Six goals—essential in the workplace as well as the classroom—are incorporated
into the experience of every student and every faculty member at A.U.L:
- Professional Competence and Values:
Graduates will have mastered a specific array of disciplinary knowledge and
abilities, and will be able to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. They will
demonstrate values and ethics appropriate to their discipline and engage in
lifelong learning to improve their professional competence and practice.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Graduates will reason clearly and critically. They will be problem solvers, able to
identify and evaluate problems, utilize critical-thinking skills to recommend and
select among alternative solutions, implement solutions, and evaluate the
consequences.
Graduates will communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and correct
manner. They will use proper grammar and punctuation. They will analyze the
needs and abilities of their audiences, choose from a variety of communication
tools, adjust the content of messages and deliver their messages accordingly.
Graduates will be adept at accessing and utilizing information. They will research
issues, gather information from a variety of sources, analyze the plausibility and
accuracy of information regardless of source, and utilize information appropriately
to address issues or inform action.
Graduates will work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They
will be collaborators, able to function well in team settings as both leaders and
followers. They will respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner
toward colleagues and those they serve.
Team learning focuses on the development of students as effective members and
leaders of teams. Courses are designed to combine individual and group activity
with interaction among students and the instructor. Team learning promotes
intellectual and technical knowledge, provides validation and a place to explore
new ideas, and enhances valuable skills in teamwork, negotiation and
cooperation.





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A.U.L Learning Goals: