Course Title: I-BEST Academic Skills
Title Abbreviation: I-BEST ACADEMIC SKILLS
Department: CCB
Course #: 56
Credits: 10
Variable: Yes
IUs: 10
CIP: 330109
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
Develop fundamental reading, writing, and/or math skills needed for success in discipline-based I-BEST course through contextualized instruction.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Co-enrollment in appropriate content course
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 110
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic N/A
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline. 2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.
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