Upon successful completion of the Applied Social Sciences and Humanities diploma program, students will be able to:
- Communicate information effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using appropriate format and tone through structured written, oral, and visual presentations (Communication)
- Use social science, psychological, and humanities knowledge to identify and think critically about social interpersonal and technical issues, problems, and challenges (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving)
- Accurately represent, interpret, and explain data in graphs, spreadsheets, and reports
- Produce, read, and interpret financial statements and plan budgets using appropriate methods, tools, and technology
- Find and evaluate information sources for credibility, reliability, and logic using a variety of platforms and formats
- Evaluate and apply basic research methods
- Apply knowledge of ethical theory and decision-making models to identify and analyze ethical issues and problems and work toward solutions
- Effectively use digital media and software for communication, collaboration, research, data collection, organization, and analysis
- Acquire and use governmental, economic, business, cultural, and historical knowledge to make informed decisions
- Explore, connect, and apply concepts and methods across multiple fields to evaluate and improve systems and processes
- Work collaboratively to identify problems, implement solutions, and achieve common goals