Learning Outcomes and Rubrics for the Nicholls Core Competencies 

These outcomes and rubrics were developed in 2018–20 by multidisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students at Nicholls. 

• Communication 
  • Students will be able to communicate effectively by employing rhetorical principles, relevant research methods, and effective delivery based on audience and genre while demonstrating a firm grasp of the subject matter. 
  • Communication Rubric
• Critical & Innovative Thinking 
  • Students will be able to explain key concepts and terminology as well as apply and transform them in an understandable and appropriate manner.
  • Critical & Innovative Thinking Rubric
• Ethical Reasoning 
  • Students will be able to define their knowledge of ethical reasoning and demonstrate the necessary skills to recognize ethical issues in proper context and in a variety of settings.
  • Ethical Reasoning Rubric
• Information & Technology Literacy
  • Students will be able to locate, evaluate, use, and communicate information and/or technology within a legal and ethical framework based on specific needs.
  • Information & Technology Rubric
• Quantitative Reasoning
  • Students will be able to translate, calculate, analyze, and communicate quantitatively.
  • Quantitative Reasoning Rubric

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