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Course Outcomes Form
Northwest Indian College
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Before completing this form, please refer to the Instructions for Completing the Course Outcomes
Form. Please submit this form electronically to [email protected].
Last date this form was updated or edited
September 30, 2005
Course Number (e.g., ENGL 101)
GEOL 101
Course Name (e.g., English Composition I)
Introduction to Geology
List all instructor(s) who participated in
creating and approved these course outcomes
(please consult with at least one other person)
Rochelle Troyano
List the main textbooks, readings or other
resources used in this course (including title,
year and publisher)
A. NWIC outcomes: From the List of NWIC Outcomes, in order of priority, select the most important
outcomes you assess in this course (at least one NWIC outcome must be chosen).
NWIC outcome # (e.g., “2a.
write standard English”)
Instructional Activities: How
will students master this
outcome? (e.g., solving
problems, group activity)
Assessment/Evaluation Strategies:
How will you measure this
outcome? (e.g., student
presentations, essays)
Written Communication: 2b.
Write answers to essay questions
Essays clearly answer questions
Find, access, and navigate
websites
Student summarizes and discusses
material found during internet search
write in a variety of text forms
using various credible
sources.
Computer Skills: 4d. Use the
Internet for research
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B. Course outcomes: In order of priority, list the most important other learning outcomes for this course that
you assess (a maximum of 8).
Other course outcomes:
Complete the sentence –
As a result of this course,
students will be able to…
Explain and interpret the
geologic processes involved
in forming and changing the
landscapes in the Pacific
Northwest and the world.
Describe global plate
tectonics and interpret
tectonic processes taking
place by observing various
global patterns, such as
distribution of earthquakes,
volcanoes, topographic relief.
Identify and explain the
meaning and origin of
igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks that are
common to our area. Students
will construct the rock cycle
and explain how rocks can be
transformed given the
appropriate geologic process.
Characterize and explain the
nature of geologic events that
could affect our lives in the
Pacific Northwest, such as
earthquakes, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions, floods,
landslides.
Explain and interpret the
geologic processes involved
in forming and changing the
landscapes in the Pacific
Northwest and the world.
Instructional Activities: How
will students master this
outcome? (e.g., solving
problems, group activity)
1. Presentation of lecture based
on text
2. use of Internet-based learning
activities
Assessment / Evaluation Strategies:
How will you measure this
outcome? (e.g., student
presentations, essays)
a. Exams/quizzes employing
combination of multiple choice,
true/false/short answer questions
b. Weekly reflection papers to
enhance recall
1. Presentation of lecture based
on text
2. use of Internet-based learning
activities
a. Exams/quizzes employing
combination of multiple choice,
true/false/short answer questions
1. Presentation of lecture based
on text
2. Use of Internet-based
learning activities
3. Have student use PowerPoint
to produce photo journal of
related material
a. Exams/quizzes employing
combination of multiple choice,
true/false/short answer questions
1. Presentation of lecture based
on text
2. Use of Internet-based
learning activities
3. Have student use PowerPoint
to produce photo journal of
related material
a. Exams/quizzes employing
combination of multiple choice,
true/false/short answer questions
1. Presentation of lecture based
on text
2. Use of Internet-based
learning activities
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Created by Anne Marie Karlberg (please email [email protected] with questions or ideas)
b. Weekly reflection papers to
enhance recall
b. Weekly reflection papers to
enhance recall
c. Have student use PowerPoint to
produce photo journal of related
material
b. Weekly reflection papers to
enhance recall
c. Have student use PowerPoint to
produce photo journal of related
material
a. Exams/quizzes employing
combination of multiple choice,
true/false/short answer questions
b. Weekly reflection papers to
enhance recall
C. List the NWIC outcomes and course outcomes from above on your syllabus.
D:\582739243.doc
Updated 5/3/2017
Created by Anne Marie Karlberg (please email [email protected] with questions or ideas)