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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Outcomes
in the Majors Project
As the result of recommendations made by the Assessment
Task Force in 2004, Miami University created a project
called the "Outcomes in the Majors" (OIM)
project. The main goal of the project is to further
improve student learning in the major. For this project,
departments examine what their majors are expected to
learn, gather information about this learning, and use
the results to modify the curriculum and/or courses
to further improve student learning.
Provided below is a list of all departments that are
currently involved in the Outcomes in the Majors project
as well as the student learning outcomes that are the
current focus of assessment for the department. Many
departments are in the process of identifying or have
already identified additional learning outcomes that
they will assess at a later point in time.
Botany: 1) Students will engage in
critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
Chemistry: 1) Students will engage
in critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
Communication: Communication's
current focus is on students' ability to engage in critical
thinking. Additional learning outcomes include students'
demonstration of, 1) creative thinking and problem solving,
2) curiosity, 3) perpetual learning, 4) perspective,
5) emotional intelligence, 6) citizenship, 7) teamwork
skills, 8) leadership skills, and 9) ethics.
Engineering and Applied Science: 1)
Students will engage in critical thinking; 2) Students
will engage in scientific inquiry, including collecting,
analyzing, and reflecting upon data.
Geology: 1) Students will engage in
critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
Geography: 1) Students will be able
to design and implement an effective geographic research
project; 2) Students will be able to conceptualize significant
geographic relationships and contexts, including a)
the role scale in geographic phenomena, and b) interactions
among multiple aspects of a geographical setting.
Microbiology: 1) Students will engage
in critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
Physics: 1) Students will engage in
critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
Political Science: 1) Students will
demonstrate critical thinking skills; 2) Students will
demonstrate research skills appropriate to the discipline
of political science; 3) Given a problem, issue, or
political question, students will demonstrate the ability
to identify access points for further study, reflection,
and political participation.
Psychology: Students will be able
to design and carry out a psychology research project.
Sociology/Gerontology: 1) Students
will understand the roles of quantitative and qualitative
methods in sociology; 2) Students will be able to engage
in critical thinking and to recognize critical thinking
in others; 3) Students will understand the effects of
social inequities; 4) Students will understand the social
construction of the life course.
Zoology: 1) Students will engage in
critical thinking; 2) Students will engage in scientific
inquiry, including collecting, analyzing, and reflecting
upon data.
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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROGRAMS
Provided below is a list of departments,
majors, and academic programs at Miami University that
have identified student learning outcomes or goals,
as well as a link to information about the department's
student learning outcomes.
College
of Arts and Sciences
American Studies: http://www.units.muohio.edu/americanstudies/about/mission.php
Black World Studies: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/bwsweb/
Classics: http://montgomery.cas.muohio.edu/classics/program/index.html
Communication:
http://www.units.muohio.edu/communication/
Economics: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/sba_home/AcademicDept/Economics/major.asp
English: http://www.units.muohio.edu/english/Undergraduate/Majors/index.html
French: http://www.units.muohio.edu/frenchitalian/major.html
Gerontology: http://www.scripps.muohio.edu/scripps/academic/Program_Overview.html
Jewish Studies: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/jewishstudies/overview.htm
Journalism: http://www.units.muohio.edu/journalism/
Latin American Studies program: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/lasweb/
Mosaic Program: http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/mosaic/objectives.htm
Physics: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/physicsweb/
Sociology: http://www.units.muohio.edu/sociology/sociology/
Women’s Studies: http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/womensstudies/program.html
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School
of Business
Accountancy: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/home/AcadDept/Accountancy/Mission.asp
Decision Sciences: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/home/AcadDept/DSCandMIS/Undergrad/DSCMajorReq.asp
Economics: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/sba_home/AcademicDept/Economics/major.asp
Finance: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/finance/Governance/Finance%20Mission.pdf
Management Information Systems: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/home/AcadDept/DSCandMIS/Undergrad/MISMajorReq.asp
Marketing: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/home/AcadDept/Marketing/Mission.asp
Supply Chain Management: http://www.sba.muohio.edu/scm/SCMmajor.htm
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School
of Education and Allied Professions
The School of Education and Allied Professions at Miami
University has a long history of accreditation of its
programs. Currently, programs in the School are accredited
by nine national accrediting bodies. The main "Accreditation"
page for the School of Education and Allied Professions
provides information about learning outcomes
and assessment for a variety of departments within the
School.
The main Accreditation page for the School of Education
and Allied Professions is available at http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/about/accredit.htm
Links to additional information about specific departments
and programs are provided below.
Athletic
Training: http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/athletictraining.htm
Dietitics: http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/dietetics.htm
Exercise Science: http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/exercisescience.htm
Health Studies: http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/healthstudies.htm
Sport Studies: http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/departments/phe/sportstudies.htm
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School
of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Chemical Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/programs_of_study/
eas/index.html#ChemicalEngineeringBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Computer Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/programs_of_study/
eas/index.html#ComputerEngineeringBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Computer Science: http://www.eas.muohio.edu/departments/csa/coursedescriptions/
Electrical Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/programs_of_study/
eas/index.html#ElectricalEngineeringBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/programs_of_study/eas/
index.html#EngineeringBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Engineering Management: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/
programs_of_study/eas/index.html#EngineeringManagementBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Manufacturing Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/
programs_of_study/eas/index.html#ManufacturingEngineeringBachelorofScienceinManufacturingEngineering
Mechanical Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/
programs_of_study/eas/index.html#MechanicalEngineeringBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
Paper Science and Engineering: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/
programs_of_study/eas/index.html#PaperScienceandEngineeringBachelorofScienceinPaperScienceandEngineering
Systems Analysis: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin08/programs_of_study/eas/
index.html#SystemsAnalysisBachelorofScienceinAppliedScience
(Regional campuses)
Computer and Information Technology:
http://www.eas.muohio.edu/cit/mission.html
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology:
http://www.eas.muohio.edu/ent/electrical.html
Mechanical Engineering Technology:
http://www.eas.muohio.edu/ent/mechanical.html
Nursing: http://www.eas.muohio.edu/nsg/
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School
of Fine Arts
Architecture and Interior Design:
http://fnaxbox1.fna.muohio.edu/arcweb/programs/ugrad_curr.html
Art: http://art.muohio.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=1
Music: http://www.fna.muohio.edu/musweb/programs/MissionGoals.html
Theatre: http://www.fna.muohio.edu/theweb/programs/missions/index.html
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Related Links
*Student Success
Plan Main Page*
Miami Plan (General Education):
Learning Outcomes
Miami Plan (General Education);
Outcomes Assessment
Undegraduate Majors: Learning
Outcomes
Undergraduate Majors:
Outcomes Assessment
Student
Engagement: Outcomes and Assessment
Additional Learning
Opportunities: Outcomes and Assessment
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