Integrated Reasoning

The MSU graduate integrates discipline-based knowledge to make informed decisions that reflect humane social, ethical, and aesthetic values

• • Knowledge from college major and minor—see OIR 10 to 15 (or 16 or 17), Teaching in the Disciplines
  • 1.1 Cognitive, Moral, and Emotional Development of Students
  • Integrative Learning
  • Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Academic Integrity. See especially the following:
    Research & Scholarly Integrity (The Graduate School at MSU)
    http://grad.msu.edu/researchintegrity/
    The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
    http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/
• Critically applies liberal arts knowledge in disciplinary contexts and disciplinary knowledge in liberal arts contexts
  • Knowledge from college major and minor—see OIR 10 to 15 (or 16 or 17), Teaching in the Disciplines
  • Liberal Education
• Uses a variety of inquiry strategies incorporating multiple views to make value judgments, solve problems, answer questions, and generate new understandings
  • Active learning
  • Asking and Answering Questions
  • Case-based teaching
  • Problem-based Learning (PBL)
  • Teaching Critical Thinking

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Rubrics for Assessing Integrated Reasoning

Integrative Learning VALUE Rubric
http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/pdf/integrativelearning.pdf

Ethical Reasoning VALUE Rubric
http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/pdf/EthicalReasoning.pdf

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