Cal Poly Pomona University Learning Outcomes

Cal Poly Pomona University Learning Outcomes

Through participating in curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities, the graduates of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, will develop competencies to become:

Practitioners
Equipped with a foundation for growth and professional success

• Communication skills - using verbal, written, visual and listening skills to communicate persuasively and coherently
• Interpersonal skills - demonstrating teamwork and leadership skills to achieve common goals
• Disciplinary learning - applying, integrating, and adapting fundamental information, concepts, theories and methods in their principal disciplines

Integrative Thinkers
Able to apply their knowledge and skills to future challenges and opportunities

• Critical thinking - thinking clearly and logically to evaluate ideas, analyze and interpret information, and draw inferences through reasoning
• Problem solving - identifying, formulating, investigating, and solving quantitative and qualitative problems effectively and creatively
• Information literacy - locating, assessing, using and communicating qualitative, quantitative and scientific information, among a wide variety of sources, methods, and tools
• Integrating and transferring learning - making connections across disciplines and between current and new knowledge, and applying that knowledge in professional and community life

Model Leaders
Taking an active role as a citizen in a diverse multicultural environment

• Ethical understanding - applying ethical considerations in professional, personal and social life
• Liberal learning - demonstrating knowledge and appreciation of the physical and natural world, and of the development and legacies of diverse world cultures
• Global citizenship - understanding the responsibilities of being a global citizen and the role of civic engagement in fostering a democratic society
• Intentional learning - employing self-knowledge of the social and cognitive factors influencing their learning to engage in ongoing reflection and exploration for the purpose of personal development
• Lifelong learning - pursuing educational interests from previous learning outside classroom requirements indicating intellectual curiosity, energy, and passion in the expansion of knowledge, understanding, and abilities.

AMM Program Learning Outcomes

• The program will provide knowledge of apparel and textile products, processes, and related technologies.
• The program will provide students with an understanding of aesthetics and consumer behavior as they apply to the textile and apparel industries.
• The program will provide students with an understanding of how the industry meets the needs and wants of consumers, markets, and society at large in an interdependent global economy.
• The program will cultivate the development of professional attitudes and provide graduates with skills so they will be able to function and behave in a professional manner in the competitive apparel industry.