Examine the General Education learning outcomes at the end

of the syllabus. While no course is expected to help students

achieve all of those outcomes, individual courses are supposed
to provide students with opportunities to move toward
achieving as many of those outcomes as make sense in a given
course's context. Make specific references toward your work in
this course and how it indicates you are making progress
toward at least three important Gen Ed outcomes.
Students communicate effectively. This includes developing
critical literaciesreading, writing, speaking, listening, visual
understandingthat they can apply in various contexts;
Organizing and presenting ideas and information visually,
orally, and in writing according to standard usage;
Understanding and using the elements of effective
communication in interpersonal, small group, and mass
settings.
Throughout the course I was able to acheive a vast amount of
expertise as specificed in the course outcomes page. One of the few
outcomes was the ability to effectively communicate with other
students. This became essential within our reviews and discussions
upon topics on a weekly basis. By being able to discuss political issues
from different perspectives among a diverse community of students
this has given me the ability to present new information and build upon
varying viewpoints. The elements of politics are not black and white so
to speak but rather complex which makes this aspect of learning
evergrowing with time. Another important piece of context in regards
to effective communication is that it has given me the ability to
organize ideas better and stregthen many arguments/stances I have.

Students think critically and creatively. This includes reasoning

effectively from available evidence; demonstrating effective
problem solving; engaging in creative thinking, expression,
and application; Engaging in reflective thinking and
expression; Demonstrating higher-order skills such as analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation; Making connections across
disciplines; Applying scientific methods to the inquiry process.
This course has given me the ability to think critically and effectively in

many aspects within political science. At the beginning of this semster

we were challeged with discovering fallacies within other work and
news outlets that would give us an edge over the context to see what
the main point is behind the reading. This process can be applied with
any other scientific branch as well. Another important factor was that
there was an importance of finding connections between the ideologies
learned within this course and the examples throughout other courses
we were taking at the same time. By being able to communicate with
students among various findings this had become essential throughout
our learning and how important it was finding examples in our everday
lives and how ideologies impacted them one way or another.

Students develop the knowledge and skills to be civically

engaged. This includes understanding the natural, political,
historical, social, and economic underpinnings of the local,
national, and global communities to which they belong;
Developing the awareness of both civil rights and civil
responsibilities for individual and collective action in a
democracy; Engaging in service-learning for community
building and an enhanced academic experience; Develop the
knowledge and skills to take leadership roles.
The political ideologies course has given me the knowledge necessary
to be engaged throughout the community in regards to politics. This
includes local community gathering, becoming an activist in something
I feel strong about, or even something as simple as voting. I now have
the knowledge to carry on educated discussions among my peers and
colleagues alike. The discussion boards were the most useful tool
throughout this course. As mentioned previously, this has aided my
ability to communicate effectively with others and share information
with varying degrees of perspectives. Another important facet is
relationship building, and this is important especially within the
community of the politically engaged community.