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To support meaningful, vibrant undergraduate learning experiences, the Office of Undergraduate Studies seeks to work collaboratively with faculty in all colleges and schools, as well as with campus partners (including Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment, Teaching & Learning Transformation Center, Division of Informati

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Big Question (formerly I-Series) General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify the major question and issues of the Big Question course topic

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Scholarship in Practice General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Humanities General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the ability to formulate a thesis related to a specific topic in the humanities and to support the thesis with evidence and argumentation

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the History & Social Sciences General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the History & Social Sciences General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Natural Sciences General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Solve complex problems requiring the application of several scientific concepts

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Understanding Plural Societies General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Cultural Competence General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the following learning outcome(s) for the Analytic Reasoning General Education Category:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate competency in planning, preparing, and presenting effective oral presentations.
  • Use effective presentation techniques including presentation graphics.
Gen Ed @ UMD
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gened@umd.edu 301-405-9355