Learning Outcomes Assessment Core Competency Assessment Committees

Overall Charge to Core Competency Assessment Committees:

Using the proposed model derived from the Mission Statement and the General Education Plan, committees will develop a core of specific learning outcomes and assessment tools related to competencies. The committees will also develop rubrics to serve as guides for instructors, evaluators, and students. Instructors and course designers can use the rubrics to create and target learning experiences for students that will meet the identified core competency outcomes. These rubrics will be a resource for students to understand the criteria for achieving mastery in each competency. Rubrics will also systematically guide the evaluation of student learning across courses and programs.

■ Information and Technological Literacy
Students will be able to retrieve, organize, analyze, and evaluate information using both technological and traditional means.

■ Effective Communication
Students will read, write, speak, and listen effectively.

■ Critical Thinking
Students will actively reflect on, reason about, and form independent judgments on a variety of ideas and information, and use these skills to guide their beliefs and actions.

■ Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning
Students will demonstrate an understanding of mathematical and scientific principles and apply them to theoretical and practical issues.

■ Responsible Citizenship
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the responsibilities of informed citizenship in a diverse and pluralistic society through service to others, and will demonstrate cultural and global awareness.