Student Learning Outcomes
Administration Major: Building Code Administration Concentration - BAA, BS
Upon graduation, students earning any one of these degrees will:
Goal 1: Administrative Concepts and Theories - comprehension and demonstration of the concepts and theories related to administrative functions of profit and non-profit agencies.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of the scope of administration through a profit and non-profit agency setting.
Outcome 1: explain concepts and theories as it relates to administration, economics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
Outcome 2: recognize organizational structures.
Outcome 3: define and identify social trends in industries.
Objective B: The student will have knowledge and be able to demonstrate basic research techniques and practices.
Outcome 1: demonstrate abilities to conceptualize research ideas and construct a research agenda.
Outcome 2: demonstrate proficiency in applying software technology to report research data.
Outcome 3: demonstrate research outcomes through oral communication methods.
Goal 2: Administration and Decision-Making - demonstrate the knowledge and ability to administer, manage, and promote organizational programs, services, and activities.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of administrative/management issues and features of profit and non-profit organizations.
Outcome 1: explain cultural factors in organizations.
Outcome 2: evaluate interpersonal relations and explain applicable decision making theories and strategies.
Outcome 3: explain an agency policy development.
Objective B: The student will have the ability to apply administrative techniques and strategies to lead an organization and/or its units (e.g., financial, human resource, marketing, and legal).
Outcome 1: apply basic accounting practices to support organizational success.
Outcome 2: utilize basic administration skills in an organizational setting.
Outcome 3: utilize software packages to support unit/department needs.
Goal 3: Professional Competencies - demonstrate and practice professional competencies needed for a career in administration.
Objective A: The student will gain the knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate various competencies in various profit and/or non-profit profession.
Outcome 1: recognize professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: evaluate professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: explain the roles of related professional associations.
Outcome 4: communicate the value of multicultural diversity in an organization.
Objective B: The student will communicate, design, and deliver presentations by using software technology.
Outcome 1: demonstrate intelligible verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: demonstrate mastery of written communication skills.
Outcome 3: exhibit appropriate technical writing skills (i.e., professional business letter and emails).
Goal 4: Concentration Outcomes - a graduate of the BS or BAA. degree program with a Building Code Administration Concentration will be able to:
explain the basic principles of building code requirements, enforcement, regulatory law, and state and local government regulations as it pertains to building code administration;
analyze the appropriateness of code requirements, enforcement, regulatory law, and the impacts of state and local policy; and
affect, insure or improve the appropriateness of managerial activity, safety, production and planning, computer applications, enforcement of building code requirements.
Administration Major: Guest Services Administration Concentration - BS, BAA
Upon graduation, students earning any one of these degrees will:
Goal 1: Administrative Concepts and Theories - comprehension and demonstration of the concepts and theories related to administrative functions of profit and non-profit agencies.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of the scope of administration through a profit and non-profit agency setting.
Outcome 1: explain concepts and theories as it relates to administration, economics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
Outcome 2: recognize organizational structures.
Outcome 3: define and identify social trends in industries.
Objective B: The student will have knowledge and be able to demonstrate basic research techniques and practices.
Outcome 1: demonstrate abilities to conceptualize research ideas and construct a research agenda.
Outcome 2: demonstrate proficiency in applying software technology to report research data.
Outcome 3: demonstrate research outcomes through oral communication methods.
Goal 2: Administration and Decision-Making - demonstrate the knowledge and ability to administer, manage, and promote organizational programs, services, and activities.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of administrative/management issues and features of profit and non-profit organizations.
Outcome 1: explain cultural factors in organizations.
Outcome 2: evaluate interpersonal relations and explain applicable decision making theories and strategies.
Outcome 3: explain an agency policy development.
Objective B: The student will have the ability to apply administrative techniques and strategies to lead an organization and/or its units (e.g., financial, human resource, marketing, and legal).
Outcome 1: apply basic accounting practices to support organizational success.
Outcome 2: utilize basic administration skills in an organizational setting.
Outcome 3: utilize software packages to support unit/department needs.
Goal 3: Professional Competencies - demonstrate and practice professional competencies needed for a career in administration.
Objective A: The student will gain the knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate various competencies in various profit and/or non-profit profession.
Outcome 1: recognize professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: evaluate professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: explain the roles of related professional associations.
Outcome 4: communicate the value of multicultural diversity in an organization.
Objective B: The student will communicate, design, and deliver presentations by using software technology.
