Humanics Sequence Student Learning Objectives

In addition to the University's Student Learning Outcomes for Written & Oral Communication that have been established for the general education program, the three-course sequence in Humanics that supports the QEP also has its own Student Learning Objectives based upon the ones listed above and in the sample syllabi for each class (Appendix A). The overall learning goal of the Humanics sequence is to enable students to move from lower-level skills on Bloom's taxonomy to the highest-level skill and be able to create innovative solutions to the problems that they will eventually encounter in the workforce while working in both an individual and team environment. Students who complete the three-course sequence in Humanics will:

1. Explain the development of theories of cognition, intellect and creativity and their application to design thinking.
2. Explain how agile and design thinking principles have impacted the contemporary world.
3. Analyze the development of technology from the pre-industrial era to the contemporary world.
4. Analyze the roles that industrialization, globalization, multiculturalism, social media, and technology have played in forming the contemporary world and how they might impact the future of humanity.
5. Create, analyze and evaluate a potential solution to a contemporary problem, using agile and design thinking principles, while working in both an individual and team environment.

Upon completion of the HUM 301: Capstone class, the QEP Steering Committee will examine the VALUE assessment rubrics from each individual class that will be a part of the student's e-portfolio (see below) to assess to what degree these skills have been acquired through the completion of the three-course sequence in Humanics.

Quality Enhancement Plan: “Learning that Works”