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