Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Knowledge (K), Skills (S), Attitude (A)

OCAV Degree Expectation*

Recognize, from interdisciplinary perspectives, distinctive cultural, historical, political, and economic aspects of North America as a continent.

K

1

Identify characteristics of Canada’s particular place within North America, and Québec’s particular place within both Canada and North America.

K

1

Explain how North America is shaped by a minimum of two and as many as four core, interdisciplinary themes: Indigenous peoples, business and economy, culture and identity, and public policy.

K

1

Demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical perspectives (e.g. borderlands theory, imagined communities, critical race and nation theory, etc.) that particularly take the methods of enquiry in North American Studies in interdisciplinary directions.

K

1, 2

Evaluate the benefits and shortcomings inherent in the methodologies of multidisciplinary perspectives (i.e. from elective courses taken for the major), and assess their value to the development of our understanding of North America.

K, S

2

Locate and critically assess scholarly and primary evidence, to support lines of argument.

S

2, 3

Demonstrate effective and critical listening skills.

S

4, 6

Communicate in clear, correct and concise writing ideas and arguments that have been developed with appropriate qualitative and quantitative evidence.

S

3, 4

Communicate orally, with confidence, to small and larger groups, in order to present information and arguments.

S

4

Engage cooperatively with peers to achieve group objectives, while communicating effectively and respectfully to do so.

S, A

4, 5, 6

Demonstrate an appreciation for the impact of personal beliefs or experiences on the interpretation of data and their own arguments, as well as the arguments of others.

A

5, 6

Engage in scholarly and collegial endeavours with a high degree of academic integrity.

A

6