Your Task in This Assignment Is to Work with a Group

Essay

Your task in this assignment is to work with a group to develop a "Course Mission Statement" in which you lay out your expectations for the course, your instructor, and yourselves. To write the mission statement, follow these steps:
a. Use an Internet search engine to find examples of mission statements. Just type "mission statement" into Google, Bing, or Yahoo.
b. In class, with your group, identify the common characteristics of these mission statements. Pay special attention to their content, organization, and style. Make note of their common features.
c. With your group, write your own course mission statement. Be sure to include goals you would like the course to meet. You might also want to develop an "ethics statement" that talks about your approach to ethical issues associated with assignments, course readings, and attendance.
d. Compare your group's course mission statement with other groups' mission statements. Note places where your statement is similar to and different from their statements.
When your course mission statement is complete, it should provide a one-paragraph description of what you are trying to achieve in your class.