Communication: Students will communicate effectively in many
different situations, involving diverse people and viewpoints.
Speaking: Students will speak in an
understandable and organized fashion to explain their ideas, express their feelings,
or support a conclusion.
Listening: Students will listen
actively and respectfully to analyze the substance of others' comments.
Reading: Students will read
effectively and analytically and will comprehend at the college level.
Writing: Students will write in an understandable and organized fashion to
explain their ideas, express their feelings, or support a conclusion.
Cognition: Students will think
logically and critically in solving problems; explaining their conclusions; and
evaluating, supporting, or critiquing the thinking of others.
Analysis and
Synthesis:
Students will understand and build upon complex issues and discover the
connections and correlations among ideas to advance toward a valid independent
conclusion.
Problem
Solving:
Students will identify and analyze real or potential problems and develop,
evaluate, and test possible solutions, using the scientific method where
appropriate.
Creative
Thinking:
Students will formulate ideas and concepts in addition to using those of
others.
Quantitative
Reasoning:
Students will use college-level mathematical concepts and methods to
understand, analyze, and explain issues in quantitative terms.
Transfer of
Knowledge and Skills to a New Context: Students will apply their knowledge and skills to
new and varied situations.
Information Competency: Students will use printed
materials, personal communication, observation, and electronic resources to
find and evaluate information.
Research: Students
will do research at a level that is necessary to achieve personal,
professional, and educational success.
Technological
Competency: Students
will use technological applications to find, organize,
and present information effectively.
Social Interaction: Students will interact with
individuals and within groups with integrity and awareness of others' opinions,
feelings and values.
Teamwork: Students will participate
effectively in teams, committees, task forces, and in other group efforts to
make decisions and seek consensus.
Effective
Citizenship:
Students will take personal responsibility for being informed, ethical and
active citizens of their community, their nation, and their world.
Aesthetic Responsiveness: Students will produce or
respond to artistic and creative expression.
Personal Development and
Responsibility:
Students will develop individual responsibility, personal integrity, and
respect for diverse people and cultures.
Self-management: Students will demonstrate
habits of intellectual exploration, personal responsibility and physical well
being.
Ethics and
Values: Students
will demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues that will enhance their
capacity for making sound judgements and decisions.
Respect for
Diverse People and Cultures: Students will respect and work with diverse people including those
with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds and different physical
abilities.