The Kent State MLIS program has established the following five Program Learning Outcomes for graduates. These high level objectives are constant through-lines for all courses in the program, providing a consistent standard for establishing goals and measuring student progress.
PLO 1
Apply the field’s foundational theories, principles, values, ethics, and skills to everyday practice.
PLO 2
Critique and synthesize research and identify appropriate research methodologies to solve problems in the field.
PLO 3
Analyze and engage in the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of librarians/information professionals and the environments they work in within the global society.
PLO 4
Evaluate systems and technologies relevant to a particular information context.
PLO 5
Identify needs and connect individuals and communities with information that engages and empowers them.
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