Course Learning Outcome |
University Core Curriculum Learning Outcome(s) |
Performance Criterion |
Discuss the evolution of American popular music from the blues to contemporary music, in writing and/or in oral presentations. |
- Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.
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70% of students will score a 70 or better on the final exam. |
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of American classical music in the evolution of contemporary American music. |
- Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.
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70% of students will score a C or higher on in-class presentations on a contemporary American classical composer. |
Analyze the historical and cultural context of contemporary American music and its place in popular culture. |
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret oral and written arguments and materials
- Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.
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70% of students will score a C or higher on in-class “music and children’s literature” presentation.
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