Our Module reading included Jerry’s Working DP and Rationale Essay. Make sure you read Jerry’s degree program, general education worksheet, rationale essay, ESC Area of Study Guidelines for Interdisciplinary Studies, and SUNY General Education Requirements as background for this discussion.
Remember that this is only a draft, which may need some work. Use these questions to start your discussion:
Does Jerry’s information about goals, and his research and evidence about his course choices and degree design, convince you that he created an academically-valid degree?
Does the title of the degree/concentration reflect the actual contents of the degree?
Does the rationale essay clearly set the context for understanding the degree by discussing goals, and do they show how the degree will actually help Jerry achieve those goals?
Does the degree have an overall design that is addressed implicitly in the choice of components in the degree plan and explicitly in the essay?
Does the rationale essay address progression, integration, and breadth?
Does the rationale essay clearly discuss and address the ESC Area of Study Guidelines and any relevant professional expectations for degrees in Jerry’s area?
What evidence does the essay use to support how academic and professional expectations are addressed?
Is the essay well-written with:
a beginning, middle, and end;
clear and correct language; and
documentation as needed?