CONTRACT: CODE220 – Alejandra Beltran

ALEJANDRA MARIA BELTRAN

Grade Contracted For __X__ A ____ B ____ C

What concepts are you going to learn, or skills are you going to develop?	How will you learn the content/ develop the skill?	What evidence will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning?	How will you and I assess the evidence of your learning/skills?
(25%) Adapts and applies a deep understanding of multiple worldviews, experiences, and power structures while initiating meaningful interaction with other cultures to address significant global problems.	I will engage in conversations with people from diverse backgrounds to gain firsthand insights into their experiences and perspectives.	To show my progress in this area, I compromise to document a brief reflection in my e-portfolio following each team collaboration. In these reflections, I will articulate aspects that I find particularly enlightening from my classmates’ contributions, citing specific individuals and endeavoring to quote insights that have positively influenced my learning journey through CODES.	Writing a paper at the end of the semester where I describe these experiences and how I will apply them to life.
(25%) Accesses information using effective, well-designed search strategies and appropriate sources.	I will evaluate sources based on authorship, publication date, publisher, and citations.	I will attach links to my assignments of the sources of information I consult and to be extremely careful about the pages I visit to extract information by verifying the domain and whether the site is safe or not.	By checking the quality and relevance of the information I gather and how well I synthesize it into my assignments.
(25%) Identifies and evaluate multiple approaches for solving problems.	Naturally, I will encounter challenges throughout this course and in many of my assignments. However, these difficulties will serve as opportunities for growth, allowing me to enhance my problem-solving skills and improve my ability to find effective solutions.	I will reach out to my teachers whenever I encounter any issues with assignments or projects. Additionally, I will document each problem and the corresponding solution in a dedicated section of my e-portfolio. This section will detail the challenges I faced and the resolutions I implemented, providing a comprehensive overview of my problem-solving processes	By checking the section where I document problems and solutions, assessing clarity, detail, and depth of reflection on each issue encountered.
(25%) Uses quantitative information to support arguments and draw logical conclusions.	I will be working with data a lot for many of the projects and assignments for this class so I aim to understand how to use charts, graphs, and other visual tools to represent data effectively.	· I will share research projects where I’ve applied quantitative analysis to derive conclusions, including my interpretations and the implications of my findings.	Looking at how well I interpret data and the thoughtful nature of my judgments and conclusions.