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SCLA 10100

Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking And Communication I: Antiquity To Modernity
SCLA 10100

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About the Course
SCLA 101 is the first of a two-semester sequence of courses devoted to essential texts and ideas in human literature from antiquity to the present.  SCLA 101 is part of Level I of the Cornerstone certificate program.  It fulfills the Written Communication and Information Literacy requirements in the University Core Curriculum. The course is dedicated to developing and enhancing the ability of students to write in a variety of genres, advancing their understanding of the importance of rhetorical situations and choices; analyzing and constructing arguments; gathering and evaluating sources; as well as learning how to read and evaluate print and visual media. 
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
 
Written Communication
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Write with clarity, coherence, and concision in a variety of genres.
  2. Demonstrate an importance of rhetorical situations and choices for a variety of audiences and contexts.
  3. Demonstrate critical thinking about writing through reading, analysis, discussion, composing and revising texts in a range of genres.
  4. Apply a clear understanding of the process of writing and successfully organize, present, and communicate meaning to fellow readers.
  5. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the claims of a variety of sources.
  6. Engage critically with transformative texts, drawing on multiple perspectives including the individual, the historical, and the contemporary.
 
Information Literacy
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Conduct research, engaging search strategies and locating the relevant sources.
  2. Determine the quantity of information needed, including supplemental sources, in order to satisfy a well-designed research question.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to summarize, synthesize, quote, and document sources, using an appropriate documentation style.
  4. Critically evaluate information for its quality, accuracy, bias, authority, and relevance.
  5. Display an understanding of the historical, ethical, and cultural contexts of both a research question and the sources used to answer it.
  6. Express a clear understanding of the issues of intellectual property (such as fair use, plagiarism, and copyright).

SCLA 10100

Course Catalog
SCLA 10100 Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking And Communication I: Antiquity To Modernity

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. The primary goal of the course is to provide students with a foundational knowledge of transformative literature from around the world as well as fundamental reading, writing, speaking and analytical skills. This first course in the sequence introduces students to great texts from antiquity to the birth of the modern era. Its goal is to create life-long learners, open to the world, and sensitive to other points of view. It exposes students from across the university to the ideas, skill-set and inspiration that animates from the liberal arts, and it also introduces them to liberal arts faculty. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By: College of Liberal Arts
Department: College of Liberal Arts Admin
Course Attributes
Lower Division, GTC-Information Literacy, UC-Written Communication, UC-Information Literacy, GTC-Written Communication
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette SW Anderson SW Columbus SW Kokomo SW Subaru Manufacturing Campus SW New Albany SW Richmond SW South Bend
Learning Objectives
1. Write with clarity, coherence, and concision in a variety of genres. 2. Demonstrate an importance of rhetorical situations and choices for a variety of audiences and contexts. 3. Demonstrate critical thinking about writing through reading, analysis, discussion, composing and revising texts in a range of genres. 4. Apply a clear understanding of the process of writing (including drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and collaborating with others and providing feedback); and successfully organize, present, and communicate meaning to fellow readers in at least 8,000 words of polished writing. 5. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the claims of a variety of print, digital, audio and visual sources. 6. Engage critically with transformative texts, drawing on multiple perspectives including the individual, the historical, and the contemporary.
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