summarize data, use telegraphic language, paraphrase, use symbols/abbreviations, use space to show organizational structure, create charts

Prepare and deliver academic presentations

Academic Speaking- collecting and interpreting data for presentation in general and specific terms

Use of complex grammar structures while speaking

Use a PowerPoint effectively in presentation-making

Correct pronunciation/natural accent

Unit quizzes (SLO 1, 2, 3)

Oral presentations 4-6 minutes using notes (SLO 1, 2)

1. Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to lectures, presentations, and conversations.

(2) Apply listening skills to comprehend and respond to lectures, presentations, and conversations.

Listen for specific information, tone of voice, draw inferences, anticipate answers, and summarize what was heard using notes. Academic listening- interviews and lectures

Understanding stories, directions, requests, opinions.

Pre, active and post-listening skills for listening passages at this level.

•          Making predictions

•          Listening for main ideas

•          Forming WH- questions

•          Note-taking- use telegraphic language, symbols, abbreviations to take quality notes

•          Understanding and using word stress, reductions, intonation

•          Strategies for dealing with unknown words

Interviews/oral exams (SLO 1, 2, 3)

Listening quizzes (SLO 2)

1. Demonstrate appropriate vocabulary usage in oral communication.

(3) Demonstrate appropriate vocabulary usage in oral communication.

Build background knowledge on a topic, guess vocabulary through context, and demonstrate understanding and ability to use academic vocabulary

Use sophisticated vocabulary and academic tones

Interview and listening to new lecture + questions

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Demonstrate knowledge of test taking skills.

(1) Demonstrate knowledge of test taking skills.

Practice test taking strategies

Practice tests

Practice tests (SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

1. Apply level appropriate writing skills to academic writing.

(2) Apply level appropriate writing skills to academic writing.

Writing short essays

Writing responses to prompts and reading passages

1. Apply readings skills to comprehend and respond to reading passages and novels.

(3) Apply reading skills to comprehend and respond to reading passages and novels.

Read academic passages and write summaries and reactions

Practice reading skills (skimming, scanning, etc.)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in listening and speaking.

(4) Demonstrate level appropriate fluency and accuracy in listening and speaking.

Impromptu speeches

Impromptu speeches based on a reading or listening passage

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

1. Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

(1) Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

Write a 1200-1500 word research paper, using multiple sources, including at least 4-6 academic sources.

Accurately summarize and analyze opposing view, use paraphrasing, concessions and rebuttal

Incorporate summary, paraphrase, quotations, in text citation and work cited page

Able to write a 1200-1500 word essay with mastery of all the elements of a strong essay, a “hook”, supporting information, clear concise thesis and convincing concluding statement

Write a cause and effect and definitional essay

Understand and utilize a writing rubric to assess essays for use in the writing process and peer review

Growing understanding of the importance and employment of the elements of the writing process, review, editing, and use of rubrics

Produce a 1,500 word research paper with 6 academic sources (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

(2) Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

Vocabulary building based on the 2000-word list and academic word list.

Able to read, summarize, and respond to an academic essay of 750 words within a two hour time period (SLO 1, 2, 3)

1. Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

(3) Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

Use all verb tenses, complex sentence structures, assume a more academic voice and more scholarly vocabulary with few or no grammatical/spelling/syntax errors

Midterm and Final exams: In class academic essay (750-1000 words) - compare/contrast and causal (SLO 1, 2, 3)

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Students will identify the variety of socio-political drivers present and the principal methods of creating legislative change.  

In multiple choice and essay questions over two mid-term exams and a final exam, students will demonstrate proficiency of the nomenclature of law. 

Students will be able to identify and explain the economic, social, and political factors that influence laws and administrative rules.

Students will be able to assess significant legislative articles, and identify administrative gaps using legal analysis. 

Students will write read and response articles to existing and proposed legislation, identifying subjects or geographical regions exempted.

Describe the diffusion and adaptation of environmental laws effectively using concepts taught in the course.

Through a 7-8 page paper, each student will discuss a specific topic and write an analytical paper identifying the statutes origins and overall successes and challenges.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Prepare a professional presentation of their strengths, both written and oral, to be given to future employers or graduate schools.

Cover letters, resumes, mock interviews

Create connections with potential employers and formulate a plan for seeking employment

Participation in discussions with professionals, including alumni

Student participation during discussions with professionals, class discussions

Reflect on their strengths and weaknesses as potential employees and how they relate to their experience at CWU

Written reflection, program evaluation survey

Evaluate their academic experiences in the environmental studies program at CWU, both in the classroom and outside of it

Program evaluation survey, class discussions.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Student will be able to interpret and employ key elements of intersectionality theory in regards to educational issues centering on race/ethnicity, class and gender. 

