Outcomes & Assessment Guide
Outcomes Types Defined
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Communication
- Respond appropriately to incoming information in a variety of ways, including: written,
oral, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
- Communicate awareness of how diversity and multiple perspectives shape and impact
individual experiences and society as a whole
- Converse with civility and appropriateness for situational context
Critical Thinking
- Effectively interpret, analyze, synthesize, explain, and infer concepts and ideas
- Construct and deconstruct arguments
- Demonstrate quantitative or qualitative competency
- Apply problem-solving methods in appropriate context toward making decisions
- Come to rational conclusions based on evidence
- Think independently, creatively, and logically
Information Literacy
- Gather, analyze, evaluate, and disseminate appropriate information using multiple
modalities
- Utilize 21st-century tools effectively, ethically, and responsibly in information
acquisition and distribution
- Cultivate the skills necessary for life-long learning
Professional and Ethical Behavior
- Practice responsible, professional, and civil conduct in the classroom, workplace,
community, digital world, and the natural environment
- Demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Develop the cultural sensitivity needed to resolve conflicts and build alliances
Global Consciousness
- Recognize the interconnectedness of global, national, and local concerns from multiple
perspectives
- Exhibit awareness, appreciation, and respect for the diversity of individuals in one's
immediate environment as well as in the global community
- Apply knowledge of diversity and multicultural competencies to promote equity and
social justice in our communities
Last Updated: May 25, 2017
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