2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
Outcomes Assessment Activities
Assessment of the foreign languages program is the
responsibility of the Foreign Languages Program
Assessment Committee, consisting of the associate
chair for Foreign Languages and three other faculty
members. The committee’s annual reports evaluating
the program and proposing any needed changes are
compiled from the following information:
• A central file of course syllabi with representative
assignments is maintained by the department for
inspection by the committee and other qualified
persons.
• Faculty advisors monitor each student’s progress
towards completing major requirements and
meeting the program goals listed in the catalog.
Advisors report any problems or deficiencies in the
program encountered by the students to the
program assessment committee through the
associate chair.
• All Spanish majors complete a senior project
emphasizing professional standards and sharpening
the proficiency skills students have acquired in
other Spanish courses. All students will be
required to submit a copy of their project to the
Program Assessment Committee for review.
• An exit exam evaluates proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing as well as understanding
of Hispanic cultures.
• The Program Assessment Committee reviews the
senior projects and the results of the exit exam on
an annual basis and prepares an analysis of what
is revealed about the program’s success.
• The Program Assessment Committee administers
a student-satisfaction questionnaire to all senior
foreign languages majors and minors each year. A
similar questionnaire is sent to recent graduates
on a periodic basis.
• The Program Assessment Committee monitors
the foreign languages curricula at leading
comparable institutions and apprises the department
of innovations worthy of consideration.
HISTORY/ POLITICAL SCIENCE/
PHILOSOPHY/GEOGRAPHY
DEPARTMENT
Department Chair: M. Gose
Faculty: Berardi, Carter, Harris, Gose, Loats,
Matusiak, Rees, Sandoval, Spade
The programs in history, political science, philosophy,
and geography are intended to provide domains of
study both for students who desire knowledge for
personal enrichment and for students who desire to
apply knowledge toward career objectives. Students
who major or minor in the fields of the department
should expect to develop and refine knowledge of
other cultures and the historical and political development
of the modern world. Students should also
expect to engage in methodical research. Other
expectations of students include the ability to prepare
rationally cogent papers and the ability to understand
political theories, historical movements, and the
connections between each.
Departmental programs not only prepare students for
occupations in government, business, education, and
industry, but also are central to the University’s
traditional function of transmitting culture from
generation to generation.
HISTORY PROGRAM
The major in history leads to the degree of Bachelor of
Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) and prepares
students for careers in teaching, law, government, and
private enterprise, as well as entry into graduate
programs.
Program Goals
• To provide students with a general knowledge of
history and historical methodology;
• To prepare students, through training in communication
skills and in research methods, to gain
knowledge of a given area of history;
• To prepare students to continue personal study
and learning about specific subject areas in the
discipline on an independent basis;
• To prepare students to engage in critical thinking;
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