DSC Syllabus Statements and Template: IMPACTS

IMPACTS Crosswalk

The area titles in the IMPACTS mnemonic vary slightly from the shorthand names of the Core IMPACTS areas. A crosswalk between the Core IMPACTS areas, the shorthand names, and the previous core area designations (titles and alphabetical) is provided below:

IMPACTS Mnemonic	Area Shorthand	Previous Core Curriculum Areas	Previous Alphabetical Designations
Institutional Priority	Institution	Institutional Options	B
Mathematics & Quantitative Skills	Mathematics	Quantitative Skills	A2
Political Science & U.S. History	Citizenship	Social Sciences	E
Arts, Humanities & Ethics	Humanities	Humanities/Fine Arts, and Ethics	C
Communicating in Writing	Writing	Communication Skills	A1
Technology, Mathematics, & Sciences	STEM	Natural Sciences, Technology, & Mathematics	D
Social Sciences	Social Sciences	Social Sciences	E

Template for IMPACTS Syllabus Statement

Course PREFIX and Number COURSE TITLE

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the XXXX area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content and will support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

[Insert University System of Georgia Orienting Question here.]

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

[Insert University System of Georgia Learning Outcome here.]

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

[Insert University System of Georgia career-ready competencies here.]

IMPACTS

Systemwide Orienting Questions, Learning Outcomes, and Career-Ready Competencies must be centerpieces of Core IMPACTS courses and must be clearly listed in the syllabus for each instance of a Core IMPACTS course.

The Orienting Questions, Learning Outcomes, and Career-Ready Competencies assigned to each Core IMPACTS area are listed in the table below.

Core IMPACTS (Area Shorthand)	Orienting Question	Learning Outcome(s)	Career-Ready Competencies
Institutional Priority (Institution)	How does my institution help me to navigate the world?	Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems related to academic priorities at their institution.	Critical Thinking Teamwork Time Management
Mathematics & Quantitative Skills (Mathematics)	How do I measure the world?	Students will apply mathematical and computational knowledge to interpret, evaluate, and communicate quantitative information using verbal, numerical, graphical, or symbolic forms.	Information Literacy Inquiry and Analysis Problem-Solving
Political Science and U.S. History (Citizenship)	How do I prepare for my responsibilities as an engaged citizen?	Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of the United States, the history of Georgia, and the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.	Critical Thinking Intercultural Competence Persuasion
Arts, Humanities & Ethics (Humanities)	How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?	Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.	Ethical Reasoning Information Literacy Intercultural Competence
Communicating in Writing (Writing)	How do I write effectively in different contexts?	Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions. Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources. Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience. Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.	Critical Thinking Information Literacy Persuasion

Technology, Mathematics & Sciences (STEM)

How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to

understand the universe?

Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.

Inquiry and Analysis

Problem-Solving Teamwork

Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

How do I understand human experiences and

connections?

Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships

develop, persist, or change.

Intercultural Competence

Perspective-Taking Persuasion