Questions for Formulating Significant Learning Goals
"A year (or more) after this course is over, I want and hope that students will...”

Foundational Knowledge
The overarching goals I have for students in this class are for them to leave the course as critical information consumers (approaching all information with a sense of healthy skepticism and questioning attitude) and that they consume and produce information ethically.

Application Goals
Tied to the goal of critical information consumption are critical thinking skills as well as information seeking skills. The weekly group activities and final project for the course will require that students think creatively, as well as practically (several of the activities will incorporate elements of problem based learning). Students will need to learn how to seek out appropriate sources that meet their information needs. They will need to learn how to determine the quality level of various sources and effectively communication why the sources they do find are appropriate for their topics/projects.

Integration Goals
Students are going to have the option of pursuing topics for their final projects that relate to personal interests, coursework, and future career plans. Students should be able to make connections from the material covered in class to their personal, school and business/career lives. Their final projects will require them to seek out information sources as well as ethically produce an information source themselves. The theme of the course will tie to material being covered in the other courses they are taking in their freshman learning community.