Goals and Outcomes
Short Term Goals
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Long Term Goals
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Salt Lake Community College Learning Outcomes
Students communicate
effectively. This includes
developing critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening, visual
understanding—that they can apply in various contexts; Organizing and presenting
ideas and information visually, orally, and in writing according to standard
usage; Understanding and using the elements of effective communication in
interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
Students develop
quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study. This includes approaching practical
problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques; Using
information represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of
disciplines; Applying mathematical theory, concepts, and methods of inquiry
appropriate to program-specific
problems.
Students think
critically and creatively. This
includes reasoning effectively from available evidence; demonstrating effective
problem solving; engaging in creative thinking, expression, and application;
Engaging in reflective thinking and expression; Demonstrating higher-order
skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; Making connections across
disciplines; Applying scientific methods to the inquiry
process.
Students develop the
knowledge and skills to be civically engaged.
This includes understanding the natural, political, historical, social, and
economic underpinnings of the local, national, and global communities to which
they belong; Developing the awareness of both civil rights and civil
responsibilities for individual and collective action in a democracy; Engaging
in service-learning for community building and an enhanced academic experience;
Develop the knowledge and skills to take leadership
roles.
Students develop the
knowledge and skills to work with others in a professional and constructive
manner. This includes engaging
with a diverse set of others to produce professional work; Interacting
competently across cultures; understanding and appreciating human differences;
Understanding and acting on standards of professionalism and civility,
including the SLCC Student Code of
Conduct.
Students develop
computer and information literacy.
This includes using contemporary computer hardware and software to effectively
complete college-level assignments; Gathering and analyzing information using
technology, library resources, and other modalities; Understanding and acting
upon ethical and security principles with respect to computer technology and to
information acquisition and distribution; distinguishing between credible and
non-credible sources of information, and using the former in their work in an
appropriately documented fashion.
Students develop the
attitudes and skills for lifelong wellness.
This includes understanding the importance of physical activity and its
connection to lifelong wellness; learning how participation in a fitness, sport
or leisure activity results in daily benefits including stress reduction,
endorphin release, and a sense of
well-being.
effectively. This includes
developing critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening, visual
understanding—that they can apply in various contexts; Organizing and presenting
ideas and information visually, orally, and in writing according to standard
usage; Understanding and using the elements of effective communication in
interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
Students develop
quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study. This includes approaching practical
problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques; Using
information represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of
disciplines; Applying mathematical theory, concepts, and methods of inquiry
appropriate to program-specific
problems.
Students think
critically and creatively. This
includes reasoning effectively from available evidence; demonstrating effective
problem solving; engaging in creative thinking, expression, and application;
Engaging in reflective thinking and expression; Demonstrating higher-order
skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; Making connections across
disciplines; Applying scientific methods to the inquiry
process.
Students develop the
knowledge and skills to be civically engaged.
This includes understanding the natural, political, historical, social, and
economic underpinnings of the local, national, and global communities to which
they belong; Developing the awareness of both civil rights and civil
responsibilities for individual and collective action in a democracy; Engaging
in service-learning for community building and an enhanced academic experience;
Develop the knowledge and skills to take leadership
roles.
Students develop the
knowledge and skills to work with others in a professional and constructive
manner. This includes engaging
with a diverse set of others to produce professional work; Interacting
competently across cultures; understanding and appreciating human differences;
Understanding and acting on standards of professionalism and civility,
including the SLCC Student Code of
Conduct.
Students develop
computer and information literacy.
This includes using contemporary computer hardware and software to effectively
complete college-level assignments; Gathering and analyzing information using
technology, library resources, and other modalities; Understanding and acting
upon ethical and security principles with respect to computer technology and to
information acquisition and distribution; distinguishing between credible and
non-credible sources of information, and using the former in their work in an
appropriately documented fashion.
Students develop the
attitudes and skills for lifelong wellness.
This includes understanding the importance of physical activity and its
connection to lifelong wellness; learning how participation in a fitness, sport
or leisure activity results in daily benefits including stress reduction,
endorphin release, and a sense of
well-being.