Course Objectives for FYF 101J

FYF 101J - Alternative Energy: Separating Myth From Reality
Course Objectives

Each First Year Foundations (FYF) course will provide techniques that assist first-year students in achieving long-term academic success at Wilkes University. Specifically, each of these courses will:

Help develop the student's critical thinking skills, including analysis, inference, evaluation, openness (willing to listen and empathize), and metacognitive (self-monitoring)
Provide techniques for the effective evaluation and utilization of information resources
Aid the student in making the necessary academic transition from high school to the collegiate level.

Specific Objectives for FYF 101J - Alternative Energy

Topical Objectives By completing this course, students will be able to:	Understand the current trends of traditional energy production and consumption locally, nationally, and on a worldwide basis Learn and critically evaluate arguments about the sustainability of current forms of energy production and use Understand potential sources of alternative energy being explored Learn and critically evaluate information about the benefits and weaknesses of each alternative energy source from a variety of perspectives Potential energy yield Economic Environmental Sociopolitical Develop a well-reasoned personal philosophy about the present energy situation and the best way to move forward on developing and implementing alternative sources Develop the ability to meaningfully participate in a group seeking to understand a complex issue from a variety of perspectives, and communicate its findings to others.

Students will also learn:	How to be an outstanding student How to interact effectively in a group situation Bibliographic search techniques How to effectively communicate electronically The relationship between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 How to evaluate information sources, especially those on the Internet, for reliability About data and its relationship to knowledge, including forms of data and metadata graphically depicting data interpreting graphs and tables QA/QC issues

Long term objective:	Students successfully completing FYF 101J will develop a mature attitude about - and lifelong interest in - energy issues, and will assert leadership on that topic long after the course is completed.

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