Institutional Learning Outcomes
Institutional Learning Outcomes are a set of knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and behaviors that a student attains at the end of his or her academic career through a particular set of experiences (academic, non-academic, social, cultural and/or political). Upon the completion of a Rockland Community College Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS) or Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, a student will demonstrate competency in the following seven (7) areas:
- Personal, Social, and Professional Development
- assess one's own knowledge, skills, and abilities by setting personal goals
- develop connections with the institution, faculty, staff, and peers to build skills
- choose behaviors that promote wellness and reduce risk
- Written and Oral Communication
- produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms
- demonstrate the ability to revise and improve such texts
- research a topic, develop an argument and organize supporting details
- develop proficiency in oral discourse
- evaluate an oral presentation according to established criteria
- Critical Thinking
- identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or other's work
- develop well-reasoned arguments and conclusions with credible evidence
- Information Literacy
- perform the basic operations of personal computer use
- understand and use basic research techniques
- locate, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of sources
- Scientific Reasoning/Problem Solving
- understand the methods used to explore phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collections experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical analysis
- apply data, concepts, and models in one of the STEM related fields
- generate relevant questions, multiple solutions, and alternative points of view
- Numeracy/Quantitative Literacy
- interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables, and schematics
- represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically and verbally
- employ quantitative methods such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, or statistics to solve problems
- estimate and check mathematical results for reasonableness
- Diversity/Global Awareness
- analyze and evaluate the contributions of cultures and societies from variety of perspectives
- recognize the commonalities, differences, and interdependence among world cultures