学习成果
本科学习成果
核心课程的目标和学生学习成果
目标1. Students will acquire a basic understanding of the topics studied and the methodologies used in the field of psychology.
Learning Outcome 1a: Students will be able to demonstrate a general knowledge of theories, 概念, 以及至少一个心理学分支领域的发现.
Learning Outcome 1b: Students will better understand some of the different methodological approaches, 范例, and technologies that have been used to study psychological processes.
目标2. Students will gain critical thinking and writing skills and put them to use through the process of scientific inquiry.
Learning Outcome 2a: Students will be able to consider competing hypotheses and to understand how data can adjudicate among those hypotheses.
Learning Outcome 2b: Students will be able to evaluate critically contemporary data relating to psychology including media claims and graphical depictions of data.
Learning Outcome 2c: Students will be able to summarize psychological theory and research in concise accurate scientific writing.
目标3. Students will acquire a better understanding of how psychological research methods are used to address perennial questions in psychology.
Learning Outcome 3a: Students will be able to see how psychological study is complementary to other approaches to understanding and reflecting on the human condition.
Learning Outcome 3b: Students will be able to express how the material learned is relevant to aspects of their daily lives, such as their behaviors and their interactions with others.
目标4. Students will acquire skills to help them succeed in their 个人 和毕业后的社区生活.
Learning Outcome 4a: Students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the ethical issues involved in human or animal research.
Learning Outcome 4b: Students will be able to better understand themselves and others.
Goals and Student 学习成果 for Major 课程
The department has identified four primary learning goals for its undergraduate majors. Each goal is associated with several student learning outcomes.
目标1. Students will acquire a knowledge of the sub-fields of psychology in a manner that reflects both breadth and depth of understanding.
学生学习成果1a. Students will be able to demonstrate general knowledge of the theories, 概念, and findings of each of the sub-fields of psychology.
学生学习成果1b. Students will be able to demonstrate expertise in one specific area in psychology.
目标2. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to read research reports critically and to carry out their own independent research.
学生学习成果2a. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical applications in psychology including appropriate ways of describing data and the issues involved in inferring from a sample to a population.
学生学习成果2b. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic methodologies used in psychological research and to evaluate critically the research design of an experiment.
学生学习成果2c. Students will be able to review the literature on a topic and frame the next question to be answered or problem to be solved and show an appreciation of the value of programmatic research.
学生学习成果2d. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the necessary laboratory techniques and procedures in their area of focus.
学生学习成果2e. Students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the ethical issues involved in human and animal research.
目标3. Students will acquire critical, scientific thinking skills.
学生学习成果3a. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the need for rigor and healthy skepticism when making scientific arguments and drawing conclusions from data.
学生学习成果3b. Students will be able to critically evaluate the conclusions that are drawn concerning the causal relationship among variables, particularly the problems associated with correlational data and the need to isolate the effect of an independent variable.
学生学习成果3c. Students will be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a scientific argument, 包括有效性问题, 可靠性, 权力, 操作定义.
目标4. Students will acquire skills to succeed in their professional, 个人, 和毕业后的社区生活.
学生学习成果4a. Students will be able to compete successfully for admission to graduate school in psychology and related fields and to succeed in their graduate training.
学生学习成果. Students will be able to better succeed in their chosen professions.
学生学习成果. Students will be able to communicate effectively in writing.
学生学习成果4d. Students will be able to better understand themselves and others.
学生学习成果. Students will be able to better assume the responsibilities of membership in their community.
电子游戏正规平台生学习成果
当学生完成博士学位.D.,他们应该能够:
- 进行原创的、可发表的电子游戏正规平台
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of theory and research in their area
- Understand statistical theory and application in their area
- 遵守所在领域工作的道德准则
- 提供有效的本科教学
- Write and speak effectively to professional and lay audiences
- 精通基金申请流程