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Creating Successful Student Learning Outcomes: The Case Of Trinity University's Quality Enhancement Plan Entitled "Starting Strong", John R. Hermann
Creating Successful Student Learning Outcomes: The Case Of Trinity University's Quality Enhancement Plan Entitled "Starting Strong", John R. Hermann
Political Science Faculty Research
Using Starting Strong as a case study, this article examines how four successful Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) emerged and one was eliminated during the Quality Enhancement Plan’s (QEP’s) development process. In comparison to the one that was purged, the four successful SLO’s had five commonalities: 1. Virtually unanimous support from the administration; 2. Wide acceptance of the SLO from the faculty and staff members working on the QEP; 3. A shared conception between the administration and faculty/staff of what is an appropriate SLO; 4. The SLO’s could be clearly conceptualized and measured; And, 5., the SLO’s are financially feasible for …
Freedom Of Speech And Press: A Casebook For Undergraduates, Frank Harrison
Freedom Of Speech And Press: A Casebook For Undergraduates, Frank Harrison
Political Science Faculty Research
This book is the product of two semesters of academic leave, in the Fall of 1998 and 2005, for which I am grateful to Trinity University. Substantively, it is in (almost) final form but even the most casual reader will notice that it needs extensive editing, mainly of formatting, consistency of style and, to some extent, spelling and grammar. A few cases also need a "headnote" and/or some "Comments and Queries." More importantly, the second half of the text might be reorganized to place greater emphasis on more current issues involving competition between constitutional rights. My syllabus for "Freedom II," …