Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be prepared to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge is constructed and generates in speaking and writing conceptual frameworks, findings, and practical projects based on evidence and well-grounded argument.
- Choose to treat the writings of others, experimental subjects, and the collection and interpretation of data in accordance with the standards of academic and ethical practice.
- Consistently adopt a standard scholarly format, accurate references and citations, and a clear, succinct, and persuasive writing style.
- Discriminate appropriate, reliable, and valid research approaches and findings from those that are inappropriate, unreliable, and invalid.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct a research project, producing and communicating trustworthy and meaningful results.
- Identify possibilities for creating positive social change and executes research, presentations, demonstrations, and projects with the potential to contribute to that change.
- Choose to adopt and continue to develop best practices discovered through ongoing research and reflection on practice in the learning organization.
Learning Outcomes for the Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability Specialization
Graduates of this program will be prepared to:
- Formulate and execute practices that unite evaluation, assessment, and accountability in a socially responsible and ethical manner.
- Develop and defend a comprehensive plan for assessment systems designed for improving the performance of individuals, programs, and institutions.
- Design proposals for evaluation, assessment, and accountability with evidence of sociological, political, and economic considerations integrated within.
- Construct reports that clearly synthesize and communicate actionable findings for quantitative and qualitative data.
- Develop written and visual assessment communication in a way that is appropriate to the audience and purpose.
- Execute a plan for sustaining a culture of improvement in an organization.
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