Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes
Public officials, community leaders and researchers joined QC students for a discussion of what kinds of rules can yield fair election results.
  1. Analytical Skills and Processes
        • A1. Students will understand the reasoning of arguments in political science and/or public policy.
        • A2. Students should be able to identify research questions, to follow the logic animating an argument and to understand its implications.
        • A3. Students will be able to write thesis statements that express an analytical approach or argument and contextualize their subsequent analysis in a written assignment.
  2. Research Skills
        • R1. Students should be able to identify political science research questions.
        • R2. Students should be able to identify relevant research materials and gather relevant evidence to answer political science research questions.
        • R3. Students will be able to deploy and evaluate evidence effectively and draw logical conclusions based on that evidence.
        • R4. Students should be able to write a well-reasoned and organized paper.
  3. Knowledge of Political Phenomena
        • K1. Students will be able to engage meaningfully and knowledgeably in debates and discourses about political issues.
        • K2. Students should be able to describe how social structure, ideology, institutions, and political action combine to shape political outcomes in at least one national, subnational or international political system.
        • K3. Students should be able to articulate the logic and rationale of competing political views, even if they do not agree with them