1. demonstrate critical and analytic insights in assignments stressing Design Thinking;
  2. cultivate the art of acquiring, interpreting, and communicating knowledge;
  3. experience ways of integrating various bodies of knowledge from across cultures and of expanding the number of perspectives from which questions of value may be viewed.

The student will demonstrate his or her progress toward these objectives through written examinations, written projects, class participation and contribution, and other participation as required.

V. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Students enrolled in HUM 101 will:

  1. Evaluate the role of language/rhetoric in the expression of ideas and actions.
  2. Explore definitions of self, society and ethical reasoning in diverse cultural contexts.
  3. Explain how theories of the mind/human cognition developed and illustrated how humans acquire, store and process knowledge.
  4. Analyze the relationships between intellect, creativity, and forms of reasoning.
  5. Analyze the impact of pre-industrial technology on post-industrial technology.

VI. REQUIRED TEXTS:

For the pilot classes, the required texts will be determined by the individual instructor in consultation with the QEP Steering Committee; some possible required texts are: Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity; Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve; Joseph Aoun, Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. After the pilot, a list of texts required for all sections will be a part of the standard syllabus for the class.

VII. BLACKBOARD:

All sections will be expected to make regular use of Blackboard for class assignments

VIII. COURSE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTATIONS, POLICIES:

Course policies will be determined by individual instructors.

IX. GRADING:

The standard KSU grading scale (A,B,C,D,F,I) will be used to record final grades.

X. COURSE CALENDAR/SCHEDULE:

For the pilot classes, the schedule will be determined in consultation with the QEP Steering Committee. After the pilot classes, the schedule will be determined by individual instructors; readings, viewings and discussions will focus on the pre-industrial world (through the Enlightenment/Age of Reason) and will involve cross-cultural study.

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