College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science Learning Outcomes

1. Acquire and apply foundational knowledge, concepts, and theories in biology;
2. Collect, synthesize, and critically evaluate information in order to suggest solutions to environmental and human health-related problems;
3. Acquire a broad range of tools that can be applied in research and in the workplace to solve biological problems;
4. Earn professional certifications in order to increase employment prospects

Learning Outcomes for the Computer Technology, A.A.S. and Computer and Information Technology, A.A.S. Degrees

1. Apply current methods and practices to support, manage, contribute to, and maintain the IT needs of an organization;
2. Apply critical thinking and logical reasoning to research IT solutions and adapt to industry changes;
3. Communicate technical requirements and solutions that ethically advance organizations, communities, and societies.

Learning outcomes for the Cybersecurity and Networking, B.S., Health Information Technology, B.S. and Information Technology, B.S. Degrees

1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions;
2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline;
3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts;
4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles;
5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline;
6. Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing based systems.
7. Demonstrate the ability to build, maintain, and secure organizational IT assets.

Core for Commerce, B.S. Degrees

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and work with others
• Apply critical thinking skills to solve problems in organizational/business contexts
• Analyze and apply information and data to solve problems
• Apply concepts in strategic planning, leadership, and ethics
• Apply knowledge in the core areas of accounting, business law, management, marketing, finance, economics, and global business

Digital Commerce

1. Manage online marketing and commerce platforms
2. Apply digital marketing tools and strategies for content development and delivery

Core for Commerce, B.S. Degrees

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and work with others
• Apply critical thinking skills to solve problems in organizational/business contexts
• Analyze and apply information and data to solve problems
• Apply concepts in strategic planning, leadership, and ethics
• Apply knowledge in the core areas of accounting, business law, management, marketing, finance, economics, and global business

Hospitality Management

1. Demonstrate a working understanding of hospitality terminology, concepts, and functions as they relate to the food and beverage industry.
2. Explain the functions of management as they relate to the food and beverage industry.
3. Demonstrate working knowledge of current laws, rules and regulations governing foodservice.
4. Demonstrate effective decision-making skills integrating knowledge of functional areas when managing hospitality operations.

Core for Commerce, B.S. Degrees

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and work with others
• Apply critical thinking skills to solve problems in organizational/business contexts
• Analyze and apply information and data to solve problems
• Apply concepts in strategic planning, leadership, and ethics
• Apply knowledge in the core areas of accounting, business law, management, marketing, finance, economics, and global business

Sales Management

1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the hierarchy of effects in buying and promotional mix in business-to-business(B2B) markets
2. Connect and relate how marketing and direct selling activities achieve synergy within the context of the hierarchy of effects in reaching the targeted consumer

Core for Commerce, B.S. Degrees

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and work with others
• Apply critical thinking skills to solve problems in organizational/business contexts
• Analyze and apply information and data to solve problems
• Apply concepts in strategic planning, leadership, and ethics
• Apply knowledge in the core areas of accounting, business law, management, marketing, finance, economics, and global business

Small Business Management

1. Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship, small business startup, development, and operating activities
2. Apply small business management activities including planning, organizing, controlling, and leading
3. Apply theories and practices in innovation and leadership

1. Use knowledge of academic disciplines to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for each and every young child. Candidates understand the importance of developmental domains and academic (or content) disciplines in early childhood curriculum
2. Know the essential concepts, inquiry tools, and structure of content areas, including academic subjects, and identify resources to deepen understanding
3. Use knowledge and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum that promotes comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for every young child
4. Identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession by knowing and using ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to early childhood practice
5. Demonstrate knowledgeable, reflective and critical perspectives on their work, making informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of sources
6. Use a child development knowledge base, and demonstrate understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs, and of multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning, to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child.

