General Education and Institutional Learning Outcomes at Palm Beach State College |
Philosophy Statement The General Education program at Palm Beach State College prepares students for lifelong intellectual pursuits and responsible participation in a complex global society through a core curriculum that encourages examination of diverse values and perspectives and offers students a depth and breadth of learning that transcends the content of any one specific discipline.
Institutional Learning Outcomes Critical Thinking: Engage in purposeful reasoning to reach sound conclusions. Ethics: Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions based on ethical principles and reasoning. Global Awareness: Exhibit a sense of social, cultural and global responsibility. Information Literacy: Demonstrate the ability to find, evaluate, organize and use information.
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Rubric used to access information literacy proficiences (Palm Beach State College, GEAC 2009).