Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
Goals
- To develop critical thinking, sound reasoning, and logical communication.
- To enhance literacy in writing, reading, speaking, and listening.
- To encourage mathematical organization and skills.
- To foster respect and understanding of science and scientific inquiry.
- To provide a historical awareness.
- To encourage continuing respect for the other peoples and cultures.
- To provide attentiveness to one’s own values and to those of others.
- To develop a consciousness and appreciation of the arts.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate higher order critical thinking and sound reasoning.
- Demonstrate the ability to use sufficient and logical support in written communication.
- Demonstrate effective writing skills.
- Ascertain and seek knowledge through reading.
- Demonstrate auditory and professional communication.
- Interpret mathematical formulas and graph as and draw inferences from them.
- Represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, and numerically.
- Use arithmetical, algebraic and geometric methods to solve problems.
- Articulate an understanding of the scientific method.
- Demonstrate knowledge of historical facts, themes and ideas.
- Articulate and evaluate historical interactions of societies in terms of multiple cultural viewpoints.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of their cultural heritage and how that has shaped their attitudes and opinions.
- Recognize and appreciate cultural diversity and alternative perspectives.
- Articulate a coherent ethical framework from which they make decisions.
- Recognize the importance of accountability, integrity, and responsibility.
- Identify the principle elements and historical contexts of visual or performing arts.