The links below lead to sample course assignments illustrating some of the ways in which College of Arts and Sciences faculty have adopted and are asking their students to apply the critical thinking concepts and tools of the Paul-Elder framework chosen by the University to provide a "shared concept" of critical thinking. 

If you are a member of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and would like to share examples of assignments you are using for this purpose, please feel free to contact James R. Carter, Assistant Dean. 

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Anthropology

• Burnet  -  ANTH 309/WGST 300:  Sex, Gender & Culture (PDF)
  
• Burnet  -  ANTH 336:  War & Society (WR) (PDF);  same course, i2a "Faculty Exemplars" version (i2a @ UofL website)

Biology 

• Mansfield-Jones  -  BIOL 262:  Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (i2a @ UofL website) 
  

Communication

• Brantley  -  COMM 360:  Web Site Development (PDF);  attachment for Brantley COMM 360 assignment:   Surry Community College Critical Thinking Rubric (PDF);  same course, i2a "Faculty Exemplars" version (i2a @ UofL website)
  

• Esrock  -  COMM 317:  Internship (i2a @ UofL website)

English

• Chandler and Makris  -  ENGL 402/ML 401/HON 436/HON 446:  Honors Seminar - African American and Hispanic (Latino) Children's Culture (i2a @ UofL website)

• Dietrich  -  ENGL 301 (British Literature I) and 313 (British Literature through Shakespeare) (PDF);  also, i2a "Faculty Exemplars" version for ENGL 301 (i2a @ UofL website) 
  
• Yohannes  -  ENGL 311:  American Literature I (PDF)
  

Honors

• Chandler and Makris  -  HON 436/HON 446/ENGL 402/ML401:  Honors Seminar - African American and Hispanic (Latino) Children's Culture (i2a @ UofL website)

Humanities 

• Gray  -  HUM 355:  Masterpieces of Ancient Rome (i2a @ UofL website)
  
• Fuller  -  HUM 216:  Introduction to World Religions (i2a @ UofL website)
  

Modern Languages

• Makris and Chandler  -  ML 401/ENGL 402/HON 436/HON 446:  Honors Seminar - African American and Hispanic (Latino) Children's Culture (i2a @ UofL website)
  

Philosophy

• Carter  -  PHIL 211:  Critical Thinking (PDF)
  
• Urekew  -  PHIL 211:  Critical Thinking (PDF) 
• Urekew  -  PHIL 311:  Introduction to Logic (PDF)
  

Psychology

• Ross  -  PSYC 201:  Introduction to Psychology (PDF);  same course, i2a "Faculty Exemplars" version (i2a @ UofL website)
  

Women's and Gender Studies

• Burnet  -  WGST 300/ANTH 309:  Sex, Gender & Culture (PDF) 

NOTE:  The examples cited above all happen to have been provided by College of Arts and Sciences faculty who participated in an Ideas to Action (i2a) Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking (i2a @ UofL website).  Please know, however, that the College also welcomes and is eager to post examples provided by A&S faculty who are implementing the Paul-Elder framework on their own.