Outcome 1: demonstrate intelligible verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: demonstrate mastery of written communication skills.
Outcome 3: exhibit appropriate technical writing skills (i.e., professional business letter and emails).
Goal 4: Concentration Outcomes - a graduate of the B.S. or B.A.A. degree program with a concentration in Guest Services Administration will be able to:
explain administrative and organizational practices within a guest services environment;
analyze managerial decisions and actions as to their appropriateness to a guest services environment and
formulate managerial decisions and take actions that are appropriate within a guest services environment.
Administration Major: Industrial Administration Concentration - BS, BAA
Upon graduation, students earning any one of these degrees will:
Goal 1: Administrative Concepts and Theories - comprehension and demonstration of the concepts and theories related to administrative functions of profit and non-profit agencies.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of the scope of administration through a profit and non-profit agency setting.
Outcome 1: explain concepts and theories as it relates to administration, economics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
Outcome 2: recognize organizational structures.
Outcome 3: define and identify social trends in industries.
Objective B: The student will have knowledge and be able to demonstrate basic research techniques and practices.
Outcome 1: demonstrate abilities to conceptualize research ideas and construct a research agenda.
Outcome 2: demonstrate proficiency in applying software technology to report research data.
Outcome 3: demonstrate research outcomes through oral communication methods.
Goal 2: Administration and Decision-Making - demonstrate the knowledge and ability to administer, manage, and promote organizational programs, services, and activities.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of administrative/management issues and features of profit and non-profit organizations.
Outcome 1: explain cultural factors in organizations.
Outcome 2: evaluate interpersonal relations and explain applicable decision making theories and strategies.
Outcome 3: explain an agency policy development.
Objective B: The student will have the ability to apply administrative techniques and strategies to lead an organization and/or its units (e.g., financial, human resource, marketing, and legal).
Outcome 1: apply basic accounting practices to support organizational success.
Outcome 2: utilize basic administration skills in an organizational setting.
Outcome 3: utilize software packages to support unit/department needs.
Goal 3: Professional Competencies - demonstrate and practice professional competencies needed for a career in administration.
Objective A: The student will gain the knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate various competencies in various profit and/or non-profit profession.
Outcome 1: recognize professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: evaluate professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: explain the roles of related professional associations.
Outcome 4: communicate the value of multicultural diversity in an organization.
Objective B: The student will communicate, design, and deliver presentations by using software technology.
Outcome 1: demonstrate intelligible verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: demonstrate mastery of written communication skills.
Outcome 3: exhibit appropriate technical writing skills (i.e., professional business letter and emails).
Goal 4: Concentration Outcomes - a graduate of the B.S. or B.A.A. degree program with an Industrial Administration Concentration will be able to:
understand and be able to explain the basic principles of industrial management, industrial safety, production and planning, computer applications in industry, quality control and process control;
analyze the appropriateness of managerial activity, safety, production and planning, computer applications, quality control and process control in an industrial setting; and
affect, insure or improve the appropriateness of managerial activity, safety, production and planning, computer applications, quality control and process control in an industrial setting.
Administration Major: Organization Administration Concentration - BS, BAA
Upon graduation, students earning any one of these degrees will:
Goal 1: Administrative Concepts and Theories - comprehension and demonstration of the concepts and theories related to administrative functions of profit and non-profit agencies.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of the scope of administration through a profit and non-profit agency setting.
Outcome 1: explain concepts and theories as it relates to administration, economics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
Outcome 2: recognize organizational structures.
Outcome 3: define and identify social trends in industries.
Objective B: The student will have knowledge and be able to demonstrate basic research techniques and practices.
Outcome 1: demonstrate abilities to conceptualize research ideas and construct a research agenda.
Outcome 2: demonstrate proficiency in applying software technology to report research data.
Outcome 3: demonstrate research outcomes through oral communication methods.
Goal 2: Administration and Decision-Making - demonstrate the knowledge and ability to administer, manage, and promote organizational programs, services, and activities.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of administrative/management issues and features of profit and non-profit organizations.
Outcome 1: explain cultural factors in organizations.
Outcome 2: evaluate interpersonal relations and explain applicable decision making theories and strategies.
Outcome 3: explain an agency policy development.
Objective B: The student will have the ability to apply administrative techniques and strategies to lead an organization and/or its units (e.g., financial, human resource, marketing, and legal).
Outcome 1: apply basic accounting practices to support organizational success.
Outcome 2: utilize basic administration skills in an organizational setting.
