Aligning PLOs Across Institutions
Welcome to the final Paving the Path Session for Spring 2019. This semester the Paving the Path series has focused on three areas of research required to write effective program profiles and coursework roadmaps. This activity will consist of three parts.
Video [6:43] | The video will define some key terms and provide a strategy for thinking about how our course outcomes connect to professional competencies and help develop program profiles. |
Resources | The resources include a list of professional and transferable competencies as well as examples of professional and academic resources that could be used to research the types of competencies your prog |
Survey | After watching the video and reviewing the resources, complete the survey. |
Link: Transcript
Correction: The Business Administration course in the video was mistakenly referred to as Business Administration 210. The correct course title is Business Administration 201 (BUSAD 201).
Resources
At the end of the video we provided a list of Professional and Transferable Competencies.
COMPETENCY: a general statement that describes the desired knowledge, skills, and behaviors of a student graduating from a program (or completing a course); they commonly define professional and technical skills and knowledge that enable people to successfully perform in professional, educational, and other life contexts
OUTCOME: a very specific statement that describes exactly what a student will be able to do in some measurable way; there may be more than one measurable outcome defined for a given competency
Source: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/programs/workforceprep/competencies_and_LO.html
Professional Competencies |
Transferable Competencies |
Business Analysis Project Management Business Process Budgeting Customer service skills Scheduling Process Involvement Fluency with Microsoft Excel Fluency with Microsoft Office Fluency with Microsoft PowerPoint Fluency with Microsoft Visio Fluency with SQL |
Effective oral communication Effective written communication Critical thinking/analytical reasoning Critical thinking/problem solving Ethical Judgment and decision-making Ability to work collaboratively in teams Ability to plan and execute a project Professionalism/organization, work independently, prioritize & manage time Self-Motivated/proactive problem solving Can apply knowledge/skills in appropriate settings Can research, find, and organize information from many sources Can evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from many sources Work with people from different backgrounds/cultures Able to innovate and be creative Fluency with digital technology Ability to work with data, numbers and statistics Proficiency in a language other than English Global/Intercultural Fluency
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Link: List of Professional and Transferable Competencies
Other Resources
- Example of a General Education Playing Card (ART 169)
- Paving the Path PowerPoints
- MJC General Education Learning Outcomes (GELOs)
- MJC Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
- MJC Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)