GEN 499 week 1 DQ 1

  

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Purpose   of General Education

  

Prepare: As you prepare to write your   answer to the discussion question, think about the general education courses   that you have taken as a university student. To help you address the prompts,   carefully read the articles and websites that address the philosophy behind   general education courses.

 

Reflect: After reviewing websites and   reading the journal articles, and in light of what you discovered in   preparing to write your answer to the discussion question, consider, analyze,   and explain why general education courses should be a significant part of   every student’s education.

 

Write: For this discussion, address the   following prompts: 

• Provide at least three        reasons why every student should be required to take general education        courses. Explain your rationale.
• Describe what you have        learned from at least two specific courses (e.g., philosophy, history,        or psychology) that illustrated usefulness in your daily life. For        instance, what did you learn in history classes beyond just names,        dates, and places? In literature courses, what did you learn about life,        the university, and everything beyond the literary work itself?
• Support your claims with        examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and        properly cite any references. Be sure to include information from the        websites and articles.
• Your initial post should be        at least 250 words in length.

 

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts,   and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. Compare and contrast your   reasons why general education courses are important with that of your peers’   reasons and rationale. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75   words.