Latino/a Studies (Undergraduate Certificate)

Student Outcomes

• Outcome LS-A Collaborative Problem Solving
• Outcome LS-B Describe Communities
• Outcome LS-C Demonstrate knowledge
• Outcome LS-D Assess arguments

Assessment of Student Outcomes

Outcome LS-A Collaborative Problem Solving

Students will successfully work in groups to solve problems related to Latino/a community in West Michigan

Objective 1

In small groups, collaborate in identifying and researching a particular problem in the West Michigan Latino/a community and propose a solution.

Measure 2

2018 Status
Achieved
86 % of students scored average or higher.

Outcome LS-B Describe Communities

Describe Latino/a communities in West Michigan in terms of migration histories, geographic location, demographic and socio economic characteristics, patterns of political participation, and cultural attributes and production.

Objective 2

Describe Latino/a communities in West Michigan in terms of migration histories, geographic location, demographic and socio economic characteristics, patterns of political participation, and cultural attributes and production.

Outcome LS-C Demonstrate knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of historical origins of distinctive Latino/a groups and the current demographic patterns across the United States.

Objective 3

Demonstrate knowledge of historical origins of distinctive Latino/a groups and the current demographic patterns across the United States.

Outcome LS-D Assess arguments

Assess differing arguments on controversial issues regarding Latino/as (e.g. social identity, immigration, social inequality, and evaluate the evidence and logic of these arguments.

Objective 4

Assess differing arguments on controversial issues regarding Latino/as (e.g. social identity, immigration, social inequality, and evaluate the evidence and logic of these arguments.