Graduate Student Learning Outcomes

Make an original and substantial contribution to the field

• Advance communication theory

Think originally and independently

• Identify new research opportunities within the field

Demonstrate advanced research skills

• Synthesize existing knowledge
• Identify and access appropriate resources
• Rigorously employ appropriate methods
• Critically evaluate one’s own findings and those of others

Demonstrate commitment to advancing the values of scholarship

• Keep abreast of developments within one’s field and related areas
• Show commitment to professional development via professional societies, publication, and knowledge transfer
• Support learning through teaching, mentoring, and demonstration

Demonstrate professional skills by adhering to ethical standards in the discipline

• Apply for Institutional Review Board approval when appropriate
• Adhere to the field’s professional associations’ ethics codes of conduct, such as ICA, SIGCHI, SCMS, AoIR, NCA, and SRA.
• Comply with Cornell’s academic integrity policies such as Responsible Conduct of Research and CITI’s human subjects training

Give and receive feedback effectively

• Be responsive to feedback on academic assignments and progress
• Respectfully communicate in classes and colloquia
• Be responsive to feedback as a TA and/or RA