Learning Outcomes for Program
Learning outcomes goals
for the program reflect the needs of employers and feedback received
from previous graduates. They were formalized in 2007 by the
faculty sponsoring the degree. Upon graduation, EES students are
expected be able to:
·
Effectively apply basic principles of the natural and social
sciences to current issues of natural resources and the environment;
·
Understand and appropriately use the vocabularies of the natural and
social sciences relevant to issues of natural resources and the
environment;
·
Write and
speak clearly about technical issues related to their concentration
of study in the EES program;
·
Work
collaboratively with other professionals in the disciplines of the
major to address significant policy issues in natural resources and
the environment;
·
Choose
and apply appropriate quantitative tools necessary to analyze
significant issues related to their concentration of study in the
EES program;
·
Evaluate
sources of technical information for credibility and relevance for
addressing significant issues related to their concentration of
study in the EES program;
·
Identify
significant ethical issues in natural resources and the environment
and be able to address these issues in an informed and thoughtful
manner.
Faculty in the program will undertake
systematic course and programmatic assessment to determine the
extent to which these goals are accomplished. Future program
improvements will be based, in part, on these assessment processes.
