Meaning
"Defining the meaning of higher degrees can provide clarity for institutions, for students, and for a public that seeks to understand what unique educational experience will be had at that particular institution and what makes the investment in that experience worthwhile...Exploring the meaning of a degree thus involves addressing questions about what the institution expects its students -- undergraduates and graduates alike -- to know and be able to do upon graduation, and how graduates embody the distinct values and traditions of the institution through their dispositions and future plans."
- WSCUC 2013 Handbook of Accreditation, pg 29
Meaning can be defined through PLOs and Curriculum Maps
Program Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of physics by solving problems in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.
Recognize the role of observation and experimentation in science by developing an experiment, analyzing an experimental method, or exploring data analysis methods to study physical phenomena.
Communicate experimental results or theoretical solutions of physical phenomena via a written manuscript.
