Social Sciences – Featured Week: Jan 22-26

January 18, 2018

Overview for all featured weeks

Although we are thinking about content subject matter and skills, general education also involves a broader vision.

Clemson’s current social science competency statement

Describe and explain human actions using social science concepts and evidence.

Clemson’s current rubric for assessing social science

Key questions for in-person and virtual discussions

• What is valuable for students to know and do in this domain of knowledge?
• How do we know they have achieved it?
• What might a student learning outcome for social science look like in the community? In an internship or co-op?
• How can courses in this area help students with evidence-based civil discourse? With ethical thinking?

Resources and other models for this general education student learning outcome: 

SocialSciences_Examples

Please come to an in-person discussion and/or provide your responses and feedback and thoughts in the comments feature of this post.