College Learning Goals -Rafik Hariri University

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College Learning Goals

As the College’s mission statement states, we aim to transform the lives of our students through graduate and undergraduate business education. Furthermore, the College’s mission specifies the expected resulting outcome of this transformation as graduates capable of becoming agents of human progress.

Accordingly, the general learning goals of the College are to equip its students with the values, knowledge, competencies and skills needed to produce a positive impact in whatever they do in life.

In particular, these values, knowledge, competencies and skills are as follows:

General and Specialized Knowledge

Knowledge of main business functional areas (CLG1)	Students will acquire basic and fundamental knowledge of main business functional areas, necessary for them to understand the general business environment and its interrelationships.
Specialized knowledge (CLG2)	Students will become proficient in up-to-date theories, applications, best practices and other dimensions of their chosen area of specialization, including hands-on applications.

Employability

Effective communication (CLG3)	Students will acquire abilities to effectively communicate orally and in writing in various professional environments and settings.
Working knowledge of IT (CLG4)	Student competencies will be enabled by the development of a working knowledge of information technologies adequate to meet the challenges of the information technology and telecommunication revolution.

Critical Thinking and Social Responsibility

Analysis and critical thinking (CLG5)	Programs and activities in the College will involve learning settings which require students to learn and practice analytical and critical thinking tools and methods.
Ethics and social responsibility (CLG6)	The college will ensure that its students are exposed to learning opportunities which would allow them to improve their recognition and awareness of ethical dilemmas and socially responsible behaviors.

Growth Potential

Pursuit of growth opportunities (CLG7)	Teaching and activities in the College shall promote knowledge and competencies which would allow students to seek further development opportunities

College Learning Goals as adopted in a general faculty meeting held on October 14, 2014.
College Learning Objectives as adopted in a general faculty meeting held on April 8, 2016
Updated and modified in a general faculty meeting held on March 26, 2018

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