Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG080TB   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ENG080TB 19946-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Determining Significant Information
Emphasis on gathering information through observation of the significant details and identification of relevant evidence, including synthesizing information and selecting the evidence necessary to form conclusions.
Prerequisites: ENG080TA, or RDG080TA, or permission of Instructor.
Cross-References: RDG080TB
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG080TB   19946-20086 Determining Significant Information
1. Describe the details of a given problem. (I)
2. Describe the main features of a given problem. (I)
3. Develop relevant information from more than one problem into a broad inified problem. (I)
4. Synthesize revelant information from more than one problem into a broad unified problem. (II)
5. Given pictoral or verbal information, paraphrase or describe critical features. (II)
6. Select critical information and generate a conclusion. (III)
7. Analyze conclusions and generalizationsw and identify their strengths and weaknesses. (III)
8. For given information, develop supportable conclusions and generalizations. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENG080TB   19946-20086 Determining Significant Information
    I. Observing and Reporting
        A. Significant Details
          1. Events Sequence
          2. Main Features
          3. Supporting Details
        B. Eliciting Relevant Information
          1. Definition of Evidence
          2. Fact Identification
          3. Opinion Identification
          4. Relevant Questions
      II. Synthesizing Information
          A. Condensation of Relevant Information
            1. Paraphrasing
            2. Restating Relevant Information
            3. Generating A Synopsis
          B. Combining Sources of information
            1. Classifying Similar Data
            2. Organizing Evidence
            3. Selecting Shared Characteristics
        III. Drawing Conclusions
            A. Selecting Evidence
              1. Observable Evidence
              2. Dependable Evidence
              3. Doubtful Evidence
            B. Making Generalizations
              1. Inferring Relationships
              2. Validity of Generalizations
              3. Conditions for Application
              4. Results of Generalizing
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