Institutional Learning Outcomes
The General Education Requirements: Goals and Outcomes
The General Education Requirements are designed to meet the following six goals and their respective learning outcomes:
1. Critical Thinking:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Critique and interpret evidence (primary sources)
- Identify relevant arguments
- Analyze alternative assumptions
- Identify ethical problems and dilemmas
- Evaluate the validity of ethical arguments
- Critically reflect on value assumptions
2. Information Literacy:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Identify appropriate information required to address particular problems or issues
- Access relevant information using appropriate resources
- Evaluate different forms of data and sources
- Analyze the economic, legal, and socio-political and other issues surrounding the use of information
- Use computer technology to conduct research and find information
3. Communication:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Articulate and pursue a line of reasoning using oral and written forms
- Present ideas or results in a manner appropriate for college-level discourse (i.e. structure, tone, syntax, and grammar) in written form
- Present ideas or results using collegiate-level conventions (i.e. documentation, genres, and forms of presentation)
- Identify his/her audience and adapt accordingly
4. Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Use systematic, empirical approaches to address questions as part of the scientific process
- Differentiate scientific and non-scientific methods of inquiry
- Conduct planned investigations including recording and analyzing data and reaching reasoned conclusions
- Solve problems using mathematical methods and relevant technology
- Represent theoretical models and data using graphs and tables
5. Human Interaction and Cultural Diversity:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Analyze multiple perspectives and articulate how perspectives based on world views differ from his/her own
- Differentiate key values, assumptions, and beliefs among cultures
- Explain how and why different racial, ethnic, religious, regional and gendered backgrounds shape experience
- Explain or predict individual and collective human behavior
6. Collaborative Skills and Civic Participation:
A UH Hilo graduate should be able to -
- Formulate a rational project that contributes to the environmental, economic, social, or intellectual betterment of the local community or global forum
- Articulate how his/her activity contributes to increased awareness of local or global issues on campus
- Define what aspects of his/her group projects with peers contribute to the intellectual development of all involved.