What Learning Outcomes are Valued by Undergraduate Programs?
Learning outcomes for undergraduate students at UNL are defined at three different levels: institutional outcomes, college outcomes, and program or department outcomes.
Institutional Level Learning Outcomes
UNL is implementing a new learning outcomes-based general education program called Achievement Centered Education (ACE). The ten learning outcomes for ACE are grouped into four learning objectives:
- Develop intellectual and practical skills, including proficiency in written, oral, and visual communication; inquiry techniques; critical and creative thinking; quantitative applications; information assessment; teamwork; and problem-solving.
- Build knowledge of diverse peoples and cultures and of the natural and physical world through the study of mathematics, sciences and technologies, histories, humanities, arts, social sciences, and human diversity.
- Exercise individual and social responsibilities through the study of ethical principles and reasoning, application of civic knowledge, interaction with diverse cultures, and engagement with global issues.
- Integrate these abilities and capacities, adapting them to new settings, questions, and responsibilities.
The list of ACE learning outcomes is available here.
College Level Learning Outcomes
At the college level many colleges have student learning outcomes. Visit each college's website for more information.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
In 2007-2008, at the program or department level, units were involved in assessing students' discipline-specific content knowledge, written and oral communications, critical thinking skills, problem solving, research skills, teamwork, ethics, laboratory skills, and technology skills. The full list of learning outcomes at the program or department level is available here.
