The following course tag reflections serve as strong exemplars and may be helpful to review as you craft your own reflection. The Ad Hoc Committee on Shared Competencies thanks these faculty members for their intentional reflection and sharing their submissions with our campus community. For more information about creating tags please contact us at competencies@syr.edu.
Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Beth Patin, Ph.D. IST 382: Cultural Competencies for Information Professionals (*pdf).
PJ DiPietro, Ph.D. WGS 301: Feminist Theories (pdf*).
Rachel Razza, Ph.D. HFS 452: Mindfulness in Children and Youth (*pdf).
Tom Perreault, Ph.D. GEO 353: Geographies of Environmental Justice (*pdf).
William Robert, Ph.D. REL 120: Introduction to the Study of Religion (*pdf).
Critical and Creative Thinking
Aron Tobias, Ph.D. ECN 505: Mathematical Economics (*pdf) & Syllabus (*pdf).
Christopher Green, Ph.D. LIN 431: Phonological Analysis (*pdf) & Syllabus (*pdf).
Deepika Das, Ph.D. FSC 498: Capstone Seminar in Forensic Science (pdf*).
Eunjoo Jung, Ed.D. HFS 204: Applied Research Methods in Child and Family Studies (*pdf).
Jamie L. Desjardins, Ph.D., CCC-A. CSD 345: Speech Science (*pdf).
Jen Cook, Ph.D. NEU 496: Neuroscience and Society (*pdf).
Joanna Masingila, Ph.D. MAT 117: Foundational Mathematics via Problem Solving I (pdf*).
Joanna Masingila, Ph.D. MAT 118: Foundational Mathematics via Problem Solving II (pdf*).
Kara Richardson, Ph.D. PHI 308: Classical Islamic Philosophy (*pdf).
Maureen Thompson, Ph.D. and Anna Rosenblatt, MPA. PHP 312: Introduction to Healthcare Management(*pdf).
Riyad Aboutaha, PhD. CEE 478: Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure (*pdf).
Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills
Aron Tobias, Ph.D. ECN 505: Mathematical Economics (*pdf) & Syllabus (*pdf).
Eunjoo Jung, Ed.D. HFS 204: Applied Research Methods in Child and Family Studies (*pdf).
Jane M. Read, Ph.D. GEO 383: Geographic Information Systems (*pdf).
Jaklin Kornfilt, Ph.D. LIN 441: Syntactic Analysis (*pdf) & Syllabus (pdf*).
Joanna Masingila, Ph.D. MAT 117: Foundational Mathematics via Problem Solving I (pdf*).
Katie M. Becklin, Ph.D. BIO 345: Ecology and Evolution (*pdf).
Leonid V. Kovalev, Ph.D. MAT 284: Business Calculus (*pdf).
Leonid Kovalev, Ph.D. & Graham Leuschke, Ph.D. MAT 296: Calculus II (*pdf).
Michael L. Kalish, Ph.D. PSY 420: Using Robots to Understand the Mind (pdf*).
Seyeon Lee, Ph.D. EDI 452: Environmental Design Capstone Project (*pdf).
Riyad Aboutaha, PhD. CEE 478: Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure (*pdf).
Yulong Wang, Ph.D. ECN 522: Econometric Methods (*pdf) & Syllabus (*pdf).
Civic and Global Responsibility
Jonnell A. Robinson, Ph.D. GEO 485: Community Geography (*pdf).
Maureen Thompson, Ph.D. and Lisa Olson-Gugerty, D.H.Sc. PHP 221: Community Health Promotion(*pdf).
PJ DiPietro, Ph.D. WGS 301: Feminist Theories (pdf*).
Robert Wilson, Ph.D. GEO 103: Environment and Society (*pdf).
Communication Skills
Deepika Das, Ph.D. FSC 498: Capstone Seminar in Forensic Science (pdf*).
Heather Coleman, Ph.D. BIO 459: Plants & People (*pdf).
Jane M. Read, Ph.D. GEO 215: Global Environmental Change (*pdf).
Kathryn Clinton, M.S. SPA 302 / LAS 315: Advanced Language Usage (*pdf).
Tom Perreault, PhD. GEO 353: Geographies of Environmental Justice (*pdf).
Information Literacy and Technological Agility
Emily Vey Duke, Ph.D. TRM 153: Studio Concepts (*pdf).
Jane M. Read, Ph.D. GEO 383: Geographic Information Systems (*pdf).
Jonnell A. Robinson, Ph.D. GEO 484: GIS for Urban Environments (*pdf).