Longer Term Integrative Learning
Long term Integrative Learning assignments are semester long projects, capstone assignments, or longer term activities which span over half the course. Long term integrative assignments may be suitable for General Education Signature Assignments and reflect the more sophisticated and complex integrative applications.
Assignment Title: Courtroom Ethnography Project
Created for: Criminology Author: M. Bess Vincent, Sociology Summary: This is a larger project designed to expose students to the real-world happenings in a courtroom setting. Students practice the method ethnography and use the classes’ observations to analyze the role of discretion in the criminal justice system. Integrative Learning Elements: Connections to Experience, Transferable and Applicable, Reflection Other Elements: Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplines |
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Assignment Title: Experiencing Poverty
Created for: SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology; FMSC 381 Poverty and Affluence (UMCP) Author: Shinta H. Hernandez, Sociology. Summary: The objective of this assignment is to encourage students to think about how living in poverty could impact all elements of their lives such as neighborhood and school quality, not just the financial component. This is a two-part assignment. The first part requires calculating a monthly budget using a hypothetical scenario that is often experienced by many Americans. The second part requires analyzing how living in this hypothetical scenario can influence their lives. Integrative Learning Elements: AAC&U Integrative Learning Value Rubric: Connections to Experience, Connections to Discipline, Transfer Other Elements: Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplines, Writing in the Disciplines
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Assignment Title: Reading Journal
Created For: Introduction to Political Science Author: Jennifer Haydel, Political Science Summary: Over the course of the entire semester, students write one reading journal entry per assigned reading. Students may choose which question they will address for each question, and are encouraged to respond to a variety of questions throughout the semester. Integrative Learning Elements: Connections to Experience, Transfer, Connections to Discipline Other Elements: Writing in the Disciplines
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Assignment Title: Math Education Service Learning Project
Authors: Jennifer Polm, John Hamman, Barry Spieler – Mathematics Created for: Math 130, but adaptable to any Math Education curriculum course Summary: This is a service learning project where students tutor in schools for 12 hours. The assignment includes keeping a journal, sharing experiences in class discussion, and write a reflection paper at the end of the semester. Integrative Learning Elements: AAC&U Integrative Learning Value Rubric: Connections to Experience, Connections to Discipline, Transfer Other Elements: Writing in the Disciplines, Service Learning
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Assignment Title: Applying Sociological Imagination
Author: Shinta H. Hernandez, Sociology Created for: SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology Summary: Semester long paper assignment that asks students to make connections among social forces and actual events (historical, current, political, etc. Integrative Learning Elements: AAC&U Integrative Learning Value Rubric: Connections to Experience, Connections to Discipline Other Elements: Writing in the Disciplines
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