Preliminary Objectives, Outcomes and Measures for Institutional Learning Goals
| 1. Knowledge: Mastery of Content and Processes of Inquiry | |
| Objectives and Outcomes | Assessment Measure |
1. Understand and apply the scientific method | GE Assessment, exam could be developed or purchased |
2. Demonstrate an understanding of human beings as physiological, psychological, social and spiritual people | GE Assessment, Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE)1, capstone experience in the major2, exam could be developed or purchased (MAPP, CAP, etc.) |
3. Compare and contrast multiple cultural endeavors in the arts and humanities and the legacies of world civilizations | GE Assessment, WPE1, capstone experience in the major2, exam could be developed or purchased (MAPP, CAP, etc.) |
4. Utilize perspectives of the different disciplines to analyze broader questions facing society now and in the future | GE Assessment, WPE1, capstone experience in the major2, exam could be developed, possibly the Collegiate Learning Assessment Exam (CLA)3 |
| 2. Proficiency: Intellectual skills | |
| Objectives and Outcomes | Assessment Measure |
| 1. Critical thinking | |
| Program objective (Assessment determined at the program level) |
| 2. Reading, writing and speaking | |
a. Write to inform, explain, describe, or define a subject | National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)4, WPE1 |
b. Demonstrate the ability to write in the discipline | Program upper division writing assignment |
c. Make an oral argument and respond to questions | GE Assessment, National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)4 |
| 3. Quantitative reasoning | |
a. Perform computations and symbolic manipulations | GE Assessment, National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)4, CLA3 |
b. Demonstrate quantitative reasoning appropriate to the discipline | Determined at the program level |
| 4. Information literacy | |
Demonstrate information seeking, management and evaluation of source appropriate to the discipline | Capstone experience in the major2, IC3 exam, program objective, upper division GE, and others to be developed |
| 5. Problem solving | |
Team work: Function effectively in a cross-cultural environment | Capstone experience in the major2, CLA3, National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)4, program objective |
| 3. Place: Urban and Global Mission | |
| Outcomes | Assessment Measure |
a. Demonstrate personal and social responsibility via individual and group effort including engagement with their local communities | Program objective, GE Assessment, WPE1, NSSE4. Learning service projects, learning communities |
b. Demonstrate an understanding of social issues and the ideals of a multicultural society | GE Assessment, WPE1, Learning service projects, learning communities |
c. Recognize, analyze, and help to solve issues of civic and ethical concern in local and global communities | WPE1, Capstone experience in the major2 |
| 4. Transformation: Integrative Learning | |
| Outcomes | Assessment Measure |
a. Conduct a community, creative scholarly or research project | Program objective, Capstone experience in the major2 |
b. Demonstrates life long learning dispositions | Capstone experience in the major2, NSSE4, could be developed |
c. Articulate and reflect on the benefits of their educational experience | NSSE4, Could be developed |
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1 This fulfills a CSU graduation requirement 2 Capstone refers to a project, research, creative activity, internship or clinical experience, graduate thesis, “culminating experience” 3 Administration of the CLA fulfills a CSU reporting requirement for the Voluntary System of Accountability. See /univ/ppa/publicat/vsa/ 4 Data available for ’02, ’03, ’07 and ’09. Administration of the NSSE fulfills a CSU reporting requirement for the Voluntary System of Accountability. See /univ/ppa/publicat/vsa/ 6/8/10 | |