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Economics 210: Assessment Plan for Social and Behavioral Sciences Course, Papers of Introduction to Macroeconomics

The assessment plan for economics 210, a general education course in the social and behavioral sciences category. The plan includes goals, objectives, outcomes, measures, and tests for students to analyze and critique articles about economic events, identify mainstream theories, evaluate arguments, locate and use information effectively, and engage in articulate expression through effective speaking. The faculty member developing the plan is amber brown, and the unit head is hari singh.

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General Education Course Assessment Plan
Course: Economics 210
General Education Category (check all that apply)
FOUNDATIONS
___ Arts
___ Historical Perspectives
___ Life Sciences
___ Mathematical Sciences
___ Philosophy and Literature
___ Physical Sciences
_X_ Social and Behavioral Sciences
CULTURES
___ U.S. Diversity
___ World Perspectives
THEMES
___ Theme 1: Marginality and Difference
___ Theme 2: Changing Ideas: Changing Worlds
___ Theme 3: Society and the Media
___ Theme 4: The Human Journey
___ Theme 5: Making War and Peace
___ Theme 7: Continuity and Change in the Americas
___ Theme 8: Gender, Society, and Culture
___ Theme 9: Religion
___ Theme 10: Ethics
___ Theme 11: Earth and Environment
___ Theme 12: Freedom and Social Control
___ Theme 13: Civil and Human Rights Movements
___ Theme 14: Death and Dying
___ Theme 15: Global Change: Integration and Fragmentation
___ Theme 16: Health, Illness, and Healing
___ Theme 17: Cities
___ Theme 18: Creativity: Ideas and Innovation
___ Theme 19: Perception
___ Theme 20: The American Mosaic
___ Theme 22: Sport and Life
___ Theme 23: Democracy
Faculty member developing/revising the CAP: __Amber Brown
Unit head name: Hari Singh Date submitted/revised: October 10, 2007
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General Education Course Assessment Plan Course: Economics 210 General Education Category (check all that apply) FOUNDATIONS ___ Arts ___ Historical Perspectives ___ Life Sciences ___ Mathematical Sciences ___ Philosophy and Literature ___ Physical Sciences X Social and Behavioral Sciences CULTURES ___ U.S. Diversity ___ World Perspectives THEMES ___ Theme 1: Marginality and Difference ___ Theme 2: Changing Ideas: Changing Worlds ___ Theme 3: Society and the Media ___ Theme 4: The Human Journey ___ Theme 5: Making War and Peace ___ Theme 7: Continuity and Change in the Americas ___ Theme 8: Gender, Society, and Culture ___ Theme 9: Religion ___ Theme 10: Ethics ___ Theme 11: Earth and Environment ___ Theme 12: Freedom and Social Control ___ Theme 13: Civil and Human Rights Movements ___ Theme 14: Death and Dying ___ Theme 15: Global Change: Integration and Fragmentation ___ Theme 16: Health, Illness, and Healing ___ Theme 17: Cities ___ Theme 18: Creativity: Ideas and Innovation ___ Theme 19: Perception ___ Theme 20: The American Mosaic ___ Theme 22: Sport and Life ___ Theme 23: Democracy Faculty member developing/revising the CAP: __Amber Brown Unit head name: Hari Singh Date submitted/revised: October 10, 2007

Please complete the following for each content and skill goal: Goal 1: An understanding of how knowledge in the social or behavioral sciences is created and applied Objective/Outcome: The student will be able to analyze and critique articles about current economic events from the popular press. Measure (test question, paper, presentation, etc.): Ten weekly homework assignments over the course of the semester involve the progressive building of a model to determine changes in unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, etc. Goal 2: The major approaches, methods, theories, and substantive findings of the field Objective/Outcome: The student will be able to identify mainstream theories and apply them to different economic and monetary policies. Measure (test question, paper, presentation, etc.): Ten weekly homework assignments include essay questions involve the analysis of a current article, usually from the Wall Street Journal. The student is required to apply the model from class to the topic of the article. Goal 3: An informed critical stance that will allow students to weigh and apply ideas and claims from the social and behavioral sciences outside the classroom Objective/Outcome: The student should be able to identify fallacies in political speeches, proposed legislative arguments, and other proposed economic arguments Measure (test question, paper, presentation, etc.): Ten weekly homework assignments include essay questions involving the analysis of a current article, usually from the Wall Street Journal. The student is required to evaluate the stance of the politician or legislator making proposed fiscal policy changes.

Measure (test question, paper, presentation, etc.): Goal 8: Objective/Outcome: Measure (test question, paper, presentation, etc.): Add more goals if you need to. Please email the form to

  1. the General Education Program at gened@gvsu.edu.
  2. your Unit Head The objectives and measures can be changed at any time by resubmitting this form to the Unit and the General Education Program. The goals can NOT be changed. Blank Form Updated 4/21/