Goals and Outcomes Matrix DRAFT

Metropolitan State University of Denver
General Studies Task Force
DRAFT General Studies goals - Fall 2009

The purpose of this chart is to illustrate how the DRAFT General Studies goals align with, and add to, the current General Studies goal statements, with the goals statements receiving endorsement as essential from at least 50% of Fall 2008 faculty survey respondents, and with the state gtPathways program. The Task Force fully acknowledges that these categorizations are not mutually exclusive and there is overlap in how the current goals and survey results align with the DRAFT goals. For demonstration purposes in this document, each item has been aligned with only one goal.

DRAFT General Studies goal	links to current General Studies goals	links to Fall 2008 faculty survey results	links to gtPathways Curriculum
Develop intellectual and practical skills	write with clarity read and listen critically speak with clarity organize ideas recognize faulty reasoning draw conclusions from quantitative data	write with clarity critical thinking skills read and listen critically organize ideas problem solving skills speak with clarity recognize faulty reasoning inquiry and analysis skills quantitative literacy skills information literacy skills	Communication Mathematics
Explore essential knowledge, perspectives, and methods in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences	have an informed awareness of the principal human achievements in history, arts and letters, society and science be introduced to the basic methods, knowledge, problems, or attitudes characteristic of a field	*be introduced to the basic methods, knowledge, problems, or attitudes characteristic of a field	Arts & Humanities History Social and Behavioral Sciences Natural and Physical Sciences
Understand the relatedness of diverse individuals, communities, and societies		*ethical reasoning
Integrate knowledge and skills		*foundation and skills for lifelong learning

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