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GraduateDegreeLearningOutcomesAlignment Template

2013UniversityofGuelphGraduateDegreeLearningOutcomesandAssociatedSkills

reviewedforalignmentwithDegreeProgramand/orFieldOutcomes(insertnameofdegree/program/field)

CriticalandCreativeThinking / Criticalandcreativethinkingisaconcept thatreferstotheapplicationoflogicalprinciples,aftermuchinquiryandanalysis,tosolveproblemswithahighdegreeofinnovation,divergentthinkingandrisktaking.Thosemastering thisoutcomeshowevidenceofintegratingknowledgeandapplyingthisknowledgeacrossdisciplinaryboundaries.Depthandbreadthofunderstandingofdisciplinesisessentialtothisoutcome.Atthegraduatelevel,originalityintheapplicationofknowledge(master’s) andundertaking ofresearch(doctoral) isexpected.
LearningOutcomesand AssociatedSkills(2013) / DegreeProgramOutcomes / FieldOutcomes
1.Independent Inquiryand Analysis
2.ProblemSolving
3.Creativity
4.Depth and BreadthofUnderstanding
Literacy / Literacyistheabilitytoextractmaterial fromavarietyofresources, assessthequalityandvalidity ofthematerial,anduseittodiscovernewknowledge. Thisdefinition also includestheabilitytousequantitativedata,effectiveuseoftechnologyand thedevelopmentofvisualliteracy.
LearningOutcomesand AssociatedSkills(2013) / DegreeProgramOutcomes / FieldOutcomes
1.InformationLiteracy
2.QuantitativeLiteracy
3.TechnologicalLiteracy
4.VisualLiteracy
GlobalUnderstanding / Globalunderstandingencompassestheknowledgeofculturalsimilaritiesanddifferences,thecontext(historical,geographical,politicaland environmental)fromwhichthesearise, andhowtheyaremanifestin modernsociety.Globalunderstandingisexercisedascivicengagement,interculturalcompetenceandtheabilitytounderstandanacademicdisciplineoutsideofthedomesticcontext.
LearningOutcomesand AssociatedSkills(2013) / DegreeProgramOutcomes / FieldOutcomes
1.GlobalUnderstanding
2. SenseofHistoricalDevelopment
3.CivicKnowledgeandEngagement
4.InterculturalKnowledgeandCompetence
Communicating / Communicatingistheabilitytointeracteffectivelywithavarietyofindividualsandgroups,andconveyinformationsuccessfullyinavarietyofformatsincludingoralandwrittencommunication.Communicatingalsocomprisesattentivenessandlistening,aswellasreadingcomprehension.Itistheabilitytocommunicateandsynthesizeinformation,arguments,andanalysesaccuratelyandreliably.
LearningOutcomesand AssociatedSkills(2013) / DegreeProgramOutcomes / FieldOutcomes
1. OralCommunication
2.WrittenCommunication
3.ReadingComprehension
4.IntegrativeCommunication
ProfessionalandEthicalBehaviour / Professional andethicalbehaviourrequirestheabilityto accomplishthetasksathandwithproficient skillsinteamworkandleadership,whilerememberingethicalreasoningbehindalldecisions.Organizationalandtimemanagementskillsareessentialinbringingtogetherallaspectsofmanagingselfandothers.Academicintegrityiscentraltomasteryinthisoutcome.Atthegraduatelevel,intellectualindependenceisneededforprofessionalandacademicdevelopmentandengagement.
LearningOutcomes and AssociatedSkills(2013) / DegreeProgramOutcomes / FieldOutcomes
1.Teamwork
2.EthicalReasoning
3.Leadership
4.PersonalOrganization/TimeManagement
5.IntellectualIndependence