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Student Learning Outcomes<\/h6>\n

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  1. Analytical Skills and Processes\n
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        • A1. Students will understand the reasoning of arguments in political science and\/or public policy.<\/li>\n
        • A2. Students should be able to identify research questions, to follow the logic animating an argument and to understand its implications.<\/li>\n
        • 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Research Skills\n
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              • R1. Students should be able to identify political science research questions.<\/li>\n
              • R2. Students should be able to identify relevant research materials and gather relevant evidence to answer political science research questions.<\/li>\n
              • R3. Students will be able to deploy and evaluate evidence effectively and draw logical conclusions based on that evidence.<\/li>\n
              • R4. Students should be able to write a well-reasoned and organized paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Knowledge of Political Phenomena\n
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                    • K1. Students will be able to engage meaningfully and knowledgeably in debates and discourses about political issues.<\/li>\n
                    • 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.<\/li>\n
                    • K3. Students should be able to articulate the logic and rationale of competing political views, even if they do not agree with them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Civic competence\n
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                          • C1. Students will understand the freedoms, rights, institutions, and norms underpinning democratic political systems.<\/li>\n
                          • C2. Students will understand the benefits and limitations of democracy for justice and human well-being.<\/li>\n
                          • C3.\u00a0 Students will learn how to advance their aims in local, state, and national politics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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