CourseConnect

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

1. Practice critical thinking in reading, speaking, and writing

2. Understand and apply effective, process-based approaches to writing that involve inventing, drafting, revising, and editing 

3. 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

4. Participate in, and reflect on, the academic norms, expectations, and culture of Aquinas College

5. Establish familiarity with campus resources that promote student success