Short Term Integrative Learning
Short Term Integrative assignments are meant for short term projects, that span several class periods. These assignments generally serve to prepare students for more complex and sophisticated assignments.
Assignment Title: Political Socialization Paper
Created for: American Government Author: Jennifer Haydel, Political Science Summary: Designed for early in the semester, this assignment asks students to connect course concepts (politics, political socialization, and agents of socialization) to personal experience. Students practice basic writing skills, citation, and effective application of textbook content while completing this assignment. Integrative Learning Elements: Connections to Experience; Reflection and Self-Assessment Other Elements: Writing in the Disciplines |
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Assignment Title: Analyzing the Second Shift
Created for: Sociology of Family Author: M. Bess Vincent, Sociology Summary: This short term integrative learning project explores the dynamics influencing the division of labor in the home. Students (1) collect basic descriptive data about the division of labor at home, (2) analyze it in small groups and (3) write a paper based on the data. Integrative Learning Elements: Connections to Experience, Connections to Discipline, Transferable and Applicable, Integrated Communication Other Elements: Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplines, Wtiting in theDisciplines, Group Work |
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