University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

General Education Learning Outcomes

CREATING CONNECTIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT
Endorsed by the Governing Faculty on December 11, 2007

GOALS
OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Integration into the Learning Community of the University of Michigan-Flint
Demonstrate facility with research methods
Students demonstrate facility with research methods when they:
  • Define/identify a resource need
  • Gather/find resources
  • Evaluate/analyze resources
  • Use/incorporate resources (includes documentation)
Demonstrate the ability to think critically
Students demonstrate critical thinking when they:
  • Distinguish among facts, inferences, opinions and values
  • Assess qualitative and quantitative data
  • Analyze texts
  • Answer and raise questions
  • Compare and contrast conflicting viewpoints
  • Synthesize information to support a position
Demonstrate the ability to think creatively
Students demonstrate creative thinking when they:
  • Trace the evolution of creative thinking through a range of applications and expressions
  • Utilize and extend fundamental techniques or elements in the generation of ideas, methods, designs, experiences or artistic products
Reflect on one's own learning processes
 
Enhanced Communication Skills:  Written, Verbal and Non-Verbal
Produce competent written work
Students produce competent writing when they can:
  • Organize and present text effectively
  • Substantiate knowledge, thoughts, emotions and opinions
Participate in dialogue that involves respectful and careful listening
Student participate in dialogue that involves respectful and careful listening when they:
  • Exhibit openness to new ideas or perspectives of diverse groups
  • Contribute thoughtfully to discussion
  • Express their ideas effectively in a public forum
Use visual or non-verbal tools to enhance and decode messages
Students use visual or non-verbal tools to enhance and decode messages when they:
  • Use and interpret non-verbal cues effectively in oral communication settings
  • Use graphic material to augment written and oral forms
  • Analyze the impact of visual elements in created and natural environments
 
GOALS
OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Enhanced Breadth and Interconnectedness of Knowledge
Use multiple perspectives and methodologies to analyze real or potential problems
  • Examine interconnectedness and apply multiple methodologies and perspectives to analyze real or potential problems
 
Engaged Citizenship:  Local to Global
Investigate complex issues, such as social justice, globalization, the environment, etc.
Students investigate complex issues when they:
  • Define what citizenship (rights, responsibilities, privileges) mean for the individual and the community
  • Engage in course activities that raise awareness of critical issues 
  • Engage in extra or co-curricular activities that address critical issues
Apply knowledge to solve problems in increasingly broad spheres of influence
Students apply knowledge to solve problems when they:
  • Become informed and self-reflective community contributors
  • Modify personal behaviors in light of enhanced understanding of complex issues
  • Collaborate effectively with others to take action
  • Devise strategies that integrate competing demands
  • Navigate societal structures to effect action
 

 

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