Demonstrate competence in classification of key elements of intersectionality theory in regards to education. Assessed by exam of multiple choice and short essay questions.  

Student will be able to define, summarize, and analyze historical issues and concerns facing American Education with regard to race, class, and gender. Student will be able to understand and apply theoretical models of education such as cultural capital and habitus as related to race/ethnicity, class, and gender.

Demonstrate competence of historical educational issues. Assessed by exam of multiple choice and short essay questions. Assessed by exam rubric and instructors’ critical evaluation of a five-page writing assignment.

Student will be able to analyze and interpret the current issues confronting education and how issues of intersectionality (race, class, and gender), are demonstrated in these issues.

Demonstrate competence of current educational and intersectionality issues. Assessed by exam of multiple choice and short essay questions. Assessed by exam rubric and instructors’ critical evaluation of a five-page writing assignment.

Student will be able to understand, operationalize, and employ theoretical concepts from social reproduction and intersectionality theory.

Application of sociological perspective. Assessed by exam rubric and instructors’ critical evaluation of individual contribution to group project and overall group presentation.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Students will demonstrate knowledge of appropriate terminology used for movement analysis and understand the mechanical principles of human movements

Laboratory activity: analyze human movement in the Motion Analysis Lab

Examination

Rubric-based written report

Students will be able to identify general movement patterns for bipedal gait.

Laboratory activity: performing video based gait analysis

Examination

Rubric-based written report

Students will understand and be able to apply biomechanical principles to various joint actions.

Laboratory activity utilizing motion capture instrumentation to analyze vertical jumps

Examination

Rubric-based written report

Students will be able to use biomechanical principles to evaluate human movement performance

Laboratory activity utilizing software tools to model and quantify human movements

Examination

Rubric-based written report

Students will be able to synthesize concepts of human movement analysis in order to improve human movement performance.

Students will select a topic related to human movement analysis and critically review peer-reviewed journal articles and discuss their findings

Rubric-based written report

Oral presentation

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Evaluate principles of exercise prescription for a variety of clinical populations.

Written examinations and case studies.

Design an exercise prescription based on raw data collected from various exercise tests.

Written examinations and case studies and laboratory activities.

Summarize and evaluate and apply the ACSM screening and cardiovascular risk stratification protocol.

Written examinations and laboratory activities.

Evaluate and respond to emergency situations that may develop during an exercise session involving high-risk clients.

Laboratory activities.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Relate clinical symptoms and conditions to a variety of disorders.

Under the guidance of a preceptor, discuss assessment procedures and follow directions to indicate or contraindicate specific conditions.

Discussion with preceptor.

Prepare an action plan resulting from a confirmed diagnosis.

Under the guidance of the preceptor, prepare a plan following standardized guidelines to facilitate patient treatment.

Preceptor reviews plan and provides feedback.

Predict the outcome of a sequential treatment plan.

Monitor progress of the recovery plan and compare prognosis with actual outcomes.

Present a before and after analysis of the plan to the preceptor and discuss any observed differences.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Describe antecedents, consequences, and intervention for common romantic relationship issues.

Students will be assessed in the couple intervention project and on in-class exams.

Articulate how contemporary societal issues influence relationship processes.

students will be assessed via in-class writing assignments, on in-class exams, and in the couple intervention project

Analyze romantic relationship processes within the contexts in which they take place using Ecological Systems Theory and empirical literature

Students will be assessed in the interview application paper and on in-class exams.

Summarize historical variations in romantic relationship formation, dynamics, and termination and changes in individuals’ behaviors within relationships over time.

Students will be assessed via in-class writing assignments and on in-class exams.

Summarize key findings from empirical articles about romantic relationship dynamics

Students will be assessed via in-class writing assignments, on in-class exams, and in the couple intervention project.

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Describe principles of effective parenting across child development

Students will be assessed in in-class assignments and exams.

Interpret parenting practices in the context of culture.

Students will be assessed via in-class assignments and exams, as well as through the cultural parenting practices presentation.

Compile resources for parents of diverse backgrounds

Students will be assessed in in-class assignments as well as in the curriculum design project.

Design a parenting education curriculum.

Students will be assessed in in-class assignments as well as in the curriculum design project.

Evaluate the efficacy of existing parenting education programs.

Students will be assessed in a final parenting program evaluation paper and class presentation.