In First Year Seminar, students develop writing, communication, and critical thinking skills through focused exploration of a topic selected by the instructor. Students become familiar with resources and strategies that promote academic success and cultivate a sense of community and connection to the Aquinas College mission.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
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Practice critical thinking in reading, speaking, and writing
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Understand and apply effective, process-based approaches to writing that involve inventing, drafting, revising, and editing
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Select, integrate, and document appropriate sources in order to produce purposeful, research-based writing and adapt an appropriate voice for a variety of audiences and purposes in writing and speaking
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Participate in, and reflect on, the academic norms, expectations, and culture of Aquinas College
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Establish familiarity with campus resources that promote student success
- Faculty: GRETCHEN RUMOHR