Your Goal Grade
Highlight the header for the column below to indicate which grade you plan to work toward in the course. Meeting the basic requirements for your chosen letter grade, according to the table below, is mandatory.
A Work | B Work | C Work |
-Misses one class or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates all readings thoroughly -Makes substantive comments in discussions -Completes all assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Work demonstrates intellectual engagement, care, effort, and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates substantially, contributes to vision, works equally with peers | -Misses two classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates readings -Often participates in discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes most SAs on time -Work demonstrates care, effort and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates equally, completes required work | -Misses three classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Completes most readings -Sometimes adds to discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes at least four SAs -Meets minimal expectations on assignments; shows limited growth in response to feedback -Completes required collaborative work |
First-Week Introduction
I choose my five goals because it will allow me to grow as a student and a person by gaining the ability to deeply analyze readings than more than just surface levels. It will also allow me to be a better partner in group projects which is always useful in the future. I will take time and effort into every assignment allowing me to reach my goals.
Midterm Introduction
We have learned a lot about data and the skills it takes to collect and correctly analyze the information you receive. I really enjoyed learning more of the psychological aspects of data. I struggled with finding the correct questions to receive the answerers I truly need. I really believe I accelerated in my goal to analyze scholarly text and i want to develop in my skill of learning outside the classroom. I have not really met my goal in groupwork since there has not been many chances to practice it.
Final Introduction
[Now that the semester is over, use your introduction to reflect in-depth on your process. How well did you meet the goals you set out to meet? What did you learn that surprised you? Focusing on your goals for this class, what do you want to remember to take with you into your future courses? What strategies can you use to continue developing toward these goals?]
Course Goals
Choose five goals from the CODES Student Learning Outcomes that you’d like to work toward. Choose goals that are relevant to the scope of this course, select artifacts/examples based on activities assigned for this course, and explain characteristics in a way that illustrates how your artifacts/examples demonstrate your progress toward the goal.
Goal 1 (30%) 11A
Evaluates texts’ scholarly significance to apply reading to other contexts or issues.
What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will work on my analyzing of reading and taking my time to make sure I truly understand all of the information presented in the piece | CITI Training Certificate Top 5 Assignment | Analyze the content of the piece to be able to answer the quiz questions through fully read the piece and show understanding and connection to outside world |
In my accomplishment of receiving my CITI I had to analyze readings and apply them to the questions needed to receive my certifications.
“In today’s society we have this obsession with perfection to the point we lose ourselves and our history to make it seem more pristine. In Against Cleaning by Katie Rawson and Trevor Munoz emphasize the point of how fixated people are with cleanliness to the point we ruin our history is archives, libraries, and digital spaces.” in the text above is a segment of my writing for article annotation 2. I made the connection of reading of data set cleanliness to our obsession for everything to be perfect. It shows my ability to connect a reading to a current obsession in society I have seen.
“The concept of social facilitation has always interested me. I believe the concept of hyping up from others is a beautiful way to give people confidence in the task that they have had practiced in and a great way to give them a boost, but I also think it shows the self-doubt humans have in themselves a lot. It shows that even when you have practiced a task constantly the validation of your hard work is not always enough but for others to see and validate it is the thing needed for you to be truly confident in yourself and give yourself the push you always knew you had.” above is a segment from my Psych Top 5. I made the connection of social facilitation in the reading to the common occurrence especially in today’s climate of self-doubt showing my understanding of the reading.
Goal 2 (25%) 7B Pursues knowledge and educational experience beyond the classroom.
As some may say, knowledge is the one thing that cannot be taken away from you and I want to strengthen that skill. I want to be more educated beyond what my professor teaches me.
What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will go out of the way on my curiosity of topics in the classroom and outside the classroom | Video Essays Top 5 assignments Writing with more intention and knowledge behind it my readings | A video essay of a topic I saw interest in Showing my knowledge of statics and the text Show things I have found interesting in my readings |
“‘This is the most robust measure so far of cerebral differences between homosexual and heterosexual subjects,’ she says.
Previous studies have also shown differences in brain architecture and activity between gay and straight people, but most relied on people’s responses to sexuality driven cues that could have been learned, such as rating the attractiveness of male or female faces” (Andy Coghlan). This is part of an article I read on the differences between Hetero and homosexual brains after my interest was piqued looking at Bradelys research.
“Social comparison is a phenomenon commonly used amongst society. With social media it has become an overwhelming beast that has triumphed our mentality to constantly compare ourselves to others since it’s such a simple click of a button away. I wonder the social comparison affects social media has” In this writing above I connect my outside research and thoughts of social comparison and connected it to the textbook reading.
It shows my efforts outside of class to obtain my CITI to be a better research in the classroom.
Goal 3 (15%)
3b. Recognizes multilayered ethical issues and the cross-relationships among them.
What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will try to recognize deeper connections with ethical issues and how they intertwined with each other | Final Project Top 5 | Final project will let me analyze data and their connections I will connect issues in the top 5s to outer book situations |
“The results showed that AI is not always a negative barrier in classrooms unlike other studies but can work in a positive light. It shows the importance of specifying boundaries in a classroom to students, so they do not accidentally overstep them, and that AI is just as likely as any other cheating method such as plagiarism. The study had limitations as they only research students in their first two years of their degree and over half of the participants had no experience with ChatGPT and therefore could not answer the questions.” in my article annotation I showed my understanding of AI uses and issues of not establishing boundaries in the classroom and how these issues overlap
Goal 4 (15%)
Based on (12A): Works independently toward goals by contributing and meeting deadlines.
I want to be the best teammate I can be to others and to do that means working on myself first. I want to work on meeting my own goals and supporting my counterparts
What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will focus on my deadlines and participation in the group activities | Final Project | I will work to improve myself in the group and work toward deadlines given in personal time |

In these text message it shows I worked on my article annotation and was able to give one of my teammates help on the assignment due to me working independtly.
Goal 5 (15%)
Based on 13C: Use language to skillfully communicate with clarity and fluency.
I want the ability to have an idea and message that I’m able to easily communicate to the public to do that I have to improve my writing skills.
What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will make an effort to use adequate and correct vocabulary in my writing | Top 5 assignments interview Questions | I will write my questions and analysis of the text with efficient writing I will make sure the questions relay my messages clearly |
“‘Artificial intelligence is the future, but we must ensure it is a future that we want’ (Tim Cook). AI has been all the rave recently in not only academic fields, but also in day-to-day conversations. In this academic journal it is no different. Jenel T. Cavazos and her collages study the effects that not only artificial intelligence (AI) has but also cheating on students in higher up education.” In this article annotation I clearly state the objective of my piece and the information it’ll contain with outside context of the piece to make it more relatable to readers.