Developing the institutional learning outcomes

The effort to connect was made from the bottom up. All the program learning outcomes for associate degree programs were used to build categories. An initial set of around a dozen candidate categories was combined and aggregated to form the six categories proposed in the Student Learning Outcome Assessment Plan. Working up from the existing program student learning outcomes provided de facto inclusion of the many voices who shaped the pSLOs.

iSLO#	iSLO Category	institutional Student Learning Outcome: Students will be able to...
1	knowledge	define, describe, demonstrate, and explain knowledge within a field of study.
2	skills	apply, use, perform, exhibit, and demonstrate skills required of a particular career or field of endeavor.
3	creativity	plan, design, develop, seek, find, synthesize, and create solutions, strategies, documents, and products.
4	intellect	exhibit the capacity for independent thought and critical thinking.
5	communication	communicate effectively through writing, speaking, performing, exhibiting, or other forms of expression.
6	analysis	acquire, interpret, analyze, assess, and evaluate information.