Student+Learning+Priorities


 * Drexel Student Learning Priorities**

// Upon graduation, students will demonstrate an improved ability to; // // Upon graduation, students will demonstrate an improved ability to // :
 * Core Intellectual and Practical Skills: **
 * 1) **__ Communication __** : Employ an understanding of audience, purpose and context to communicate effectively in a range of situations using appropriate media.
 * 2) **__ Creative and Critical Thinking __** : Use divergent (e.g., generation of novel ideas, thinking out of the box, brainstorming) and convergent thinking (e.g., critical thinking, evaluation of ideas, quantitative/qualitative analysis, scientific reasoning) to generate novel and relevant ideas, strategies, approaches or products.
 * 3) **__ Ethical Reasoning __** : Assess their own ethical values and the social context of ethical problems, recognize ethical issues in a variety of settings, think about how different ethical perspectives might be applied to an ethical problem, and consider the consequences of alternative actions.
 * 4) **__ Information Literacy __** : Possess the skills and knowledge to access, evaluate and use information effectively, competently, and creatively.
 * 5) **__ Self-directed Learning __** : Establish goals and monitor progress toward them by developing an awareness of the personal, environmental and task-specific factors that affect attainment of the goals.
 * 6) **__ Technology Use __** : Make appropriate use of technologies to communicate, collaborate, solve problems, make decisions, and conduct research, as well as foster creativity and life-long learning.
 * Experiential and Applied Learning: **
 * 1) **__ Global Competence __** : Engage in, reflect upon and demonstrate open-mindedness toward all issues of diversity at the local, national and international level.
 * 2) **__ Leadership __** : Develop a vision, translate that vision into shared goals and effectively work with others to achieve these goals.
 * 3) **__ Professional Practice __** : Apply knowledge and skills gained from a program of study to the achievement of goals in a work, clinical or other professional setting.
 * 4) **__ Research, Scholarship and Creative Expression __** : Make meaningful contributions in their chosen field, participating in use-inspired research, scholarship or creative activity as an individual or in a collaborative effort.
 * 5) **__ Responsible Citizenship __** : Create and sustain a healthy, engaged public life.