The General Education Program prepares students for informed citizenship, leading to responsible participation in local, national, and global, communities.
PHY 105 Descriptive Astronomy
Foundations - Physical Sciences
Knowledge Student Learning Outcomes
- Explain methodologies physical scientists use to explore and understand the physical universe.
- Explain ways in which physical scientists use observations and theory to explain and predict the structure and processes of the physical universe.
- Explain fundamental concepts, principles, and issues of the physical sciences.
Essential Skills Student Learning Outcomes
- Problem Solving: Design and evaluate an approach to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
- Constructs a clear and insightful problem statement that includes all relevant contextual factors.
- Identifies multiple approaches for solving the problem that applies to a specific context.
- Proposes one or more solutions/hypotheses that are sensitive to contextual factors and the ethical, logical, and cultural dimensions of the problem.
- Quantitative Literacy: Work effectively with numerical data.
- Calculations are correct, solve the problem, and are presented clearly and concisely.
- Skillfully converts data into an insightful mathematical portrayal in a way that contributes to a deeper understanding.
- Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for deep and thoughtful judgments, drawing insightful, carefully qualified conclusions.