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Standards/Definition
of Scientific Reasoning Competency
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Standards/Definition
of Scientific Reasoning Competence
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Standards/Definition
of Scientific Reasoning Competency: College of Arts & Sciences,
Schools of Architecture, Commerce, and Education
The University of Virginia expects graduates of its College of
Arts and Sciences, School of Architecture, School of Commerce, and
School of Education to have and to understand basic knowledge and
skills about scientific reasoning in order to use it effectively
and productively for their own purposes. Specifically, the University
expects these graduates to be able to use scientific reasoning to
denote consistent, logical thought patterns which are employed during
the process of scientific inquiry that enable individuals to propose
relationships between observed phenomena in order to accomplish
the following:
- Design experiments which test hypotheses concerning the proposed
relationships.
- Determine possible alternatives and outcomes.
- Consider probabilities of occurrences.
- Predict logical consequences.
- Weight evidence, or proof.
- Use a number of instances to justify a particular conclusion.
Standards/Definition
of Scientific Reasoning Competency: Engineering
The University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied
Science (SEAS) expects each of its graduates to have mastered essential
fundamental knowledge in the chemical sciences and in calculus-based
physics. These two areas provide the science base upon which engineering
science and applications are built.
I. In the chemical sciences, the SEAS expects each of its graduates
to have mastered the following seven chemical concepts and to be
able to demonstrate competency in appropriate problem solving skills
related to these seven concepts:
- Atoms, Elements and Compounds: Chemical formulae. Avogadro's
Number. Calculations of atomic, mole, and mass percent.
- Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometry & balancing of chemical
reactions, Calculation of reaction yield and identification of
limiting reactants.
- Solution Chemistry Concepts: Ions, electrolytic solutions hydration.
Acids, bases, and pH. Neutralization and equivalency. Balance
oxidation/reduction reactions.
- Energy Considerations: Concepts of enthalpy, entropy , Gibbs
free energy and equilibrium. Use LeChatelier's Principle to determine
direction of reaction.
- Electronic Structure of Atoms. Definition of Bohr Atom Model
and its limitations. Quantum theory and spectroscopy. Identification
of trends in properties of elements in the Periodic Table.
- Electronic Structure of Molecules: Construct Lewis structures
of atoms and molecules. Electronegativity. Identify geometries
of simple molecules. Hybridization and molecular orbital concepts.
Relationship between reaction enthalpy and chemical bond energies.
- Intermolecular Interactions: Liquids, solids and the basis of
molecular recognition.
II. In calculus based physics, the SEAS expects each of its graduates
to have mastered the following nine concepts and to be able to set
up problems from first principles, arrange the proper force or circuit
diagrams as needed, and obtain a solution:
- Forces: Newton's laws of motion, gravitation.
- Work, energy, momentum and their conservation laws.
- Rotational motion including torque and angular momentum.
- Simple harmonic motion and waves.
- Thermodynamics and microscopic properties of gases.
- Electrostatics and electric currents.
- Magnetic fields and their applications.
- Capacitors, inductors, AC circuit equations and oscillations.
- Optics
Standards/Definition
of Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Literacy Competency: Nursing
The University of Virginia's School of Nursing proposes to assess
its students' knowledge and skills in the areas of scientific and
quantitative reasoning together because both are very closely related
in the curriculum of the School. The School of Nursing expects its
graduates to have mastered essential fundamental knowledge in scientific
and quantitative reasoning in preparatory coursework and in clinical
application of professional nursing practice. Specifically, the
School of Nursing expects its graduates to know and be able to accomplish
the following:
- Apply statistics to evaluate current literature.
- Apply quantitative reasoning to evaluate epidemiologic and genetic
risk analysis.
- Apply scientific and quantitative reasoning to the analysis
of graphs (example dissociation curves, risk curves).
- Use complex mathematical formulas (ex. fluid and electrolyte
and acid base problems, arterial blood gas interpretation).
- Interpret tables of physiologic and pathophysiologic data.
- Use scientific reasoning to interpret complex pathophysiologic
processes and deduce how these processes will be manifested clinically.
- Use practical mathematics to calculate and verify medication
dosages.
- Use practical mathematics for weight based protocols for children.
- Use practical mathematics to determine IV titration and administration
pump programming.
- Use practical mathematics to implement and verify anticoagulant
and insulin protocols.
- Use practical mathematics to determine Vasopressor drips.
- Use practical mathematics on drug calculations prior to administering
them in the clinical area.
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