GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOME ASSESSMENT PLAN, “COMMON ASSIGNMENT(S)”
This is the assignment that all professors teaching a section in the San Jacinto College Core Curriculum will agree upon,
teach, assign, assess and document in Blackboard.
Course & Plan Information
Course Rubric/Number
Math 2318
Course Title
Linear Algebra
Component Area
Math
Outcomes assessed
(per district-wide syllabus)
A. CRITICAL THINKING: Students will develop habits of mind, allowing them to
appreciate the processes by which scholars in various disciplines organize and
evaluate data and use the methodologies of each discipline to understand the human
experience.
B. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Students will communicate ideas, express feelings and
support conclusions effectively in written, oral and visual formats.
C. EMPIRICAL & QUANTITATIVE SKILLS: Students will develop quantitative and
empirical skills to understand, analyze and explain natural, physical and social realms.
Effective Date
Fall 2015
Summary (for faculty, expository explanation of assignment)
Parameters/Logistics (for faculty, specific parameters or logistics when implementing)
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(Do not remove, standard for all courses) The assignment must be collected through an “Assignment” content
item in Blackboard. Faculty electing to use Turnitin may do so, but students will need to submit the
document twice: first to the Bb “Assignment” content item and second to Turnitin.
(Do not remove, standard for all courses) The assignment assesses an outcome included in the syllabus for
the course; thus, all assignments should be included as a regular grade in the course. The assignment should
not be considered optional, extra-credit, or a bonus activity.
Part 1 (for students, to be copy and pasted into the Blackboard Assignment item)
Assignment Title
Gen Ed Assessment: Math 2318
Aligned Outcomes
Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Reasoning Skills
Description
Important Submission Instructions to the Student:
1. All explanations must be typed. The supporting math work must be neat and suitable for
copying or scanning. The final document should be saved and submitted as a single .pdf
file.
2. Give the assignment the heading GEN ED ASSESSMENT: MATH 2318.
3. Do not include your name in the assignment or in the file name.
4. Submit your assignment to your instructor via Blackboard by the deadline established by
your instructor.
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Linear Algebra Assessment Problem
Definitions:
1.
2.
A point is an ordered pair of integers.
A figure is a polygon with:
 Point vertices
 Every vertex connects exactly two sides of the figure
 Every side connects exactly two vertices
 No sides cross between vertices
A boundary point is a point on a side of a
3.
figure.
4.
An interior point is a point inside the figure.
Examples of figures:
There are two figures to the right. The smaller has
four boundary points and two interior points. The
larger has five boundary points and three interior
points.
Objective: Let x be the number of boundary points
and let y be the number of interior points. Find a
linear function A of x and y that calculates the area of a given figure.
1.
Organize an approach to finding the formula.
2.
Use the approach to find the formula.
3.
Create three very different examples for which the sum of boundary and interior
points is larger than seven and show that the formula works for them.
4.
Find a useful application of this area calculation formula to a “real-world” problem
and explain how to apply it.
Notes (for faculty, do not
include in Bb)
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