Identificación de Clases según estereotipos

All Centennial College degree programs have five mandatory baccalaureate level courses which engage students in the understanding of the importance and role of assumptions, theories, methodologies, practices, and principles and values, as well as a wide range of written and oral communication, critical thinking, reasoning and analytical skills necessary to engage in academic and professional study at the degree level. These courses are also designed to prepare students for more

advanced courses in related subjects. The required non-core mandated courses are:

 Power of Communication

 Global Citizenship and Equity: World Hunger

 Statistics

 Fundamentals of Research

 Ethics in a Plural World

Evaluation components of all liberal studies courses include a variety of methods of assessments such as essay-type, testing, final examinations, assignments, field work, in-class presentations, and debates. A significant aspect of the evaluation is the writing requirement which differentiates the lower and upper level liberal studies courses. Based on comparative analysis of selected GTA colleges and universities, it appears that out-of-class assignments should range at least between 1200-1500 words at the lower level and at least 1500-3000 words at the upper level. The written assignments require students to provide critical analysis and interpretation of the topic with an emphasis on grammar, syntax, logic, and clarity of organization and ideas.

See Table 12 for descriptions of required non-core courses by semester for each academic year and the course schedule for non-core courses. For descriptions of elective breadth courses, see section 4.4.2.3.

Table 12: Required Non-Core Course Descriptions and Breadth Course Requirements Year/

Semester Course Name Course Description

Lecture Hours

Lab Hours Year 1

Semester 1 The Power of Communications

Students will receive an introduction to several different types and styles of writing, both non-fiction and fiction. The non-fiction persuasive essay and examples of

journalism will be used to develop the students' capacity to structure and parse an argument, recognize bias and logical fallacy, and create a concept of media literacy. Students will then study the poem, the play, and finish the course with the short

story/novel, developing an understanding of how authors use different types of writing for different purposes, relating to audiences in their use of content, language, structure, tone, and literary devices. Students will learn essay structure and techniques and write several short analysis-based response papers over the course of the semester.

3

Semester 2 Statistics

This is a first year course in which the student will be introduced to the statistical methodology of collecting, describing and analyzing quantitative data. Students will learn how to appropriately present and summarize data. Using regression and correlation analysis, relationships between two variables will be explored and modeled. In addition to constructing and

understanding confidence intervals, students will evaluate statements and recommend decisions based on hypothesis testing.

3

Year 2

Semester 1 Fundamentals of Research

This course introduces the learner to historical and cultural worldviews that underlie research concepts, methodologies, methods, strategies, and techniques used in business, education, communication,

engineering, health, and media. The goal of the course is for learners to apply a range of research approaches pertinent to a broad

Table 12: Required Non-Core Course Descriptions and Breadth Course Requirements Year/

Semester Course Name Course Description

Lecture Hours

Lab Hours

spectrum of work sectors. The course builds a foundation for understanding research applicable to career goals, as well as day-to- day decisions. Learners will uphold the ethical responsibilities inherent in research processes and products. Learners will apply the research concepts and skills they acquire to planning a research project

Global Citizenship & Equity: World Hunger

This course is a study into the complex issue of world hunger. Drawing on a global

citizenship and equity framework, students will closely examine and analyze the structural causes of hunger and poverty in Canada as well as at an international level. Common misconceptions will be explored which include the necessity of a second green revolution, trickle-down development and the lack of productivity in small-scale farming. The course presents the analysis of hunger alleviation strategies through a food sovereignty perspective, exploring the right to food, access to land, control over

resources and local decision-making. Students will conclude the course by

examining local hunger alleviation strategies within an international perspective and will present opportunities for surmounting the barriers in these situations.

3

Semester 2 Ethics for a Plural World

This course introduces students to core concepts in ethical philosophy with a special emphasis on the challenges of living

ethically with others in a cosmopolitan world. The field of ethics is often defined as the study of right and wrong behaviour.

However, if we take diversity seriously, what sources do we draw upon to know right from wrong? If we respect the right of different cultures, faiths, peoples and individuals— each with their own unique world view and value system—to exist, than how do we decide what is the ethical way to live? Our world is increasingly becoming

interconnected. Global problems like war, human rights abuses and ecological

destruction migrate across geographical and

Table 12: Required Non-Core Course Descriptions and Breadth Course Requirements Year/

Semester Course Name Course Description

Lecture Hours

Lab Hours

political borders. What responsibility do we owe each other in this shared world?

Year 3

Semester 1 Breadth Elective

Students select from a variety of courses outside their discipline drawn from the field of Social Sciences. See section 4.4.2.3. for descriptions of breadth electives.

3

Semester 2 Breadth Elective

Students select from a variety of courses outside their discipline drawn from the field of Humanities. See section 4.4.2.3. for descriptions of breadth electives.

3

Breadth Elective

Students select from a variety of courses outside their discipline drawn from the field of Natural Sciences. See section 4.4.2.3. for descriptions of breadth electives.

3

Year 4

Semester 1 Breadth Elective

Students select from a variety of courses outside their discipline drawn from the field of Arts. See section 4.4.2.3. for descriptions of breadth electives.

3

Breadth Elective

Students select from a variety of courses outside their discipline drawn from the field of Philosophy. See section 4.4.2.3. for descriptions of breadth electives.

3

4.4.2.3. Elective Non-Core/Breadth Course Descriptions and Breadth Course