{"id":7150,"date":"2019-10-17T09:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf-draft\/?page_id=7150"},"modified":"2019-10-17T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:23:13","slug":"learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-science\/learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Outcomes BS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bachelor of Science in Marine Affairs<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"bs\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-bs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-7078\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7078\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-science\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7126\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-science\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7177\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-science\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<div><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Knowledge:<\/strong> Students shall demonstrate the ability to utilize knowledge from social science, natural science, and public policy to analyze coastal \/ocean problems, evaluate possible management alternatives to address those problems, and to communicate their findings in a well-written document. The subparts of this outcome are as follows:\n<ul>\n<li>Appreciate multiple uses of coastal\/ocean areas and comprehend the political, social, economic factors influencing governance and management efforts;<\/li>\n<li>Understand ethical questions that arise in coastal\/ocean management;<\/li>\n<li>Be able to incorporate knowledge, methods, and skills from a variety of fields from natural science, public policy, and social science;<\/li>\n<li>Locate and collect data from appropriate sources;<\/li>\n<li>Logically analyze, critically evaluate, and draw appropriate conclusions from gathered data; and<br \/>\nPresent the findings in a logical and concise written document that effectively utilizes the collected data and analysis of that data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantitative Competence:<\/strong> Students will identify and use appropriate quantitative methods to analyze relevant data. Students will have the ability to:\n<ul>\n<li>understand statistical concepts in marine affairs and<\/li>\n<li>utilize statistical techniques to draw inferences and develop governance and management recommendations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Methods of Inquiry:<\/strong> You will understand and use methods of inquiry appropriate to marine affairs and have the ability to:\n<ul>\n<li>understand research as a process of critical inquiry dedicated to the development and evaluation of knowledge;<\/li>\n<li>develop testable research questions; and<\/li>\n<li>comprehend the strengths and limitations of different research methodologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Problem-Solving:<\/strong> Students will use acquired knowledge, skills, and insights to solve complex problems. Students will have the ability to:\n<ul>\n<li>recognize the dimensions and complexity of the types of problems facing marine affairs analysts in their political context;<\/li>\n<li>understand the need to incorporate knowledge, methods, and skills from a variety of fields;<\/li>\n<li>comprehend the multiple concerns that may be at stake in any given problem area; and<\/li>\n<li>develop effective management recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong> You will communicate clearly and effectively and be able to:\n<ul>\n<li>speak in an articulate, organized manner with clear presentation of ideas, research findings, making effective use of time and being able to respond to questions;<\/li>\n<li>write in a logical and concise manner, effectively utilizing collected data and analysis;<\/li>\n<li>prepare appropriate visual materials, charts, graphs, maps, and diagrams; and<\/li>\n<li>tailor written\/oral communications as appropriate for different audiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethical principles:<\/strong> You will understand and apply ethical principles to issues, problems, and professional practices and will:\n<ul>\n<li>understand the ethical questions that arise in coastal\/ocean management;<\/li>\n<li>develop a personal ethic related to the discipline of marine affairs; and<\/li>\n<li>understand ethics in the academic, research, and professional environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Awareness:<\/strong> You will develop an awareness of the global community and ecology in its multiple dimensions and will:\n<ul>\n<li>be familiar with global environmental concerns;<\/li>\n<li>be knowledgeable of major international efforts to achieve better coastal\/ocean management and the requirements of coordinating and harmonizing such efforts;<\/li>\n<li>be aware of approaches of different societies to coastal\/ocean questions;<\/li>\n<li>understand how different cultures and societies adapt to and use their coastal\/ocean resources; and\n<li>understand the role of the United States in global ocean affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal Development:<\/strong> You will develop a sense of responsibility to self, community and will:\n<ul>\n<li>recognize the role you may play in coastal\/ocean management;<\/li>\n<li>develop interpersonal and organizational skills needed for professional life; and<\/li>\n<li>use reflection and self-evaluation to set goals for personal development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Science in Marine Affairs Learning Outcomes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1962,"featured_media":0,"parent":7069,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1962"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7150"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7246,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7150\/revisions\/7246"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}