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School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
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Mission |
Outcomes |
Assessment |
Faculty |
Student Work |
Departmental Learning Goals and Objectives:
| GOAL I: |
Demonstrate biological literacy
of the central themes of scale, energy, growth,
regulation, reproduction, inheritance, and evolution
throughout the curriculum.
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| Objective A: |
Demonstrate Freshman-level biological
literacy of the principles of organization, form, and
function at the levels of the: a) atom, molecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, b) organ, organ system,
organism, and c) population, community, and ecosystem.
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| Objective B: |
Demonstrate Junior-level biological
literacy in Biological Research Design and two of the
remaining three areas: a) Genetics, b) Physiology, and
c) Ecology.
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| Objective C: |
Demonstrate Junior-level biological
literacy in selected areas of interest in elective
courses.
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| Objective D: |
Demonstrate Senior-level biological
literacy in selected areas of interest in elective
courses.
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| Objective E: |
Demonstrate Senior-level biological
literacy in evolutionary biology. |
| GOAL II: |
Engage in scientific inquiry in
the biological sciences by demonstrating mastery of
cognitive, analytical, communication, and information
skills.
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| Objective A: |
Demonstrate an increased skill level in
the following: a.) Formulating questions and testing
hypotheses b.) Collecting, analyzing, and presenting
data and drawing appropriate conclusions c.) Presenting
results orally and written and d.) Evaluating and/or
utilizing current biological literature. |
| GOAL III: |
Acquire investigative skills in
the laboratory and field.
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| Objective A: |
Demonstrate mastery of biological
investigative skills in the laboratory and field. |
| GOAL IV: |
Demonstrate a mastery of material from
supporting cognates.
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| Objective A: |
Demonstrate mastery of material from
mathematics, information technology, and chemistry: a.)
at the basic skills level and b.) at the level
appropriate to their selected concentration or tract. |
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