For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The mission of the Humanities and Social Sciences is to foster an appreciation of the role that the humanities and social sciences has played in the evolution of civilized society and to explore the ways that an understanding of theory and practice in philosophy, the social and behavioral sciences, the fine arts, and written and oral expression will enable students to participate thoughtfully in a global society.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
In their essays, students will demonstrate their competence in these writing skills and
strategies:
- Think and write critically about assigned readings.
- Compose, organize, and develop essays for a variety of purposes.
- Demonstrate control of the grammatical and mechanical conventions of Standard American Edited English in writings.
Pre-Composition 2.
- Students will write an in-class essay to demonstrate their skills upon entering
- Students will complete an online editing quiz at the beginning and end of the semester.
- Students will respond in journals to assigned exercises in the text and/or assigned by the instructor.
- Students will write 4 essays using different patterns of development.
- Students will work on grammar and mechanics exercises and will demonstrate command of sentence completeness, punctuation, grammatical conventions on Launchpad.
- Students will write an in-class essay as their final examination.
- An English Writing Rubric score of 3, 2, 3 will be the benchmark for writing that meets the expectations of the department.
- Lectures
- Discussions
- Textbook exercises
- Writing assignments
- Computer activities.
- Textbook
- Dictionary
- Audio/visual aids
- Computer software.
Outcome 1
Students' ability to read and comprehend these assignments will be measured by classroom discussion, essays, and journals.
Outcome 2
& 5
- Outcome 1 will be achieved by requiring students to read various selections from the reader, Successful College Writing.
- Students' essays will measure SCCC Outcomes 2 and 5. These assignments require students to apply what they have learned to their own circumstances and the world around them.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Seward County Community College will make reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations. Students should identify themselves to the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or go to the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic building, room A149.