Outcomes-based Education at UC

Created, Implemented, Maintained and Assessed by

Faculty(Supported by Everyone!)

Mission driven

• Two components: – Liberal Learning Outcomes (LLOs)– Program Outcomes

• LLOs – Created in 1996 by faculty vote– Designed by the faculty over the next 5 years – Implemented in 2001– NOT a gen ed program! – Liberal Learning Outcomes overseen by faculty “Roundtables” – Courses carry “icons” or “portfolio-building” designations

• Program outcomes overseen by program faculty

Mission of the University

The mission of the University of Charleston is to educate each student for a life of productive work, enlightened living and community involvement.

University Mission

LLOs Program Outcomes

Learning experiences

Liberal Learning Outcomes

• Citizenship

• Communication

• Creativity

• Critical Thinking

• Ethical Practice

• Inquiry

• Demonstration of LLOs at foundational, midlevel, and advanced

Let’s Explore the LLOs….

•Some terms you’ll need to know before we begin:– Outcome– Competency– Roundtable – Icon– Portfolio Building– Independent Learning Project (ILP)– Self-Acquired Competency (SAC)

Citizenship

• Definition: The rights and responsibilities associated with social, political, and economic communities that an individual demonstrates as an engaged, knowledgeable member of a society

• Competencies: – Civic Literacy (1.1): graduates demonstrate an understanding of social, political

and economic institutions and use their own experience and understanding as a basis for comparing others [foundational]

– Historical Literacy (1.2): graduates demonstrate an understanding of historical patterns in human civilization and their relationship to the present [midlevel]

– Global Literacy (1.3): graduates demonstrate an awareness of social, political, economic, and cultural implications [midlevel]

– Civic Involvement (1.4): graduates demonstrate active and responsible citizenship [advanced]

Examples of Citizenship

• Foundational (1.1): SSCI 1XX• Midlevel-Global (1.2): World Cultures I, International

Sports, History of Interior Architecture I• Midlevel-Historical (1.3): A History of War, World

Cultures II, Science of Nursing, History of Science• Advanced-Civic Involvement (1.4): Medicine and

the Environment, Historic Preservation, Community Health Nursing

Communication

• Definition: the ability to effectively send and receive messages

• Competencies: – The graduate writes effectively for a variety of audiences

and purposes (2.1)– The graduate speaks effectively for a variety of

audiences and a variety of purposes (2.2)– The graduate reads effectively (2.3)

• [Speaking and writing experiences at all three levels]

Examples of Communication

• Foundational: COMM 101, COMM 102 (writing), COMM 103 (speaking)

• Midlevel (writing): Introduction to Journalism, Issues in Capitalism

• Midlevel (speaking): Public Speaking, Integrated Methods [Education]

• Advanced (speaking or writing): Senior capstone courses • Reading: Survey of American Literature, Nursing in Altered

Health I

Creativity

• Definition: Creativity is the process of innovation, generating original ideas or making new connections among existing ideas.

• Competencies: – 3.1 The graduate is able to critique the creative product in

traditional creative discipline [foundational]– 3.2 The graduate engages in the study or production of a

body of work [midlevel]– 3.3 The graduate demonstrates innovation in the major

[advanced]

Examples of Creativity

• Foundational: Humanities courses (1XX)

• Mid-level: American Popular Music, Photography, Drama (NL); Literature in Film (L)

• Advanced: Senior capstone in major

Critical Thinking

• Definition: the process of reflection, reasoning and imagining, through which the individual willingly, systematically, and habitually examines and explores information, problems, issues, beliefs, and social constraints

• Competencies:

– Demonstrate an attitude of intellectual inquiry

– Demonstrate information literacy

– Demonstrate critical, analytical, and reflective thinking skills [Metacognition]

• [Experiences required at foundational, midlevel and advanced]

Examples of Critical Thinking

• Take your pick!!!!

Ethical Practice

• Definition: the disposition to treat others with honesty, fairness, justice, integrity, and altruism within communities and areas of professional service.

• Competencies:

– Demonstrate an understanding of their ethical beliefs and the ethical beliefs of others

– Demonstrate the ability to identify ethical conflicts

– Demonstrate the ability to make ethical decisions

• [Experiences required at foundational (5.1), midlevel (5.2) and advanced (5.3)]

Examples of Ethical Practice

• 5.1 Foundational: Embedded in in-seat UNIV 102 and UNIV 203

• 5.2 Midlevel: Media Law and Ethics, British Literature: Romantic to 20th c., Intermediate Accounting

• 5.3 Advanced: UNIV 459

Inquiry

Definition: the application of concepts and tools to create, verify, and communicate new knowledge.

Competencies:

6.1 The graduate will understand and apply basic principles of science and mathematics.

--6.1M The graduate demonstrates understanding and competence in applying the fundamental theories and laws of mathematics. [Foundational Level Mathematics: 1 experience]

--6.1S The graduate demonstrates understanding and competence in applying the fundamental theories and laws of science. [Foundational Level Science: 1 experience]

 6.2 The graduate will analyze and interpret data in a variety of contexts using mathematical and scientific principles. [Mid-level: Application of Mathematics and Science: 1 experience]

6.3 The graduate will create new knowledge using principles of inquiry appropriate to his/her discipline. [Advanced Level: Research in Major 1 experience]

Rubrics at UC

• Citizenship: 1 each for foundational, midlevel, advanced• Critical Thinking: 1 used for all levels• Communication: separate speaking, writing, reading• Creativity: 1 each for foundational, midlevel, advanced• Ethical Practice: 1 used for all levels• Inquiry: 2 for foundational, 1 each for midlevel and advanced • Philosophy

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http://www.ucwv.edu/faculty_center/