Demonstrate:

1. ability to select and apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to broadly-defined engineering technology activities;
2. ability to select and apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles and applied procedures or methodologies;
3. ability to conduct standard tests and measurements; to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments; and to apply experimental results to improve processes;
4. ability to design systems, components, or processes for broadly-defined engineering technology problems appropriate to program educational objectives;
5. ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team;
6. ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems;
7. ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
8. understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development;
9. understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity;
10. knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context; and
11. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

Demonstrate:

1. ability to apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to narrowly defined engineering technology activities;
2. ability to apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require limited application of principles but extensive practical knowledge;
3. ability to conduct standard tests and measurements, and to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments;
4. ability to function effectively as a member of a technical team;
5. ability to identify, analyze, and solve narrowly defined engineering technology problems;
6. ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
7. understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development;
8. understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities, including a respect for diversity;
9. commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

Demonstrate:

1. ability to apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to narrowly defined engineering technology activities;
2. ability to apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require limited application of principles but extensive practical knowledge;
3. ability to conduct standard tests and measurements, and to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments;
4. ability to function effectively as a member of a technical team;
5. ability to identify, analyze, and solve narrowly defined engineering technology problems;
6. ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
7. understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development;
8. understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities, including a respect for diversity;
9. commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

1. Analyze the significant impact of the arts in shaping and informing culture, past and present;
2. Demonstrate skill in a creative discipline and contribute to a community of practice;
3. Create a professional presentation of one’s creative work using complex problem-solving and research;
4. Use critical and creative thinking to identify problems and generate innovative solutions;
5. Communicate clearly for a diverse range of audiences in a variety of media

Demonstrate:

1. ability to select and apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to broadly-defined engineering technology activities;
2. ability to select and apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles and applied procedures or methodologies;
3. ability to conduct standard tests and measurements; to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments; and to apply experimental results to improve processes;
4. ability to design systems, components, or processes for broadly-defined engineering technology problems appropriate to program educational objectives;
5. ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team;
6. ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems;
7. ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
8. understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development;
9. understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity;
10. knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context; and
11. commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

1. Identify health issues facing multiple communities;
2. Adapt health and scientific messages to specialist and non-specialist audiences;
3. Communicate carefully and clearly in a variety of media, including: oral presentations, written documents, social media, and visual platforms;
4. Demonstrate intercultural competency and an appreciation for human diversity, difference, and identity;
5. Explain, interpret, and make an original contribution to health communication research from various ontological and methodological positions;
6. Develop health messages/campaigns that effectively communicate health messages to those communities.

1. Integrate content from multiple disciplines and perspectives to develop a holistic understanding of a specific problem or issue;
2. Find credible sources, evaluate research, and integrate that content into an original scholarly contribution;
3. Communicate effectively through oral or written channels.

1. Identify authentic problems and use creative and critical thinking skills to evaluate various possible solutions;
2. Analyze information and ideas carefully and logically from multiple perspectives;
3. Collaborate with others to solve problems;
4. Communicate clearly for a diverse range of audiences and purposes;
5. Apply knowledge and methods from different cognate areas.

Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice will be able to:

1. Evidence application and synthesis of core concepts within criminal justice;
2. Demonstrate an understanding of genre and disciplinary conventions and sources and evidence via written communication; and
3. Demonstrate an increased knowledge of core concepts in criminal justice.

Students who successfully complete the Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice will be able to:

1. Describe, compare and contrast core concepts within the criminal justice system;
2. Evidence an understanding of context, audience and content development via written communication; and
3. Demonstrate an increased knowledge of core concepts in criminal justice.

• Analyze complex texts within their social, historical, and political contexts using the technique of close reading.
• Demonstrate in writing their ability to evaluate, synthesize, and cite information and ideas from sources and modes of inquiry typically used in the discipline or in professions.
• Communicate effectively in multiple genres with attention to the needs of multiple audiences and contexts.

The professional nurse graduate of the Baccalaureate Program will be able to:

1. Synthesize knowledge from liberal education, the sciences, and nursing to address the diverse health needs of individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.
2. Integrate nursing research, evidence based practice and quality improvement principles in the provision of patient-centered and population-focused care.
3. Apply knowledge of health care policy, technology and information management in providing safe care within an evolving healthcare environment.
4. Employ effective leadership and communication skills that promote interprofessional collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships.
5. Practice with accountability and professionalism to promote health, prevent disease, and provide nursing care across the continuum of healthcare environments.

The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the Psychological Science (PSS) major are aligned with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2013 Guidelines for the Undergraduate Major to include one content-based goal and four skill-based goals:

1. Knowledge Base in Psychology: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2. Scientific Inquiry & Critical Thinking: Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
3. Ethical & Social Responsibility in a Diverse World: Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice Social Responsibility in a Diverse World: Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice
4. Communication: Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes
5. Professional Development: Apply psychological content and skills to career goals