ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION:
Review the student learning outcomes for this course (hint: they’re in the syllabus). Select the
outcomes you think achieved. In an essay of 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages, tell me (1) how
and why you think you achieved those outcomes; please refer to specific
information/assignments from the course as you make your argument; (2) tell me how you
intend to apply the skills and/or content you learned in this course in coming semesters; and (3)
in a concluding paragraph, please offer specific suggestions for how you think the course could
be improved in future semesters.
GRADING CRITERIA:
The Final Assignment will be graded based on the following criteria:
1. Your engagement with all three aspects of the prompt
2. The depth of your thinking & specificity of examples
3. Organization and style/mechanics/grammar
Student Learning Outcomes
• Students will develop a body of historical knowledge with breadth of time and place—as
well as a depth of detail—in order to discern context
• Students will develop historical methods by questioning, synthesizing, and
interpreting complex material
• Students will develop empathy toward people in distinct historical moments
• Students will consider a variety of historical sources for credibility and perspective, and
revise analyses when new evidence requires it.
• Students will apply historical knowledge and historical thinking to contemporary
issues to act as engaged, responsible global citizens.
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