Augustana strives for student learning based on these college wide learning outcomes.
Augustana student learning outcomes | Key skills and competencies |
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Disciplinary knowledge | |
What am I learning? Demonstrate an extended knowledge of at least one specific discipline and its interdisciplinary connections to the liberal arts, reflected in the ability to address issues or challenges and contribute to the field. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Critical thinking and information literacy | |
What am I learning? Critique and construct arguments. This requires the ability to raise vital questions, formulate well-defined problems, recognize underlying assumptions, gather evidence in an efficient, ethical and legal manner, suspend judgment while gathering evidence, evaluate the integrity and utility of potential evidence, critique and incorporate other plausible perspectives, and determine a reasonable conclusion based upon the available evidence. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Quantitative literacy | |
What am I learning? Interpret, represent and summarize information in a variety of modes (symbolic, graphical, numerical and verbal) presented in mathematical and statistical models; use mathematical and statistical methods to solve problems and recognize the limitations of these methods. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Collaborative leadership | |
What am I learning? Collaborate and innovate, build and sustain productive relationships, exercise good judgment based on the information at hand when making decisions, and act for the good of the community. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Intercultural competence | |
What am I learning? Demonstrate an awareness of similarity and difference across cultural groups, exhibit sensitivity to the implications of real and imaginary similarities and differences, employ diverse perspectives in understanding issues and interacting with others, and appreciate diverse cultural values. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Communication competence | |
What am I learning? Read and listen carefully, and express ideas through written or spoken means in a manner most appropriate and effective to the audience and context. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Creative thinking | |
What am I learning? Synthesize existing ideas, images or expertise so they are expressed in original, imaginative ways in order to solve problems and reconcile disparate ideas, and to challenge and extend current understanding. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Ethical citizenship | |
What am I learning? Examine and embrace strengths, gifts, passions and values. Behave responsibly toward self, others and our world; develop ethical convictions and act upon them; show concern for issues that transcend one’s own interests; and participate effectively in civic life. | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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Intellectual curiosity | |
What am I learning? Cultivate a lifelong engagement in intellectual growth, take responsibility for learning and exhibit intellectual honesty | How can I demonstrate my learning?
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