Learning Outcomes Analysis

Learning Outcomes The learning outcomes for Kansas State University are implemented in every class. At first glance it would seem impossible that a Physics lab is proving to be the most effective way to practice communication skills, or that financial accounting is a way to practice working in a diverse environment. Still, the Professors did their job and have found nooks and cracks to implement the five Demonstrable traits every alumni of the university should have. Knowledge, Critical Thinking, Communication, Diversity, and Academic and Professional Integrity are the traits that have found their way into every course offered. To gain knowledge is the basis for all class. Nonetheless, knowledge is more than the Memorization of facts and …show more content…
This leaves the student to do most of their learning outside of class. For a student to fully grasp a new concept on his own, he will have to use some critical thinking. In Calculus Mr. Cerny Gave use some great insight on how to maximize this valuable skill. He told the class that the best way to pass his class was to work together. He told the class that all of our critical thinking skill put together could solve and problem that he would assign us. Calculus is not the only class that this skill has come up in. In the Engineering Seminar it has been a topic of discussion for many class periods. In That class the student came to the conclusion that critical thinking is the single most important skill that we possess. People use it every day and in almost every situation. This makes this skill the most versatile toll that students can use in every course they enroll in. The only other tool that comes close in importance is …show more content…
In today 's age where the presumably private becomes public, there is always an eye watching. So how a person acts when they think no one is watching speaks more to their character than any action the perform while a crowd is present. This fact is prevalent in every class in a university. The professor is not there to baby sit the students, in fact the students are expected to be very independent people and learner. It is completely up to the student to be studying when no one is telling them to, and to be learning when it is not class time. This will be expected even more when these students become employees. An assignment in this class was to find a code of ethics for their chosen careers. This code was meant to be an example of how students should act and behave even when no one was