Defining Statements:
In adopting a statement of vision that focuses on
academically integrated community-based learning communities, the faculty and
administration move toward fostering coherence across the curriculum and in all
elements of co-curricular life. This vision embraces the meaning of community
to include learning from eachother and from the whole of the larger community
to which Iowa Wesleyan College belongs.
Organizational Principles:
Learning Outcomes
In adopting a statement of vision that focuses on
academically integrated community-based learning communities, the faculty and
administration move toward fostering coherence across the curriculum and in all
elements of co-curricular life. This vision embraces the meaning of community
to include learning from each other and from the whole of the larger community
to which Iowa Wesleyan College belongs.
The vision of Learning in Community builds upon the
matrix of the life skills outcomes, adopted in 1982. At that time, the faculty
and administration determined that purposeful education is that educational
process that serves its students best not merely by transmitting knowledge but
by equipping them with broad and necessary adaptive skills as well. These
necessary adaptive skills, later called the life skills, include communicating,
problem-solving, valuing, and interacting in socially effective ways.
Definition. Communicating is an
interchange that involves sending, receiving and processing. Demonstrable
competence in communicating includes sending, receiving and processing
information in a variety of modes (written, oral, graphic, numeric, symbolic,
and technological), to a variety of audiences at varying distances (one-on-one,
small group, large group), for a variety of purposes (for example, to inform,
to understand, to persuade, to analyze).
Outcomes. An
Iowa Wesleyan College education empowers its students to:
Read, Write, Speak,
Listen
Express ideas
in abstract notation, Discern meaning
conveyed through artistic expression
Definition. Problem-solving is the mental process of applying previously acquired
knowledge to new and unfamiliar situations. Problem-solving strategies involve
posing questions, analyzing situations, translating results, illustrating
results, drawing diagrams, and evaluating both the results and the process.
Outcomes. An
Iowa Wesleyan College education creates an academic experience that enables
students to:
Examine own
reasoning, Distinguish between
fact and opinion, Define issues or problems
Analyze various
approaches to solutions, Select a strategy, Build a case, Act on
it, and Evaluate
Definition. Values are, for any of us, the things that matter, the measures of
worth, the profile of the Good that provides a foundation for personal
standards, commitments, and action. They represent the element of choice in
decisions.
Outcomes. An
Iowa Wesleyan College education creates the climate for its students to:
Explore own
values, Respect others, Recognize value systems inherent in the
arts, the humanities, the sciences, the professions and technology, Engage in
the debate, Act responsively and
responsibly
Definition. Educating and learning are fundamentally social activities, not only
for practical and economic reasons but because we learn overwhelmingly from and
through community rather than in solitude. Outcomes. An Iowa
Wesleyan College education provides experiences that enable its students to:
Interact collaboratively, Relate productively, Practice responsible leadership
and teamwork
Understand and
exhibit social competence in a variety of settings
Requirements for Graduation:
FoundationsEnglish Fundamentals, 101, 102 |
Number of Credits 6 |
Core Requirements (Soph and Jr Years)Integrated Science 200 |
Number of Credits 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 25 |
GraduationMinimum credits required for graduation |
124 43 35% 6-14 |