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Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students make oral, creative, and/or poster presentations of any beyond the classroom experience including research and scholarly projects, global study, professional work experiences, leadership, service-learning and community service, and national fellowship competitions.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Spring 2024
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Capstone Experiencedefinition

Capstone Experience - A course or project that engages students in a culminating and integrative experience, intended to connect the key learning objectives of an educational program.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Articulating Learning
Division

Division - University organization

Research
Department

Department - University organization

Undergraduate Research
Unit

Unit - University organization

Undergraduate Research
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

GLD-Presentation
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

1 - 2 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Open - any student can participate (no required credentials, such as GPA, hours earned)
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

No GPA requirements for participation
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Website information
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Apply specialized knowledgedefinition

Apply specialized knowledge - Applying specialized knowledge or skills required to do a task, such as from major coursework, or previous experience


Study / Practice intellectual skillsdefinition

Study / Practice intellectual skills - Engage in activity designed to develop knowledge, skills, and disposition regarding intellectual well-being, such as study skills, time management, managing personal affairs

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Communication - spokendefinition

Communication - spoken - Students engage in purposeful oral communication as an intentional part of the activity


Specialized knowledge and skillsdefinition

Specialized knowledge and skills - Specific to a course, major, discipline, or career field.

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Student(s) on this campus
Faculty member(s) on this campus
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Not deliberately included in program structuredefinition

Not deliberately included in program structure - Interactions with or observation of diverse others, and/or discussions about diversity may happen by chance, but are not intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Group / class session with faculty member
Group / class session with graduate assistant
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Informal only, no structured reflection activity
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

http://sc.edu/our/discovery.shtml
Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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