Core
Level
Student Learning Outcomes
Core
level learning outcomes encompass the learning outcomes that are
expected of all graduates of Southern State Community College.
Some colleges may refer to these outcomes as general
education outcomes.
Communicate:
1.
Read a document and demonstrate an
understanding of its written, quantitative and graphical content.
2.
Employ active
listening techniques, including summarizing, paraphrasing,
questioning and nonverbal response.
3.
Write a clear,
well-organized paper using documentation and quantitative
tools when appropriate.
4.
Make a clear,
well-organized verbal presentation.
5.
Complete a
collaborative task effectively working with at least two other individuals.
Solve
Problems:
1.
Recognize and define a
problem using one's knowledge of science,
technology, math,
humanities and society.
2.
Analyze a problem.
3.
Use human and
technological resources effectively to solve problems.
4.
Consider alternative
solutions or strategies.
5.
Evaluate practical and
ethical implications of solutions.
6.
Formulate an
implementation plan.
7.
Establish criteria for
determining degrees of success.
Think
Critically:
1.
Examine issues by suspending
and challenging assumptions.
2.
Evaluate issues from
various perspectives.
3.
Collect, analyze and
interpret information.
4.
Support hypothesis.
5.
Synthesize
information.
6.
Draw conclusions.
Understand
Awareness of the Global Society and the Individual's Role in It:
1.
Demonstrate the
understanding that humanity by nature is diverse.
2.
Demonstrate knowledge
of the major cultural issues of a person's own culture as well as
other cultures.
3.
Recognize
contributions of different cultures as well as one's own.
4.
Appreciate of diverse
creative/aesthetic expression and experiences.
Engage
in Life Management Skills:
1.
Understanding of the
necessity and value of life long learning.
2.
Understanding of the
process involved in gathering information to use in
self-directed learning.
3.
Understand the role of
ethics in life and work.
4.
Clarify one's own
value system.
5.
Evaluate career paths
and opportunities.
Information
Literacy:
1.
Demonstrate a basic
working knowledge of the operation and application of personal
computers.
2.
Ability to use the
internet to conduct research.
3.
Use databases related
to one's academic major or career.
4.
Use a variety of print
and electronic information resources appropriately.
5.
Adapt to new
technology.
