Graduate attributes, or university learning goals, are generic outcomes that all graduates are supposed to have learned as a result of their education. Such attributes include lifelong learning, creativity, critical thinking, professional knowledge and skills, intellectual autonomy, and independent problem solving as appropriate to a student’s area of specialization. When designing program and course ILOs, these attributes may be addressed as appropriate to the program and to the course in question.
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(2012). Graduate Attributes. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_2198
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