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COLL 200
COLL 200 courses encourage students to make coherent and meaningful interconnections across academic disciplines and recognize the difference in methodologies, modes of inquiry, and ways of knowing. They are "anchored" in at least one of the three knowledge domains: Arts, Letters, and Values (ALV); Cultures, Societies, and the Individual (CSI); and Natural and Quantitative Reasoning (NQR). These courses "reach out" to one or both of the other knowledge domains, highlighting commonalities and differences among disciplines.
The COLL 200 assessment involves the collection and evaluation of course portfolios. While there are several objectives of COLL 200 courses, the following Learning Expectations are the basis of this assessment.
COLL 200 Learning Expectations (i.e., what the faculty expects students to learn and be able to do in COLL 200 courses):
- Master basic ideas and methods central to the primary knowledge domain(s).
- Make coherent and meaningful interconnections across the academic domains.
COLL 200 Course Portfolio Description
Course Portfolios show how courses address the COLL 200 learning expectations above. A course portfolio includes the following:
- Course Syllabus (required) – the EPC suggests including COLL 200 language.
- Narrative (required) – briefly describes how learning expectations are met through course experiences.
- Instructions for Student Assignment(s) (required) – instructions to students for completing assignments that address the learning expectations above. In some cases, a single assignment may demonstrate both expectations.
- Samples of Student Work (required) – a high-, mid-, and low-performing sample of student work for each assignment described in the Narrative.
- Additional Materials (optional) – materials that further demonstrate to reviewers how assignments address learning expectations (e., grade distributions, rubrics/grading guides, comments, etc.).
- Course Portfolio Rating Guide – completed by reviewers after evaluating the portfolio.