Outcome 3: utilize software packages to support unit/department needs.
Goal 3: Professional Competencies - demonstrate and practice professional competencies needed for a career in administration.
Objective A: The student will gain the knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate various competencies in various profit and/or non-profit profession.
Outcome 1: recognize professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: evaluate professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: explain the roles of related professional associations.
Outcome 4: communicate the value of multicultural diversity in an organization.
Objective B: The student will communicate, design, and deliver presentations by using software technology.
Outcome 1: demonstrate intelligible verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: demonstrate mastery of written communication skills.
Outcome 3: exhibit appropriate technical writing skills (i.e., professional business letter and emails).
Goal 4: Concentration Outcomes - a graduate of the B.S. or B.A.A. degree program with an Organization Administration Concentration will be able to:
explain the basic principles of administration, leadership and computer applications in industry;
analyze the appropriateness of managerial activity, employee production and planning, computer applications, and employee satisfaction in an administrative setting; and
affect, insure or improve the appropriateness of managerial activity and planning, computer applications, employee satisfaction in an administrative setting.
Administration Major: Service Sector Administration Concentration - BS, BAA
Upon graduation, students earning any one of these degrees will:
Goal 1: Administrative Concepts and Theories - comprehension and demonstration of the concepts and theories related to administrative functions of profit and non-profit agencies.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of the scope of administration through a profit and non-profit agency setting.
Outcome 1: explain concepts and theories as it relates to administration, economics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
Outcome 2: recognize organizational structures.
Outcome 3: define and identify social trends in industries.
Objective B: The student will have knowledge and be able to demonstrate basic research techniques and practices.
Outcome 1: demonstrate abilities to conceptualize research ideas and construct a research agenda.
Outcome 2: demonstrate proficiency in applying software technology to report research data.
Outcome 3: demonstrate research outcomes through oral communication methods.
Goal 2: Administration and Decision-Making - demonstrate the knowledge and ability to administer, manage, and promote organizational programs, services, and activities.
Objective A: The student will have knowledge and understanding of administrative/management issues and features of profit and non-profit organizations.
Outcome 1: explain cultural factors in organizations.
Outcome 2: evaluate interpersonal relations and explain applicable decision making theories and strategies.
Outcome 3: explain an agency policy development.
Objective B: The student will have the ability to apply administrative techniques and strategies to lead an organization and/or its units (e.g., financial, human resource, marketing, and legal).
Outcome 1: apply basic accounting practices to support organizational success.
Outcome 2: utilize basic administration skills in an organizational setting.
Outcome 3: utilize software packages to support unit/department needs.
Goal 3: Professional Competencies - demonstrate and practice professional competencies needed for a career in administration.
Objective A: The student will gain the knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate various competencies in various profit and/or non-profit profession.
Outcome 1: recognize professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: evaluate professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: explain the roles of related professional associations.
Outcome 4: communicate the value of multicultural diversity in an organization.
Objective B: The student will communicate, design, and deliver presentations by using software technology.
Outcome 1: demonstrate intelligible verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: demonstrate mastery of written communication skills.
Outcome 3: exhibit appropriate technical writing skills (i.e., professional business letter and emails).
Goal 4: Concentration Outcomes - a graduate of the B.S. or B.A.A. degree program with an Service Sector Administration will be able to:
explain administrative and organizational practices within the service sector;
analyze managerial decisions and actions as their appropriateness to the service sector;
formulate managerial decisions and take actions that are appropriate to the service sector.
Upon graduation, students earning this degree will be able to:
apply current sociological literature/theory to explain social relations and real world social problems;
explain the primary methods and practices used to understand social behavior and apply at least one method to examine social behavior;
identify and explain the primary social factors contributing to inequalities in justice processes;
explain the role of the human services profession in relation to resolving social problems; and
critique current and emerging social welfare programs and policies.
BS Degree - Community Development
Upon graduation, students earning this degree will be able to:
explain the characteristics of community and the variations found in communities;
identify and explain the common community institutions and the ways they interact in supporting communities;
describe methods for studying community behavior and need and for evaluating community programs;
identify and explain the human factors that impact the effectiveness of maintaining a community and achieving community goals; and
apply concepts, principles and practices of community development to a specialized community setting: Community Services, Health Sciences, Public Administration, and/or Recreation.
Upon graduation, students earning this degree will be able to:
Goal 1: Projections Systems and Design Concepts - Graduates will be able to utilize the principles of projection procedures and techniques used in 2-D and 3-D computer-aided vehicle design (CAD) activities.
