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Overview
Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) encompass the UH Mānoa undergraduate experience as a whole—academic and co-curricular. It is through the combined efforts of faculty, students, staff, and administrators that students achieve the ILOs.
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1. Know — Breadth and Depth of Knowledge
| Students develop their understanding of the world with emphasis on Hawai’i, Asia, and the Pacific by integrating: | |
| 1a. General education: – Arts and humanities – Biological sciences – Languages – Physical sciences – Social sciences – Technology | i.e., Foundations, Diversification, Focus, and Hawaiian/Second Language |
| 1b. Specialized study in an academic field | i.e., the major |
| 1c. Understand Hawaiian culture and history | i.e., course work and co-curricular experiences related to Hawaiian culture and history |
2. Do — Intellectual and Practical Skills
| Students improve their abilities to: | May include: |
| 2a. Think critically and creatively | – solving challenging and complex problems – applying questioning and reasoning – generating and exploring new questions – being information literate—knowledge, procedures, processes, or products to discern bias – and arrive at reasoned conclusions – negotiating the terrain of the technological world – reasoning with numbers and other mathematical concepts (numeracy) – developing financial literacy |
| 2b. Conduct research | – conceptualizing problems and asking research questions – analyzing research data – applying research designs – engaging in self-directed inquiry using library and information systems |
| 2c. Communicate and report | – written and oral communication – working cooperatively and collaboratively – technology/computer-based communication – non-verbal communication – listening |
3. Value — Personal and Social Responsibility
| Students demonstrate excellence, integrity, and engagement through: | May include: |
| 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth | – life-long learning – self-assessment/reflection/discipline – ethical behaviors and judgments – intellectual curiosity – habits of scholarly inquiry – personal health |
| 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture | – respect for differences in cultural and personal identity – social justice – cultural awareness – international engagement – culture/language immersion |
| 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment | – respect for natural resourcessustainability |
| 3d. Civic participation in their communities | – campus organizations – community service – service learning – civic engagement/citizenship |
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