Objective A: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate visualization/projection procedures using various CAD systems.
Outcome 1: demonstrate concepts of first-angle and third-angle projection, descriptive geometry methods, pictorials, sections, sketching, geometric construction, fasteners, materials, processes, dimensioning, tolerancing, and design and working drawings.
Outcome 2: use of technical grapics/terminology to communicate design concepts and principles; develop an understanding of the design process, demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment.
Objective B: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate the use of 2-D CAD software for the documentation of design outcomes, and the use of 3-D CAD software in preparation of models used in the design process and "down stream" applications.
Outcome 1: use representative CAD applications software (i.e. solid modeling, surface modeling, documentation analysis and manufacturing methods).
Outcome 2: use basic math models/algorithms associated with wireframe surface, and solid models/geometry.
Goal 2: Terminology and Design Concepts - Graduates will state the terminology, and demonstrate associated concepts and principles of design related to various aspects of vehicle layout and modeling development.
Objective A: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will utilize appropriate terminology during development of the modern vehicle (i.e. automobile, truck, etc.).
Outcome 1: design systems and components related to vehicle design (i.e. materials and processes; engines; drive trains, chassis, electrical; fuels, emissions, and exhaust systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); bodies; noise isolation, vibration, handling, and drivability.
Outcome 2: state the individual design characteristics of each material, process, and vehicle subsystem.
Objective B: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will conceptually break the vehicle into related systems and subsystems and indicate the individual design characteristics of each system and subsystem, and understand their functional interdependency.
Outcome 1: State vehicle system and component relationships from a functional and design perspective.
Outcome 2: Break a system down into related subsystems until basic building blocks of each system, the design component, is left with its functional requirements.
Goal 3: Vehicle Design/Manufacturing Systems and Concepts - Graduates will state how the overall systems interconnect during vehicle design and manufacturing.
Objective A: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will state how the overall systems interconnect during vehicle design and manufacturing.
Outcome 1: Application of appropriate vehicle related materials and the associated processing.
Outcome 2: Application of design for manufacturing and assembly principles.
Outcome 3: Application of vehicle related metal forming/shaping methods.
Outcome 4: Application of vehicle manufacturing process planning methods.
Outcome 5: Application of vehicle related manufacturing tooling methods.
Outcome 6: Application of vehicle related plastics technology.
Objective B: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate how vehicles are designed.
Outcome 1: Demonstrate how to perform vehicle body detailing.
Outcome 2: Demonstrate how to perform vehicle body layout.
Outcome 3: Application of vehicle packaging methods.
Outcome 4: Application of value engineering methods.
Outcome 5: Demonstrate size tolerancing and allowance determination methods.
Outcome 6: Demonstrate geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD & T/ASME Y 14.5 methods.
Goal 4: Integration of Design Concepts - Graduates will develop individual and team-based skills related to understanding the integrative nature of the concepts related to the design, assembly, manufacturing, and servicing of a vehicle.
Objective A: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate vehicle design development outcomes.
Outcome 1: Plan, document, and report a design application to include issues related to assembly, manufacturing, and servicing.
Outcome 2: Associate various vehicle related materials with appropriate manufacturing methods.
Outcome 3: Function successfully within a team culture to integrate the various stages of vehicle development.
Objective B: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate team-based approaches to selection of design outcomes, assembly methods, manufacturing processes, and servicing procedures for vehicle optimization.
Outcome 1: Use multiple decision making tools/systems in order to determine the "best choice" solution to a design problem.
Outcome 2: Develop written and oral reports dealing with a major vehicle design application project.
Outcome 3: Function successfully within a team culture in order to optimize an assembly and/or component design.
Goal 5: Professional Competencies - Graduates will demonstrate professional competencies needed for a career in vehicle design.
Objective A: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate professional practices.
Outcome 1: State professional and environmental ethics and practices.
Outcome 2: Identify professional behaviors in the workplace.
Outcome 3: Indicate the importance of professional associations in the organization/profession.
Outcome 4: State the importance of intellectual diversity in the organization.
Objective B: Graduates of the Vehicle Design program will demonstrate communication and presentation skills both orally and in writing through the use of vehicle design related terminology.
Outcome 1: Demonstrate strong verbal presentation and communication skills.
Outcome 2: Demonstrate written communication skills.
Outcome 3: Demonstrate technical writing skills (i.e. memoranda, business letters, electronic).